ITunes wont read mp4 tags?

I downloaded a few albums in mp4 format for the first time today, and I like to use iTunes to keep my library organized. When I added the new music to iTunes, it threw all the new songs in folder 'Unknown Artist - Unknown Album'. I used winamp to check the files, and they all have mp4 tags. My wont iTunes organize these files?

What tag editor are you using? The only tag editor that I know works properly on M4A files, other than iTunes, is Tag&Rename. Anything else might screw up the files completely.

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