Song won't add to iTunes

Today, I tried adding a song to my iTunes and it wouldnt add. I tried dragging it and choosing add file to library, and they both didnt work.
Help?

MP3 Validator is a 3rd party program that you can download.
If you are only doing one file, you can use any conversion program (Switch or whatever) and convert the file from MP3 to MP3. That usually creates a new "clean" MP3 that iTunes will accept.

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