Songs not playing in iTunes 7

Since I downloaded the new iTunes 7, I cannot play any songs in my library, or on disc. I could with the old version. Does anyone know what is different about version 7 which could be creating this problem?

Its working!!! I did everything in the "frequently asked questions" reply re songs not playing - nothing seemed to work until I restarted my computer. Now its fine.

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Songs not playing in itunes

I recently upgraded to iTunes 7.5 and whenever I attempt to play music nothing will play. Music in my library, podcasts, shared libraries, and itunes store previews will not play. I have tried restarting my computer and reinstalling intunes, but nothing will work. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Yo, same problem.
So nothing was playing on itunes, songs just sat there idle at 0:00, videos played but with no audio. I couldn't even get my normal audio controls to go up or down, it just acted like it was locked. I went into system preferences - audio and all the audio was locked. Although i was getting my chime and trash sound. So i went into Audio MIDI Setup and it turns out my default output was set to unknown, so I changed it back to built in. So now my audio is unlocked, itunes videos play with audio, i can even play songs from my itunes music library IF i access them through finder, BUT THEY STILL WONT PLAY THROUGH ITUNES also itunes store previews won't play
Anyone?

Songs Not Playing In iTunes Match

I have a large amount of songs that are showing up greyed out when I have iTunes Match turned. Does anyone know why this is? Thanks

You're not alone. I'm having the same problem ever since I updated to iOS 6.1. You might try what was suggested in my thread. It didn't work for me unfortunately.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21069975#21069975

ITunes has recently began corrupting my music library and my Podcasts. An exclamation mark has appeared at the beginning of a random number of songs and against some Podcasts with the result that they will not play on iTunes. Message is that iTunes cannot

iTunes has recently began corrupting my Music and some of the Podcasts. An exclamation mark appears at a random selection of songs - about a thoussanad of them - and they will not play as iTunes says that it cannot locate the file. This also has happened on a number of Podcasts. Any one else encountered this?

This happens if the file is no longer where iTunes expects to find it. Possible causes are that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, or that the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout,or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to get info, then cancel when asked to try to locate the track. Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions.
Alternatively, if you are running Windows (you've posted in iTunes for Windows, but your sig mentions Mac OS X...), and as long as you can find a location holding the missing files, then you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes.
tt2

I recently got an iphone 5S and my songs not purchased from iTunes are grayed out (phone only) and are skipped past when playing them through my iPhone.

I recently got an iphone 5S and my songs not purchased from iTunes are grayed out (phone only) and are skipped past when playing them through my iPhone. i have tried the following:
1) Removing all music from phone and resynced to iTunes PC library.
2) Erased phone and restored from back up
3) Erased phone and started as a new iPhone
4) Reformated the music files in my library that weren't playing
5) Deleted songs from iPhone and computer and re-imported CDs
6) Tried to redownload my COMPLETE MUSIC LIBRARY from iCloud.
7) I have also turned it off and turned it back on several times
8) I tried syncing through my macbook (only moved partial songs to it to see if it would even work).
9) I have tried to get Siri to play them, did not work.
10) All music does play fine on my iPod Touch 3rd (iOS6 i think) gen and iTunes on Mac and PC
11) I added a CD to my roommates iTunes and it plays on their iPhone 5S but not mine.
After all of these things it is now WORSE!!! My iTunes purchased songs are now experiencing the same issue along with some (not all) of the original music files that were skipping and grayed out. My conclusion is i have no clue at this point! I have done everything i have found online in EVERY discussion, i have spent over 60 hours trying to get this to work and i am asking myself, i bought this product why am having to fix this when it worked just fine on my iPod touch (3rd Gen) and iPod Classic!!!! PLEASE APPLE FIX THIS ISSUE FOR US!!!!

I had this problem too after i upgdatd to OS X Mavericks... only the songs on my iphone 5s that i purchased from itunes would play.
i read something about it being a syncing issue. when you plug your phone into your computer with the usb cable, the person said to switch from automatic syncing of itunes to the "manual" option. mine was already set to manual so i wasn't sure anything would work. BUT, when i plugged my phone into my computer, it started to sync all of my music on my phone again (top of itunes bar where song playing/time is listed said "now syncing 123/534 songs to x's iphone"). once that was completed, i checked the music app on my iphone and everything was back to normal!
so, i would suggest setting your music syncing settings to manual if you haven't tried that yet!
hope this helps!

I purchased an album on iTunes on my computer, and one of the songs will not play. Itunes says that I need to authorize my computer to play it, but it is authorized. What do i do?

I purchased an album on iTunes on my computer, and one of the songs will not play. Itunes says that I need to authorize my computer to play it, but it is authorized. What do i do?

If you live in a Region that allows re-downloading Music...
Delete the Song(s) and re-download...
See Here > Download Past Purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
If not... Contact iTunes Customer Service
Apple Support iTunes Store Contact Us

When selecting a song to play in iTunes, I get an error message indicating the song could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it. I have no idea where to look since the library hold all my files.

When selecting a song to play from iTunes library, I continually get an error message indicating the original file could not be found. Then asks, would you like to locate it? Does anyone know how to fix this? I'm not even able to play the songs I purchased due to this error message. Any ideas how to remedy this problem?
Thanks

It would help to have more background about your iTunes collection such as if you keep it on an external drive, or if you have moved or renamed anything recently. iTunes is very sensitive to you renaming or moving files or folders involved with your media. iTunes only keeps a reference to where a media file is located and then goes to look for it when you try to play it. If you have changed things since it was added to itunes then it's like me sending you to look for a friend in my addressbook but that friend has moved.
The other possibility is your computer is starting to lose files. Again, the computer uses a reference database to tell it where on the drive to look for a file. If that database gets corrupt then it starts losing files. Use Dsk Utility's first aid to verify your hard drive.

Songs not playing because not located by itunes

many of my songs in my itunes library are not playing because itunes could not loctate the songs in my computer. however, ive deleted the songs from "my music" on my laptop...
is there any way i can get the songs to play on itunes?
thanks

You deleted the songs from your computer? >.> How do you expect them to play if you deleted them?

My songs I add from my external harddrive do not play in itunes. They appear when I search them in the search bar but if I click on the album it does not come up. HELP!

My songs I add from my external harddrive do not play in itunes. They appear when I search them in the search bar in Itunes but if I click on the album it does not come up instead an album from icloud plays.HELP!

ErinGillaim wrote:
The audio format or the codec may not be recognized by the iTunes
It is else it would not have been able to be selected to import.
The simple fact that it shows up in iTunes Search means it is in the iTune library.
It is a bug where some imports do not show up in the iTunes library (but they usually show up in Recently Imported playlist) until a restart of iTunes, which usually fixes it.

HT2045 I purchased a song from iTunes (it debited my account) but it will not play in iTunes. It asks for my account and PW. When these are entered, it just asks from them again. Is there a way to make the song play or get my account credited for the purc

I purchased a song from iTunes but it will not play in iTunes or on my nano. When I attempt to play it, a get asked for my account and pw. When these are provided, I get asked for them again. Is there a way to get my purchased song to play or get my account credited for this purchase?
Thanks

Which os are you using on your computer?

Why do my Digital copies not play in iTunes

I have the digital copy of the disc and iTunes imports the file with no problems, it synchs with my iPad 2 and plays perfectly on there but the movie will not play in iTunes. There is no sound or picture (just black screen). The files are .m4v and play perfectly in Quick Time but not in VLC Media Player. My operating system is Windows Vista.

You need to be a lot more specific.
Songs do not magically appear in Playlists, you put them there. However, songs may appear in Smart Playlists, if the songs meet the rules for that Playlist. What are these Playlists, why would you expect purchased songs to appear in them?

Certain songs wont play on itunes 9

i have some songs that will not play on itunes
i try to click on them and nothing happens

I have the same problem on my ipod when i use the charger from the electrical outlet. Plugging into the computer and updating and charging there seems to fix the problem. I shouldn't happen anyway and curious to see what a permanent fix is.

HELP ME!!! Ipod not playing in itunes

i am having trouble because my ipod will not play in itunes. the songs are just shaded gray. i also used to be able to get songs from any computer but i cant anymore. the ipod will update and erase all of my recent library. please help!!!
PC Windows XP

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Both of these happen when the iPod is set to automatically update all songs and playlist. They are not necessarily problems, just the way the preference is.
Here is how to change it to manually manage songs, which will let you update songs from any computer (don't steal music) and the songs will not be greyed out in iTunes...
Managing Your Songs Manually
btabz

In my shuffle 4g the songs not playing properly most of the times it gives some kind of sound and stop playing songs.

in my shuffle 4g the songs not playing properly most of the times it gives some kind of sound and stop playing songs.

First, make sure the headphones plug is completely pushed into the headphones jack. Because the jack serves multiple functions, the fit may be tighter than expected (especially if you have the Apple EarPods).
Also, try using the headphones with another device, to rule out bad headphones. Or try another set of (known working) headphones with the shuffle.
Are you using older headphones that have remote control buttons? Not the latest EarPods and not the immediately previous version of white Apple earbuds. Or non-Apple headphones with remote control buttons. It's possible they are not compatible and interfering with the shuffle's operation. Any standard headphones (with no buttons) should work.
If that does not help, you can try doing a Restore on the shuffle in iTunes. The Restore button is on the shuffle's Summary screen in iTunes. This will erase the shuffle, reinstall its software, and set it to defaut settings. If a software (or settings) problem on the shuffle is the cause, the Restore should fix it.
Otherwise, if the Restore does not help, it may be a hardware problem. If it has been less than one year since purchase, it is under warranty.

Certain music videos will not play in iTunes. The music plays fine but not the video. No picture.

Certain music videos will not play in iTunes. The music plays fine but not the video. No picture. Same with the iPod. Other videos in the library play fine. Help.

Regular playlists vs smart playlist does not make a difference. What I noticed is that some videos create this behavior and some not. I created 2 videos and 2 music playlists, one with 2 songs and 2 videos (that I encoded myself with Handbrake). Another list with 2 videos and 2 songs, videos encoded with Handbrake, but that I noticed they triggered the behavior. The first playlist played fine, with no problems. The second one, created the problem. When I look at the video, it is the same type of video (bit rate, audio channels, etc...) I don't see why it would do that.
Later I will test: playing those videos in question and then selecting songs to see if they play.

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