TS5164 No album art appeared from downloaded sonh

I bought a song from the iTunes store but the downloaded song appeared with no album art even if the iTunes preview has. How can I get the artwork without going to my iTunes library.

The iTunes "Get Album Artwork" feature only works if the iTunes Store store has an exact match.
If it does not, you can easily find the artwork on the web and drag it to the Artwork tab.  Click OK and it will be saved to the file(s), and next time you sync it will be on your iPod as well.

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