Unable to play a song

hey.
i'm currently unable to play some songs in my itunes library using itunes match.
those songs are also not uploaded and matched with itunes for a reason i don't know.
if i click on the option to upload and match these songs, i will get an error eventually.
if i want to play those specific songs, i have to give my apple-id credentials to "activate" them. if i do so itunes just skips them and plays the next song that supposely doesn't has to be activated.
anyone with similar problems? can anyone help?
cheers.

Hi,
How many tracks are "Waiting". It is likely that there is a problem track that you may have to delete.
Firstly try holding shift key whilst turning of match. Close iTunes then relaunch. Activate match, you will be asked to add this computer. Do so. Wait until match completes its process.
If you still have tracks waiting, copy them to a folder on your desktop. Delete tracks from iTunes library and move to trash. Update match and allow process to complete.
You can then try reading the tracks, a small number at a time until all remaining tracks are either matched or uploaded.
Jim

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