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Cannot add music to any Playlist

I cannot add songs from my Apple Music (formerly iTunes) library to any of my playlists.

I have tried to drag and drop, add by means of "edit" or right clicking on song and then selecting "add song to playlist"....nothing works.

All of the afore mentioned above worked before however; since uploading the new Catalina/Apple Music it does not work.

Maybe an update is required? When can this be expected?

iMac 27" 5K, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 29, 2019 5:47 AM

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Community Specialist

Posted on Nov 3, 2019 5:42 PM

Hello iMac2799,

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. I understand you're unable to add music to playlists with Catalina. I'll do what I can to help.

Here are some suggestions:

If you haven't since the update, restart your Mac from the Apple () menu then Restart.
To narrow it down, also be sure to check your Mac in safe mode: Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac You can also try a new user as well: How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac
- If it only happens in your user and not in safe mode, try removing login items: Open items automatically when you log in on Mac
- If it happens in both safe mode and a new user, back up your Mac and reinstall macOS using Recovery: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery

Enjoy your day.

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