tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:/discussions/problems/60230-is-there-a-way-to-impose-my-own-metadata-on-icloud-status-apple-music-songs-itunes-overwrites-itbeaTunes: Discussion 2020-09-26T10:32:57Ztag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/486649802020-09-25T22:13:52Z2020-09-25T22:13:52ZIs there a way to impose my own metadata on "iCloud Status = Apple Music" songs? iTunes overwrites it.<div><p>Update: I had 109 songs in my iTunes playlist; now, both BeaTunes and iTunes show 57 songs.</p>
<p>What is BeaTunes's compatibility with playlists containing Apple Music songs?</p></div>blaqtag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/486649802020-09-26T10:32:55Z2020-09-26T10:32:55ZIs there a way to impose my own metadata on "iCloud Status = Apple Music" songs? iTunes overwrites it.<div><blockquote>
<p>Prevent iTunes from overwriting metadata on songs from Apple Music?</p>
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<p>Not that I know of.</p>
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<p>Or periodically overwrite my own metadata? (e.g. save playlist from BeaTunes to some external file and periodically reload that file and sync back to iTunes)</p>
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<p>Not really.</p>
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<p>What is BeaTunes's compatibility with playlists containing Apple Music songs?</p>
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<p>In an iTunes-based library, beaTunes will always attempt to show exactly what iTunes shows. That is what happens during "synchronization": beaTunes imports all changes from iTunes.</p></div>hendrik