Apple Music on Mac Refuses to Acknowledge Authorisation or Play MY OWN Music

This is the second day in a row that Apple Music 1.6.6.4 on Mac has inexplicably decided that it's not authorised, which now for some reason means it refuses to play music I ripped from CDs, or even MUSIC I MADE MYSELF. This is what it does:

It'll skip all the tracks in the queue and tell me that the computer is not authorised when it is. It'll tell me to sign out of the app with Apple ID then sign back in, then I will, then it gives me THIS error:

I did change my password yesterday, but only AFTER I started getting that message.

What fixed this today, making the computer actually acknowledge that it was authorised, was changing from the 2.4GHz channel on my Wi-Fi to the 5GHz channel. I don't know what fixed it yesterday. How can I prevent this happening again?

Posted on Sep 18, 2026 6:47 AM

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MrHoffman

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Sep 18, 2026 6:58 AM in response to elh0ff0_vi

If your network is unstable, then all sorts of other things will be unstable.

Wi-Fi can be subject to misconfigured or failing equipment, and commonly subject to interference in 2.4 GHz, somewhat less commonly interference in 5 GHz, and currently usually little interference exists in 6 Ghz where available.

ISP network links can have performance and routing issues, as well. Local network is fine, but the connection to the internet can wobble, or can fail.

If this and similar problems arises on other networks, then it’s quite possibly an app or configuration or hardware problem exists with the Mac.

If the issues all happen on one network, then that network probably has issues and needs investigation.

TL;DR: test first for issues on another network. See if the problem moves with the Mac, or stays with the Wi-Fi. Also check for Wi-Fi router firmware updates.