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9to5Mac published its daily podcast episode for November 11, 2026, summarizing that day's top Apple-related stories, including a new Apple TV feature. The episode is distributed via iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play and an RSS feed, and is sponsored by Backblaze.
According to the Financial Times, artists including Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Summer Walker and Doja Cat have been using the long-dormant iTunes Store to release exclusive songs and albums. Grande's surprise iTunes-only live version of Petal reportedly pushed the album from number 15 to number 6 on the charts, while Swift's Life of a Showgirl sold better through physical and digital purchases than streaming in its first US week.
Apple Music users encountering grayed-out songs are often dealing with either an offline device or a track that has been pulled from the catalog due to licensing changes, according to a troubleshooting guide. The music industry's territorial licensing system means labels and artists can remove songs or restrict them by region, leaving no option for users or Apple to restore access. The guide recommends checking a track's Cloud Status in Apple Music or iTunes, which flags songs as 'No Longer Available,' showing a sync exclamation mark, or 'Waiting' if syncing is incomplete.
Twenty-five years after Steve Jobs unveiled iTunes, the once-dominant digital media platform no longer exists as a single app. Apple has split its functions across Music, TV, and Podcasts apps, while device syncing and backups now happen through Finder on the Mac instead of iTunes.