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Notes on Music favourites and the Likeit menu bar star

• How to rate a song that is not in your Apple Music libraryMusic lets other apps rate only songs that are in your library. How Likeit rates a song you only streamed: it adds the song to your library first, then sets the stars20 October 2026
• Favourite or add to library in Apple Music: what is the differenceFavouriting a song is not the same as adding it to your library. What each one does, and why a favourited radio or streaming song may not show up in your library list18 October 2026
• Love or Favourite in Apple Music: what changed and what it means for old guidesOlder guides tell you to Love a song with a heart. Music now says Favourite and uses a star. Same thing, here is what moved over and what is new18 October 2026
• How to see all your favourite songs in Apple Music on Mac, and turn them into a playlistWhere the songs you favourited end up in the Music app, how to find them, and how to build a smart playlist from them18 October 2026
• How to favourite the current song in Music with AppleScriptThe AppleScript to favourite or unfavorite the current song in the Music app, what works for library songs and streams, and the errors you will meet18 October 2026
• Is there a keyboard shortcut to favourite a song in Apple Music on Mac?Apple lists no keyboard shortcut for Favourite in Music on the Mac, and the menu bar has no Favourite item to assign one to. What you can do instead18 October 2026
• How to unfavorite a song in Apple Music on MacRemove a favourite in Music on the Mac with the favourite button, why a favourite from radio can seem to stay, and what Apple documents about removing many at once18 October 2026
• How to favourite the current song in Apple Music from the menu barFavourite the song playing in Music with one click in the Mac menu bar, without bringing the Music window forward. The built-in way and the one-click way17 October 2026
• What a favourite in Apple Music actually doesA favourite is a flag on a song, plus a playlist that Music keeps for you. How it behaves for library songs, streaming songs and radio, and how to undo it17 October 2026
• Why the star in Music updates late after you favourite a songYou favourite a song from outside the Music window and the star in Music stays empty for several seconds. The value is already saved. What is going on and what to trust17 October 2026
• Which apps can control Music on your Mac, and how to revoke accessmacOS asks before one app controls another. Where to see which apps may control Music, how to turn one off, and what Likeit needs17 October 2026