
You can still purchase songs on an individual basis (to keep permanently) from the iTunes Store: if you want to resume access to Apple Music you can subscribe (but you won't get another free trial, of course). It rather sounds as if you had the free trial, and downloaded some songs, but then cancelled it in order not to be charged for the subscription. The answer to this depends on your preferences and what you’d like to do with the MP3 download. If you start paying the subscription and later cancel it you will have access until the end of the current subscription month. If you don't cancel the free trial you will automatically be charged at the end of it: your access to the songs will disappear as soon as you cancel it. 0 seconds of 1 minute, 13 secondsVolume 0 00:00 01:13 This window lets change the format in which new songs are added to your library. One of the goodies the site offers is a list of free music downloads. Owned by Paramount Global, Last.fm is a large music website that tracks your music and recommends new songs accordingly. Click the Import Settings button at the bottom. The Download icon will then appear next to the selected songs available for users to download. If you stop subscribing you will no longer be able to play the music. Open up the iTunes preferences (iTunes > Preferences, or Command+Comma) and navigate to the General tab.

The Apple Music library (which is slightly smaller) has songs you can stream or download (but not move or copy) as long as you have a subscription (first three months free). The iTunes Store library has songs you purchase (actually pay for) and download: you can keep them permanently.
