diff --git a/backend/novasonic-server.js b/backend/novasonic-server.js
index 9953dac..0637976 100644
--- a/backend/novasonic-server.js
+++ b/backend/novasonic-server.js
@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ app.post('/api/spotify/track-artwork', async (req, res) => {
   res.json({ results });
 });
 
+// ─── ITUNES PROXY ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Browsers can't call itunes.apple.com directly (no CORS headers). Proxy it here.
+app.get('/api/itunes/:endpoint', (req, res) => {
+  const allowed = new Set(['search', 'lookup']);
+  if (!allowed.has(req.params.endpoint)) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'not found' });
+  const qs = new URLSearchParams(req.query).toString();
+  const target = `https://itunes.apple.com/${req.params.endpoint}${qs ? '?' + qs : ''}`;
+  https.get(target, { headers: { 'User-Agent': 'NovaSonic/1.0' } }, upstream => {
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+    upstream.pipe(res);
+  }).on('error', e => res.status(502).json({ error: e.message }));
+});
+
 app.get('/api/health', (req, res) => {
   res.json({
     status: 'ok', ytdlpVersion,
diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index 33c9024..e200c4c 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -40,11 +40,14 @@ export async function ndAuth() {
 }
 
 // ─── ITUNES ───
-const ITUNES = 'https://itunes.apple.com';
+// Route through backend proxy to avoid CORS; fall back to direct if no backend configured.
+function _itunesBase() {
+  return S.cfg.backendUrl ? `${S.cfg.backendUrl}/api/itunes` : 'https://itunes.apple.com';
+}
 
 export async function itunesSearch(query, entity='musicTrack', limit=25) {
   try {
-    const r = await fetch(`${ITUNES}/search?term=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&media=music&entity=${entity}&limit=${limit}&country=us&explicit=Yes`);
+    const r = await fetch(`${_itunesBase()}/search?term=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&media=music&entity=${entity}&limit=${limit}&country=us&explicit=Yes`);
     const text = await r.text();
     if (!text) return [];
     return JSON.parse(text).results || [];
@@ -52,20 +55,20 @@ export async function itunesSearch(query, entity='musicTrack', limit=25) {
 }
 
 export async function itunesLookupAlbum(collectionId) {
-  const r = await fetch(`${ITUNES}/lookup?id=${collectionId}&entity=song&explicit=Yes`);
+  const r = await fetch(`${_itunesBase()}/lookup?id=${collectionId}&entity=song&explicit=Yes`);
   const d = await r.json();
   return (d.results || []).filter(x => x.wrapperType === 'track');
 }
 
 // Returns actual explicit tracks for an artist via lookup (search endpoint only returns cleaned versions)
 export async function itunesLookupArtistSongs(artistId, limit=15) {
-  const r = await fetch(`${ITUNES}/lookup?id=${artistId}&entity=song&limit=${limit}&country=us&explicit=Yes`);
+  const r = await fetch(`${_itunesBase()}/lookup?id=${artistId}&entity=song&limit=${limit}&country=us&explicit=Yes`);
   const d = await r.json();
   return (d.results || []).filter(x => x.wrapperType === 'track');
 }
 
 export async function itunesLookupArtistAlbums(artistId, limit=200) {
-  const r = await fetch(`${ITUNES}/lookup?id=${artistId}&entity=album&limit=${limit}&country=us`);
+  const r = await fetch(`${_itunesBase()}/lookup?id=${artistId}&entity=album&limit=${limit}&country=us`);
   const d = await r.json();
   return (d.results || []).filter(x => x.wrapperType === 'collection' && x.collectionType === 'Album');
 }
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ export async function itunesTopCharts() {
     } catch {}
   }
   try {
-    const r = await fetch('https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=new+music&media=music&entity=album&limit=50&country=de');
+    const r = await fetch(`${_itunesBase()}/search?term=new+music&media=music&entity=album&limit=50&country=de`);
     const d = await r.json();
     return (d.results||[]).map(a => ({
       name: a.collectionName, artistName: a.artistName,
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ export async function itunesTopSongs() {
     } catch {}
   }
   try {
-    const r = await fetch('https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=top+hits&media=music&entity=musicTrack&limit=50&country=de');
+    const r = await fetch(`${_itunesBase()}/search?term=top+hits&media=music&entity=musicTrack&limit=50&country=de`);
     const d = await r.json();
     return (d.results||[]).map(t => ({ name: t.trackName, artistName: t.artistName, artworkUrl: t.artworkUrl100 }));
   } catch { return []; }