Can't get the right contacts and photos back on my phone after updating software, it has loaded my old iPhone 3GS contacts and apps that we're in the iTunes library , how can I get my new stuff back

How do I get my contacts and photos back for my iPhone 4 , after updating to ios5 it loaded my old phones info so I lost contacts messages and photos an video

Hello johnohuk,
Thanks for the question. It sounds like most of your music was purchased from the iTunes Store. If your country supports iTunes in the Cloud, you can download your past purchases using this article:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Thanks,
Matt M.

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