How do you change your apple id on icloud on your phone

I changed my email address and i had to change my apple ID and password to the new email and it worked, but now im trying to change my apple ID in my settings on my iphone and its not working. It still says its my old email and password and i cant back up my phone. I've downloaded icloud on to my computer and i still cant back up my phone. I was wondering if there's another way to change my apple ID on my phone in settings so i cant back up my phone.

Hello Megan,
If you are being asked for the previous Apple ID to sign out, then you will need to change it back to your previous one so you can sign out. Take a look at the article below for more information so you can get to using your new Apple ID on your iPhone. 
If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5223
Regards,
-Norm G. 

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