ITunes says this computer is authorized, but it doesn't take

Just moved my stuff to a new iMac G5. Of course, I couldn't play my Music Store downloads, so I provided my apple id and password and authorized my computer to play them. iTunes confirmed that my computer was now authorized. However, it still won't let me play the music! When I try to play it, I get the same "not authorized" message again. This happens whether I log out and log in again or restart. I keep repeating the authorization process, but it doesn't take.
Any suggestions?

Okay, my problem is solved.
It turns out I had TWO iTunes accounts:
[email protected]
and
username (without the @mac.com)
I had thought that I only had one account, the mac.com account.
After iTunes support told me that I had two accounts, I logged in using the other one and was able to authorize my songs.
Hope this helps someone else!

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