Can I change my iCloud email address and keep all of my music, apps, files and mail in the cloud and on all of my devices?

     Ok, so here's the deal. I want to change my iCloud email address. Ultimately I want to keep the same Apple ID and simply edit the part before the '@icloud.com'. If this is not possible, can I make a new Apple ID and transfer all of music, apps, files, and mail to the new Apple ID and all of my other devices?
                    Thanks in advance, Scotty P.

You cannot change your iCloud email address but you can setup a new alias: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mm6b1a490a
You cannot transfer purchases from one AppleID to another.

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    Welcome to the Apple Community Kate.
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