Can't delete or edit songs on iTunes

Hi Today I wanted to delete some songs from my iPhone but I can't. I tried to press delete on my keyboard or chose delete from the list by right clicking on the song. I also can't edit songs that are already on my iPhone. How can I fix that ?
Thanks

You can make a completely new library from these directions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.1/en/15502.html
You have to press AND HOLD the shift key.
As for why some songs won't re-add to itunes, maybe the MP3 headers are causing it. iTunes 7 and later has gotten really picky about them. Here's a good web link on that:
http://trevinchow.com/blog/tag/mp3-tag-validator/

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You can make a completely new library from these directions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.1/en/15502.html
You have to press AND HOLD the shift key.
As for why some songs won't re-add to itunes, maybe the MP3 headers are causing it. iTunes 7 and later has gotten really picky about them. Here's a good web link on that:
http://trevinchow.com/blog/tag/mp3-tag-validator/

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I like to keep my music organized so this is a pretty big deal, lol.
I had some songs from an album on my library, no problems. I just downloaded a song from the same album to my iTunes. However, most of the info is missing. I click 'get info', and it's greyed out. I can't delete the song. Can't delete the 'unknown album' that it's listed under. So... I deleted it from my iTunes media folder, to get to the source of it. Now.. it just displays 'file cannot be found', I STILL can't delete or redownload it.
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Hi, Abril_Perez17.
This may be related to a new feature embedded in iOS7 that shows all purchased music by default. Go to Settings > Music, then turn off Show All Music. See if the issue ceases once the feature has been disabled. This information is located on page 63 of the user guide below.
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