Can't drag and drop songs to iPod or iPhone?!?! Help!?! Urgent!?

So today for the first time I purchased a lot of songs and movie from the iTunes store. After purchasing items from the iTunes store, I wanted to put it in my iPhone and IPod, and it didn't work. I used to be able to do this all the time. I would drag it there and let go, and nothing would happen. And yes I do have "manually manage music and videos" checked for both my iPod and iPhone, it just wouldn't work. I'm so freaked out now. I did a lot of research on the internet and I didn't find any help. Not being to add my songs to my iPod and iPhone manually in the future is just terrible, I need to be able to do that!
Please help if you can! I'm really freaked out right now.
Thank you.
And yes, I did authorize my computer for those things I purchased, still doesn't work.
I'm using a iphone 3Gs version 3.1.2 and iPod 160GB.
I've never had this problem before until I first purchased today.
Help!

Do you have purchases on your iPod from any other iTunes account? Is the computer authorized? What happens if you attempt to play the music in iTunes?

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