Downloaded I tune to my new Computer and my downloads came up but they will not play.  It says I must authorize them.  What is that?

I downloaded I tunes to a new computer I bought.  I signed in and my music came up.  The songs will not play.  It says I have to authorize them  What is that?  How do I get them to play?

There's a couple of ways to get through to the authorisation controls in the 11.0.x versions.
The control is still in the Store menu, but first (if you're using iTunes versions 11.0.x) you might need to bring up the menu bar to see the Store menu.
If you're using 11.0.x, click on the wee boxy icon up in the top-left corner of your iTunes to see the "Show Menu Bar" control, as per the following screenshot:
Then you'll find the control in the Store menu:
Alternatively, if you don't want to bring up the menu bar, it's still possible to get into the authorise controls via nested menus accessible from the wee boxy icon. Here's a screenshot of where to find them:

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