Help - lost ability to drag and drop music between itunes and iphone

I used to be able to manage my iphone 3GS music library through itunes on my MacBook pro - I could delete songs, drag/drop from my macbook library to the iphone, etc. However, just tried now and can't do that anymore! All the songs in the music library are greyed out, I can't drag and drop, I could only "sync" to add music.
I recently got a new iphone (warranty replacement) and also just uploaded a bunch of updates to software, so I don't know what caused this problem. Any ideas? Thanks.

What he said.
However, consider a different way of managing music on the iPhone that I find much easier. Create a Playlist (or lists)in iTunes, then drag all of the music you want on the phone to this list. Then, in the Music tab, check to sync only that playlist. It's much easier to add and remove music from a playlist than it is directly to the phone.

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