Hi, I am going to buy a new laptop and wondering how I get all my songs etc, over to the new laptop safely.

Also my whole famil shares the same iTunes account, if I want to make a new one for just me to use can I get all my purchases transfered to the new account? and if I want to create a new iCloud account will I loose everythime that is on the old one?
I hope that makes sense, I am a bit confused and not sure how o explaine myself properly.

From your OLD computer...
Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
Full Details Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
Once you have this copy of iTunes on your New Computer you can Delete any content you do not require.
However...
It should be Noted that anything Downloaded with a Particular Apple ID is tied to that Apple ID and Cannot be Merged or Transferred to a Different Apple ID
Apple ID FAQs  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5622
From the above Link...
I have multiple Apple IDs. Is there a way for me to merge them into a single Apple ID?
Apple IDs cannot be merged. You should use your preferred Apple ID from now on, but you can still access your purchased items such as music, movies, or software using your other Apple IDs

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