How to get rid of an old account?

How do I get rid of an old itunes account, it pops up when using my ipad or iphone but not when using itunes on the computer. I have checked my account id on my computer and it has the current, right account. What do I need to do? Also one other question....how do I delete songs or albums? I have right clicked on them in the music library and then delete, then delete again, and I have deleted from my trash can but they keep popping up ready to download again. Sorry for so many questions.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Michelle

Sign out of that account on your ipad/iphone and sgn into the right one.
This is covered in the settings section of the manual.
Any apps purchased using the old account will always be tied to that account and will always hve to be updated using that account.

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