I have iTunes on my laptop but it is registered to an apple id for an ipod which I have not used/owned for years.  How do I add my new apple id which I use on my iPhone to my iTunes on my laptop?

I recently purchased two songs which refuse to download on my iPhone 4s.  Other songs from the same albums downloaded just fine.  In an attempt to recover these songs I opened iTunes on my laptop which I have not used since I sold my ipod years ago.  The iTunes on my computer is associated with an old Apple ID that was connected to my iPod.  How do I get my new Apple ID synced with the iTunes on my laptop?

Hello Leanna,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing.  You can sign into iTunes with your Apple ID using these steps:
Use your Apple ID with the iTunes Store
Open the latest version of iTunes.
Choose Store > Sign In.
Enter your Apple ID and password and click Sign In.
Click Review when asked to review your information.
Enter your billing information.
Click Continue after you enter your credit card and billing information. You can remove or edit your credit card information at any time. Learn more about updating your iTunes Store account information.
Using an existing Apple ID with the iTunes Store, Mac App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2589
You will also need to authorize your computer to play purchases with this Apple ID:
Open iTunes
From the Store menu, choose Authorize This Computer. (In earlier versions of iTunes, access this option from the Advanced menu).
When prompted, enter your Apple ID and password, then click Authorize.
iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
With the latest version of iTunes on Windows, the menu bars are hidden, so you may need to enable them to get to the Store menu.  You can follow these steps to enable the menu bars:
To keep the iTunes menus active, change the setting by selecting the Menu icon in the upper-left, and then selecting Show Menu Bar. Alternatively, you can press Control-B.
iTunes: Turning on iTunes menus in Windows 8 and 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5610
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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