I-pod nano (2nd generation), Music will not play. HELP

When I go under music and then click songs, my songs list comes up. When a click on a song the artist and title come up but the song does not play. The screen shows the time of the song but nothing plays. I am on vacation and I do not have my music saved where I am at. Is there anyway to fix this without resetting everything and losing my music. Thank you

that's kinda a had question... but here goes!
my thought is that either the files aren't encoded correctly to be played on the iPod nano, or the power from the iPod isn't reaching the earbuds.
The first thing, have you tried a different set of earbuds? it may be an issue of the headphones.
Second, if that doesn't work, when you get back, check your computer to make sure the songs you want are one of the following: AAC (M4A, M4B, M4P, up to 320 Kbps), Apple Lossless (a high-quality compressed format), MP3 (up to 320 Kbps), MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR), WAV, AA (audible.com spoken word, formats 2, 3, and 4) and AIFF files.
This could be the problem. Check the Info menu of different songs in iTunes to find out the coding of the song.
If all fails, take the iPod to an Apple Store, there may be an underlying problem with the nano.
good luck!
-MD55

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