ITunes won't allow me to change song info

iTunes will either not let me edit info because it is greyed out or it will let me change it but when I press okay it won't actaully change anything. I have read-only turned off in properties and couldn't find any solutions online on how to fix it. Any ideas are appreciated!

Hi Chris,
I too am having the same problem as mentioned previously. When I try to edit the genre, and info for my songs, all I get is a greyed-out screen. You mentioned that the songs could be read only, or the folder might not be selected for write permission. Could you please explain further how I can make this adjustment?
Thanks!!

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