Migrated iTunes to laptop, songs from old AppleID not authorized

I migrated iTunes from an iMac to a new MacBook and found that some songs that were purchased under an old AppleID are not authorized to play on the new computer. (I changed my AppleID over a year ago when I switched ISP's so the old email no longer exists.) Songs that I purchased under my current ID play without any problem. But when I try to play songs that were purchased under the old ID, iTunes prompts me to authorize them. Authorization fails because the ID "cannot be found". Authorizing the songs with my current ID doesn't help either.
Is there a way to re-associate those songs with my current AppleID or authorize the new computer for the old ID like my iMac? Advice is appreciated.

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