Music bought on iPhone not syncing back to computer

I recently had to change my hard drive in my MacBook because the computer was no longer responding that it was there. I reloaded my iPhone onto iTunes but for some reason cannot get my music to go back. I was told to make a backup of the phone and then sync it by the people from Apple. I have even tried to transfer the music from the "Store" option on top. The prompt says that my computer is not authorized, but after authorizing it, it still will not work. Any advice? I want to put more music on the phone but am afraid to lose what it on my phone. Help? Thanks!

Thank you so much! It worked like a charm! I guess in the process of putting my computer back together I signed on wrong or something but now everything is up and running perfectly! Thank you so much!!!

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