My ipod touch will sync music but when i go to play it it will not play.It goes from the play screen back to menu

Help! my ipod touch will sync music and podcasts. They show up on the playlists but when I tap on them to play it very briefly show the artist/album cover for playing but then quickly reverts to the playlist or artist menu. I have restored it and tried everything from the troubleshooting list. Any ideas? And everything else is working perfectly...

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost       
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync/delete all music and resync
To delete all music go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Music>Tap edit in upper right and then tap the minus sign by All Music
- Reset all settings                  
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:                                                
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.                        

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