My iTunes won't let me add or remove my music or playlists from my iPhone?

I recently got an iPhone and have downloaded my music from one computer and stuff, but now I have a laptop I can use for my iTunes. I've authorized my apple ID with the computer, but it's still not letting me add or remove things to/from my iPhone. I've looked everywhere and tried everything for a solution but I just can't figure it out. I don't want to lose all the music and stuff that's already on my phone because it would be even more of a hassle to have to re-add all of that. I've tried using the original computer it was synced with instead but i don't have anything i want to transfer on that particular computer. Even so, the music and stuff will say it's transferring but never really does. Can anyone help me? It's rather annoying that no one on the internet seems to have any kind of helpful solution.

Hi skipper8290,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you're syncing with a new computer and would benefit from moving your content from the previous computer to your current one. This article has information on how to accomplish that:
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Keep in mind since this is a new computer for the device, it will need to do a complete sync the first time, removing previously synced content.
Cheers,
- Ari

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