Not enough space to sync music, trying to update software?

iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1.1.
I am trying to update the music on it for the first time in around a year, without updating the software.
The music selected is less than the free space available, but it is saying I need an aditional 8gb of space.
Is it trying to update the sorftware as well without being promted by me? How can I make sure it doesn't do that?
What I was hoping to be a quick update to my playlists has turned into a bit of a nightmare...

Solved my de-selecting my music and apps.
Syncing without these.
Reselecting music and apps, and syncing again.
No idea how this worked, but glad to have my music back.

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