Old computer hard drive crashed

My old laptops hard drive crashed and was not salvagable, I was able to get all my music onto my new laptop though. How do I get my iTunes account on my new laptop so I dont lose all my apps, notes, data, ect. so I will still have everything on this computer for when I upgrade the phone.

Open iTunes on your new laptop and sign in with your Apple ID and password.
You should sync your existing iPhone whether or not you intend to upgrade it. When you connect your iPhone to the new laptop, iTunes will ask if you want to "transfer purchases". Select that option.
Make sure your iTunes Library contains all the music you want. Next time you sync your iPhone, all your imported music will go along with it.
"Notes, data, etc" is a bit cryptic though. If you used iCloud, your data will be available on iCloud.
The right way to plan for disaster recovery like yours is to back up your computer before it crashes, and the iPhone is not designed for that task.
Should you find it necessary, ASC contributor turingtest2 posted this comprehensive guide to recovering your iTunes library:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

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