Replaced hard drive and iTunes does not recognize my laptop

My 2011 MacBook Pro froze up and when I rebooted the folder error came up. Replaced hard drive with a SSD drive and my new OS has a new name. When I logged into ITunes I had to delete an account due to my limit being reached. My old Mac ID was showing and it was signed up for the cloud at a fee of $24.00. The same MacBook but with a new hard drive had a new ID and I can not restore any of my pics or ITunes music. Am I missing a step or can I rename my Mac so it will match my old ID? If I rename it can I download my old info off of ITunes?? Thanks

I'm not following much of the question and for me it would help to get some terms straight. You only "log into" the iTunes Store (online). What account was this and what limit??
Old Mac ID? Your AppleID is what you use to log into the store. It does not change with computers. You always use the same one, perhaps updating the email address from time to time.
By the cloud do you mean iTunes Match?
Sure, your computer hard drive has a new name (you can rename it -- my series of drives have kept the same name for 23 years now). That doesn't affect logging into the Store. Start up iTunes, log into the Store using your same Apple ID, download available past purchases, and if you have the Match service download your other music too. You may have to authorize the computer again. I don't know which part of the computer is used for authentication and if that got lost with the old drive.

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