Sync songs details problems

Hello,
I have recently bought an iPod touch 4, who replaced my iPod .
After updating everyhing needed, I started syncing all of my songs to the new iPod.
The problem is the many details about my media is showing incorrectly. For example, some songs will show when looking in the Songs list, but will not show when clicking on their Artist name through artist list.
Another problem is that when changing names of artits, songs, etc, and then syncing, it does not update it on my iPod.
It's important for me to say that I never had this problems with the old iPod (pressing Sync would immediately update all the changes I have made).
Thanks in advance!

I have found the solution. In the settings, under "Music", there is an option that organize artists by their album. I don't know what exactly is the purpose of it, but I turned it off, and the display went back to the way I knew it on iPod 3.

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