Trying to update apps on iPhone, ask for different iTunes account password

I've been using the same appleid since day one. I have a icloud email as back up, but never changed account info except address. When attempting to update apps on my iPhone, I click on UPDATE button. depending on the app, I will be ask to signin to iTunes Store using my wife's appleid.
Why? This is my iPhone. We are on the same AT&T account. We are at the same address.
But there is no reason for her info to be on my phone.

1. Therefore, I would expect to select from one of 287 million other users who downloaded "at the time they were downloaded from the iTunes Store, whether the downloading was done on the same device or not."
2. Release of iTunes user ID is not a security issue? Release of any info is considered a security issue by most individuals and corporations.
3. My iphone, my iTunes Id is used when making purchase. I'm not confused.
4. Its called Phishing
5. Been there, done that. Next idea, short of complete "Reset"?

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Thanks for the suggestion! I did have two downloads for free songs I got from a card at Starbucks. They started but never came on my iPad (and that was 4 days ago). The store error is happening only yesterday - possible but a long time after the "failed download". I just got those songs after your suggestion on my mac by checking for available downloads. Maybe that was the root cause?
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