Weird noises and then nano freezes and reboots

My nano now has pops and other noises occasionally during songs. Some songs will work fine, others not. It continues to do this until it freezes and reboots.
I took out my headphones and played it for 22 songs without it rebooting.
It was working fine until I recharded the nano if that helps. I have only had this thing for 3 weeks!
I'd rather not send it in, I've reset it already, anything else I can do?

I have this exact same problem, although I can occasionally get through a few songs. Hopefully someone out there has an answer/fix.
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