Why can't I move new music to my iphone?

I have an iPhone 4s.  Last night I tried to load some new music onto my phone from the iTunes library on my iMac but was unable to do so.  I couldn't get the new stuff to synch.  Also, there is a lot of music on my phone that I would like to remove, but I can't do that either.  Anybody have any idea what the problem is?

For the faded tracks right mouse click on them and select Check Selection.
What are the others that will not move?

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    why can't i move some music to my iPhone from iTunes? i have some songs the tracks names are faded and wont move to my iphone and others that arnt faded and still wont move?

    For the faded tracks right mouse click on them and select Check Selection.
    What are the others that will not move?

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    Message was edited by: BlakeTheDrake

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  • Why can I not move items within a playlist?

    why can I not move items within a playlist?
    I should be able to drag songs up and down - and I can in other lists - but not on a new one I just created. ??

    Brandcast, I'd suggest you post in a new topic. Although your question is the same, apparently the answer isn't. Any topic that was originally started over 2 months ago may relate to a different version of iTunes (neither you nor the original poster say which version you use) and who knows what may happen between versions.
    Message was edited by: Limnos - user has started a new topic

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