Why does it sync session failed to start?

I went to add new music I downloaded and evertime I press Sync a warning pops up and says it failed to start the sync. Is there a reason why it is doing this? Also all the songs I have from CDs are showing up with a circle and stop sign in the middle the only songs I can listen to are the ones i have gotten from the iTunes store.

Sync Session Failed to Start iTouch iOS5: Apple Support Communities
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