Why won't my music play on my iPhone 4s?

why won't my music play on my iPhone 4s? it was playing thru the music app but now it's not playing. It show the song but doesn't do anything.

I had this issue when I first upgraded my Iphone4 to ios5.  All my music appeared on my device as they always have but they would not play.  I searched around online and it appears there was mention of unchecking the "sync music" check box in itunes under the music tab (when device is connected) and syncing your device.  I then unchecked all my playlists and synced again then started adding back my music from scratch.  After that headache - everything seemed to be back to normal and my music was working once again.

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