Why would iTunes stop downloading purchased music

Good Afternnon,
  My itunes account suddenly stopped downloading purchased music. I bought one song and it downloaded no problem, but when I attempt to complete and album, it goes throught all the steps but stops short of actually downloading any music. What might be te problem?
  Thanks,  Kandi

   Also make sure your using the original account that was created when first purchasing those songs had you changed your account information such as your username and password. To re-download you must use the original account. If you didn't change anything it just might be a bug and try again later.
  One time I couldn't upgrade my apps and kept trying. Next thing you know about 20 minutes later they upgraded, no problem. This happens occasionally.

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