Will I loose all purchased items from iTunes if my email address has to change ??

I have been told that if my email address has to change then I loose all my iTunes purchased items. I have a primary email account and an iCloud email but if I am not longer able to use the primary email account have I lost everything I have purchased???

<<fill in the event>> then I loose all my iTunes purchased items.
Robbie, That is a common fear of people who do not have a backup of their valuable content. Please make a backup.
if I am not longer able to use the primary email account have I lost everything I have purchased???
No. If you want to change the email address for your Apple ID, just go to this website and change it:
https://appleid.apple.com/

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