Will i lose stuff when i upgrade to 4.5?

I have a few hundred songs, about 20 pics, and a few apps i've bought and paid for, will i lose this stuff when i upgrade??????
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If you hit the Advanced button in the Application Loader and choose the option to backup the device data, all of the data will be backed up, and when it finishes updating the OS, the data will be restored for you.
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