Accessing Itunes Store and music genres is slow on 8.1.1

Prior to 8.1.1, accessing anything on iTunes was seamless and fast. Now accessing the store and the music genres is slow. It's like the iMac hangs up right before opening the store or any of its genres. My library opens flawlessly and, once the store is open, exploring new music from different artists is fast. It's just getting there that has become slow. Is this an Apple issue or my computer? I've run all sorts of fixes to no avail. I've also noticed that accessing Apple websites is not as fast as it used to be either. What gives?

I have the same problem! Itunes works fine on my old computer that is much slower, but since the upgrade to 8.1.1, the store freezes just before loading! It's the most frustrating thing to have a brand new, fast Mac computer and to not be able to access iTunes quickly. Does anybody have any fixes? I tried turning Genius off but it had no effect. Thanks.

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