Front Row Hangs

I wondered if anyone else had this problem:
I have a new iMac, and front row seems to hang up when I try to access my music. It takes 30 seconds to 1 minute to escape from the hang, and then it functions, albeit with hesitation. It did this previously and the issue was resolved once I updated, but when I reinstalled the OS the problem returned inexplicably. Any suggestions?

have you tried the esc key?

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