Itunes 8 freezes every time i open it

So I just upgraded to itunes 8, and since then my itunes hasn't been working. Every time I try to open itunes, the program freezes immediately, and I am unable to do anything. I have itunes in list form and not grid mode so I'm pretty sure my problem is different than the problem others are having with their artwork thumbnails. Anything I can do to actually use the program? I'm getting frustrated with itunes, and I WISH I'D NEVER UPDATED TO ITUNES 8

Mine does the same thing! Just before it started doing this, iTunes deleted all of my music AND playlists. I'm so frustrated, I wish my MacBook could use another application to organize music and import them onto my iPod.

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