ITunes constantly opens by itself on Macbook Pro (2013)

I've been dealing with this problem for about 2-3 months. I will be on another completely-unrelated program (Chrome or Photoshop) and it will suddenly open up. Sometimes it will play a random song. I can close and Force Quit it all I want to, but it only helps for so long. Next thing I know, that stupid icon is bouncing up and down and slowing my computer as iTunes always does. There are no external devices (phone, iPod, camera, etc) connected.
I feel like there might be some kind of unwanted shortcut I'm pressing that's opening it, but I can't figure out what it is. I've tried pretty much every tactic I've seen around these discussion boards, and nothing has worked permanently.
Can anybody help me with this?

Possible causes of this issue include:
Dashboard alarm-clock widgets
Alarm-clock apps such as "Awaken"
Screen savers that play music
Logitech Media Server
An Apple Remote
External speakers or headphones with a next-track control
Connecting an iOS device with USB
An Automator service with a keyboard shortcut that you created and then forgot about
An Automator calendar event

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