ITunes will not open. What should I do?

iTunes will not open. I've tried restarting my computer, and that's about it.
I don't see any support documents regarding this, and am somewhat at a loss for what to do. I've never seen this happen before.
I'd appreciate any help. Thank you!

Hi,
This is a problem affecting many people after updating to Yosemite 10.10.3. If this is the case with you, try the following steps.
Go to your Applications folder, select iTunes, go to Finder > File > Get info and in the window that appears, go to Sharing & Permissions, unlock the padlock with your password, and change all permissions to Read & Write. You can now drag the iTunes app to the trash. Go to iTunes tab at the top of this page and download and install iTunes.
See this thread. Yosemite slow opening and cannot open itunes

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