Songs freezing in iTunes

Recently (since I installed version 7) my songs started freezing in iTunes. If I'm listening to a playlist of songs there is no error. But if I have a playlist of 1 song, or if I search for a song in the search box, or when I get to the end of a playlist and there is no song after it......the song FREEZES with 1 second left. I am anal about my song counts and I want them to be correct. But now they aren't being counted! Please help.

Hi,
Read this article:
How to troubleshoot iTunes Match - Apple Support
Your problem may be caused by a corrupt or unusual file, maybe one that is large.
Jim

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