I can confirm that this happens for me as well. I can drag new folders/files to rhythmbox, but the open dialog freezes it.
** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- rhythmbox crashing/freezing on song import https://launchpad.net/bugs/59394 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs