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Albums don't display the artist below the title if tracks contain no embedded metadata #3139

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opened 2025-12-21 21:41:59 +01:00 by backuprepo · 6 comments

backuprepo commented

2025-12-21 21:41:59 +01:00

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Originally created by @digitalentity on GitHub (Jul 10, 2021).

Describe the bug
In some of the albums in my library the artist is not shown:

Metadata is correctly (yet manually) populated on album tracks (MusicBrainz didn't populate it, but that's a different issue).

Files don't have ID3 tags.

System (please complete the following information):

OS: Ubuntu
Virtualization: Docker
Clients: Browser
Browser: Chrome 91
Jellyfin Version: 10.7.6
Storage: NFS

To Reproduce
This issue can't be reproduced at will, but happens consistently to the same album.

Expected behavior
Album artist is displayed

Originally created by @digitalentity on GitHub (Jul 10, 2021). **Describe the bug** In some of the albums in my library the artist is not shown: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/11059099/125157575-25185000-e16c-11eb-9ec0-e3d7e2eae94d.png) Metadata is correctly (yet manually) populated on album tracks (MusicBrainz didn't populate it, but that's a different issue). Files don't have ID3 tags. **System (please complete the following information):** - OS: Ubuntu - Virtualization: Docker - Clients: Browser - Browser: Chrome 91 - Jellyfin Version: 10.7.6 - Storage: NFS **To Reproduce** This issue can't be reproduced at will, but happens consistently to the same album. **Expected behavior** Album artist is displayed

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2025-12-21 21:42:03 +01:00

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@digitalentity commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2021):

This actually quite reliably happens with music files that don't contain ID3 tags. Album might be correctly identified by Jellyfin with MusicBrainz, but individual tracks metadata is not populated. As a result - no artist is displayed on the album and order of tracks is not correct (alphabetical, instead of as-in-album)

@digitalentity commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2021): This actually quite reliably happens with music files that don't contain ID3 tags. Album might be correctly identified by Jellyfin with MusicBrainz, but individual tracks metadata is not populated. As a result - no artist is displayed on the album and order of tracks is not correct (alphabetical, instead of as-in-album)

backuprepo commented

2025-12-21 21:42:05 +01:00

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@digitalentity commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2021):

Confirmed, if files don't contain embedded metadata, Album/Artist/Song name are not correctly identified by Jellyfin even if metadata is populated manually later

@digitalentity commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2021): Confirmed, if files don't contain embedded metadata, Album/Artist/Song name are not correctly identified by Jellyfin even if metadata is populated manually later

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2025-12-21 21:42:07 +01:00

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@digitalentity commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2021):

Update:

To Reproduce:

Create a new Album folder (not currentl existing in the library)
Add a single MP3 track without embedded metadata (w/o ID3 tag)
Scan the library
Observe a new album without an artist
Set the metadata manually on the album and track
Observe the album still without an artist
Update a file with any ID3 tag editor, populate the artist, track name, track number and album fields
Scan the libraty
Observe the album with correct metadata and with correct cover images got from MusicBrainz

@digitalentity commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2021): Update: **To Reproduce:** 1. Create a new Album folder (not currentl existing in the library) 2. Add a single MP3 track without embedded metadata (w/o ID3 tag) 3. Scan the library 4. Observe a new album without an artist 5. Set the metadata manually on the album and track 6. Observe the album **still** without an artist 7. Update a file with any ID3 tag editor, populate the artist, track name, track number and album fields 8. Scan the libraty 9. Observe the album with correct metadata and with correct cover images got from MusicBrainz

backuprepo commented

2025-12-21 21:42:09 +01:00

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@rpavlik commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2023):

Hmm, not sure if I'm seeing this or if I am seeing something else: the symptom is the same, but all my files have been updated by musicbrainz picard to have metadata tags.

@rpavlik commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2023): Hmm, not sure if I'm seeing this or if I am seeing something else: the symptom is the same, but all my files have been updated by musicbrainz picard to have metadata tags.

backuprepo commented

2025-12-21 21:42:11 +01:00

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@jellyfin-bot commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2023):

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@jellyfin-bot commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2023): This issue has gone 120 days without an update and will be closed within 21 days if there is no new activity. To prevent this issue from being closed, please confirm the issue has not already been fixed by providing updated examples or logs. If you have any questions you can use one of several ways to [contact us](https://jellyfin.org/contact).

backuprepo commented

2025-12-21 21:42:13 +01:00

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@jellyfin-bot commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2023):

This issue was closed due to inactivity.

@jellyfin-bot commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2023): This issue was closed due to inactivity.

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