I wanted to bring up a feature request that would greatly benefit many EDM enthusiasts and collectors like myself and probably most users.
As an avid collector of EDM music, I have a significant number of tracks that feature multiple artists and collaborations between DJs. However, I’ve encountered an issue with how Plex handles these tracks. Currently, Plex creates an artist entry based on the “album artist” metadata, which often results in awkward artist listings like “Artist 1, Artist 2” or similar variants. This approach doesn’t work well for EDM music, where singles and releases are more common than full albums, and the “album artist” field typically includes all collaborating artists.
Additionally, I have compilation albums, which feature multiple artists across the entire CD. While I tag these albums correctly as “Various Artists” for the album artist, it would be incredibly beneficial if Plex could take the tagged data from the individual artist(s) field and list each song under the respective artists in the library.
Here’s a detailed explanation of the issue:
1. Multiple Artists Handling: When a song features multiple artists, Plex treats the entire “album artist” string as a single artist, leading to an unrecognized and often unmanageable list of “artists” on the home screen.
2. Metadata Limitations: Despite experimenting with various metadata tags and artist separators, there hasn’t been an effective solution. My current workaround involves altering the metadata to list only one artist under “album artist”, but this compromises the integrity of the library. It correctly categorizes the song under one artist but fails to list it under any of the other collaborating artists.
Feature Request: What I propose is an enhancement to Plex’s music handling capabilities, specifically designed to recognize and appropriately categorize tracks featuring multiple artists. Ideally, Plex should:
Recognize Multiple Artists: Allow the “album artist” or other relevant metadata fields to include multiple artists and intelligently split them based off separators ( , ; Ft. Feat.) or intelligently through online metadata management.
List Tracks Under Each Artist: Ensure that tracks featuring multiple artists appear under each individual artist’s listing in the library.
Compilation Albums: For albums tagged as “Various Artists,” Plex should use the individual artist(s) field for each track to list the songs under the appropriate artist(s) in the library.
Implementing this feature would significantly improve the organization and usability of EDM collections on Plex, ensuring that tracks are accurately categorized and easily accessible under each contributing artist.
I look forward to the update soon 
