# Music library issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** server-synology\ **Created:** [August 26, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-issues/739087 "2021-08-26T22:31:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Landlubber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a183cd/32.png) [@Landlubber](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Landlubber)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-issues/739087/1 "2021-08-26T22:31:06Z")
Server Version#: 1.24.1.4931 Player Version#: Nvidia Shield 8.2.3 (32.6.518.0) I’m having a lot of issues with Plex Music, mostly because I’m not used to it. My primary music player is Audirvana. In any event, Plex Music does not read my artist folders as they are set up, so I’m hoping for a quick fix that will address that problem. Specifically, my artist folders are sorted “last name, first name” because that’s what I had to do to get iTunes to display my albums in alphabetical order when iTunes was my primary music player. Of course, I want each artist’s name displayed as “first name, last name.” In other words, I want a Frank Sinatra album alphabetized by “Sinatra” but named “Frank Sinatra.” To say it differently again, when I’m looking for a Frank Sinatra album in my library, I want to find it under “S” not under “F.” Once this sorting issue is fixed, I’d like to find a way to get Plex Music to show the metadata that I have embedded in many albums. Here’s an example: ![Screen Shot 2021-08-26 at 2.49.56 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/c/2/c28b2c0bdb42fbe572fa5becc328215a25c537db.jpeg) By the way, I cannot find this Ella Fitzgerald album in my Plex Music Library. Also, the first song in the above screen shot contains a reference to the Broadway musical “Anything Goes.” For some reason, the quotation marks embedded in the music file have been converted into dashes or underscores, but both iTunes and Audirvana display quotation marks. Thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-issues/739087/3 "2021-08-26T22:44:43Z")
If you’re sure your embedded tags are in good shape: > [@\[HowTo\] Configure Plex to use embedded metadata (music)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/howto-configure-plex-to-use-embedded-metadata-music/153689): > > Please only reply to this thread with corrections or questions about the information in this How-To article itself. If you want to report a bug or ask a question about Plex and metadata, please post it in the appropriate forum, where it will have the best chance of being seen. This guide applies to libraries using the "Plex Music" agent only. Plex essentially has two ways to identify your albums: Folder/filename structure – If your files don’t have embedded metadata, or it isn’t accurate, o… ---
**Author:** ![Landlubber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a183cd/32.png) [@Landlubber](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Landlubber)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-issues/739087/4 "2021-08-27T00:02:39Z")
After looking at your suggested format for individual music files, I think I’ll stick with music players developed specifically for audiophiles. I really don’t want to spend a year or so reformatting thousands of music files in my library. Thanks for your time. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-issues/739087/5 "2021-11-25T00:03:32Z")
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