# Plex Metadata keeps altering artist

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-keeps-altering-artist/856682>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** plex-web\
**Created:** [October 15, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-keeps-altering-artist/856682 "2023-10-15T00:46:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Meta1ingus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Meta1ingus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Meta1ingus)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-keeps-altering-artist/856682/1 "2023-10-15T00:46:47Z")

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Server Version#: 1.32.6.7557  
Player Version#: 4.116.1 (Web)

Plex Metadata keeps altering an artists name even though it’s correct before it was scanned to the library. And every time i correct it in the Web Player/Server it automatically refreshes the metadata and puts it back to the one Plex assumes is correct. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-keeps-altering-artist/856682/2 "2023-10-15T02:30:25Z")

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Lock the field

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**Author:** ![Meta1ingus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Meta1ingus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Meta1ingus)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-keeps-altering-artist/856682/3 "2023-10-15T15:24:19Z")

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I can’t lock the Artist Name field or else that would have been my first choice

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-keeps-altering-artist/856682/4 "2023-10-15T15:39:06Z")

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You should be able to lock it a the track level.

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**Author:** ![Meta1ingus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Meta1ingus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Meta1ingus)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-keeps-altering-artist/856682/5 "2023-10-26T08:19:05Z")

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I’ve recently had to rebuild my entire library as I had an issue with my server. However if this is still an issue, I will try your suggestion. Thanks for letting me know.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-keeps-altering-artist/856682/6 "2024-01-24T08:19:10Z")

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