PMS Version 1.27.1.5916
There is still some weirdness going on with the “Sort Artist” for the artist. The “Sort Artist” is coming from the first track’s ARTISTSORT ID3 tag. “Prefer local metadata” is disabled for the library.
Here is an example. I added a single track to my library that has a featuring artist. After scanning in the file, Plex grabbed the track ARTISTSORT ID3 tag and set it as the “Sort Artist”. This is undesirable because the tag includes the featuring artist.
The file’s ID3 tags:
I then removed that file and added a different track to my library. After scanning, emptying trash, and refreshing the artist metadata, the “Sort Artist” updated to match the new track.
The file’s ID3 tags:
I then removed the second track and scanned/emptied trash so the artist is completely removed from my server. Next I tried adding the both tracks one at a time to my library but in different orders. The “Sort Artist” always took the ARTISTSORT tag from whichever track I added first and refreshing the artist metadata will not change it.
Long story short, I don’t want Plex to use the embedded ARTISTSORT tag, especially when it depends on the order files are scanned in and some files contain info like a featuring artist. This was definitely unexpected since I have “Prefer local metadata” unchecked. I would prefer if the “Sort Artist” field just used the “Artist” field without anything coming from the embedded tags.
