Server Version#:1.44.0.2981 Player Version#:Plex for Mac 1.40.0.29481 This issue has been bugging me for ages, across several server and player versions, so I finally got around to asking for help if possible! This issue has become so painful for me that I have split my main music collection into…

Hi, yes the result in the Plex Player does look the same, although my Album Artist field is populated correctly, although I have never followed the folder naming conventions. I cleared out the library again and loaded just the “Various Artists” folder, and they all read in correctly, showing the ar…

Various Artists album given random artist title

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files

turkeyphant May 23, 2022, 11:53am 2

I think my issue is related: Loads of compilation albums matching as "Joy Division" - #13 by turkeyphant

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Various Artists album given random artist title

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