Not all Artists showing up on iPhone 4S music application

oneofthesedays · Dec 25, 2011, 01:17 PM

Strange bug. I can see all of my artists on iTunes on my PC, but for some reason they don't all show up on my iPhone when I try and view all of my artists in my music collection. If I search for the artist name on my iPhone they show up as I would expect, it's only when I try and display all artists that they refuse to show up.

I've tried numerous things to fix this, re-synced my library every possible way, to no avail. Is this a fatal bug in iOS5 or does someone have a workaround?

bgtrack · Dec 25, 2011, 01:43 PM

Are you syncing with match or straight from iTunes?

oneofthesedays · Dec 25, 2011, 03:26 PM

iTunes

bgtrack · Dec 25, 2011, 03:36 PM

Try taking the music off and then putting it on...if that doesn't work restore the firmware...it might be a bug in the software.

Epoch KW · Dec 25, 2011, 03:44 PM

It could be related to having created compilations of the albums the artist has performed on

I've noticed that anything grouped as a compilation doesn't show in all contacts

Jon

Kahnyl · Dec 25, 2011, 05:01 PM

'Get Info' in iTunes and check that the track info in 'Sorting' is identical to the track info in the 'Info' tab. I think 'Sorting' overrides 'Info'.

SplicedBanjo · Dec 25, 2011, 05:53 PM

This is normal. If you want it to show up under Artist on your iPad, you will have to Get Info in iTunes and uncheck "Part of a compilation" on the Info tab.

GraphicsGeek · Dec 25, 2011, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgtrack

Try taking the music off and then putting it on...if that doesn't work restore the firmware...it might be a bug in the software.

This. I had the same problem.

iMrNiceGuy0023 · Dec 28, 2011, 01:14 PM

im having the same issue too, if I edit the artist name thru iTunes on my laptop, the edit wont show on the music app on the phone. It worked fine on iOS4, but both of my iPod touch and iPhone are having this issue

DRUPZ · May 2, 2012, 01:03 AM

Challenge accepted. Go to settings> music> turn off group by album artist. Success

adam044 · May 2, 2012, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRUPZ

Challenge accepted. Go to settings> music> turn off group by album artist. Success

Sweet worked forme! Mine were showing up as unknown all of a sudden. What does group by album artist even do

QuarterSwede · Jun 9, 2012, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRUPZ

Challenge accepted. Go to settings> music> turn off group by album artist. Success

Dude, you're a life saver! This was driving me nuts! Thanks!

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Quote:

Originally Posted by adam044

What does group by album artist even do

Here's a pretty good thread on the explanation.

Grumpy232 · 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRUPZ

Challenge accepted. Go to settings> music> turn off group by album artist. Success

went to settings>music>turn off group by album artist, and still no "artist" show up at all. What do I need to do to get "artist" to show up?

Edit: ok, so the artist showed up, don't know how, but they did, oh well.

kiddo64 · Jul 20, 2012, 09:39 AM

It's from projecttimmy here: http://www.tested.com/forums/please-...-up-on-iphone/

Anyway, here's the fix!

"Here's the stitch.

If you're still having the problem, here is the solution.

iTunes allows you to edit the ID3 tag, but for some reason if there isn't already a title tag in the song, the title tag for that song in itunes becomes the FILENAME not the title tag.

What you have to do is, manually edit the title tag on your computer or with an external ID3 tagger software, the title tag IS NOT the file name.

In windows you can do this by; Right clicking the song, clicking properties and clicking details.

Make sure to have written the 'Title' and 'Album Artist' tags, the rest don't officially matter as you can change them later through iTunes. You can also change 'Album Artist' in iTunes, but do this before as a precaution.

No idea on mac as I don't use one lol.

Then upload to your iPod or iPhone, and it will be solved.

I hope this helps anyone, I have musical OCD and this really pissed me off.

Thanks.

- Timmy "

liquidbeats · Jul 31, 2012, 06:34 PM

Epoch had it right

Just go into Info on the songs in question (before loading into your iPhone) and uncheck "Part of a compilation".

It worked for me and it's probably what's happening to most of you too!

cgcaptainjon · Jan 16, 2013, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRUPZ

Challenge accepted. Go to settings> music> turn off group by album artist. Success

I have an ipod touch 5g, and this fixed the problem for me. Thanks!!

Dec 25, 2011, 01:17 PM	#1
oneofthesedays macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2011	Not all Artists showing up on iPhone 4S music application Strange bug. I can see all of my artists on iTunes on my PC, but for some reason they don't all show up on my iPhone when I try and view all of my artists in my music collection. If I search for the artist name on my iPhone they show up as I would expect, it's only when I try and display all artists that they refuse to show up. I've tried numerous things to fix this, re-synced my library every possible way, to no avail. Is this a fatal bug in iOS5 or does someone have a workaround?
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Dec 25, 2011, 01:43 PM	#2
bgtrack macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: East Lansing	Are you syncing with match or straight from iTunes? __________________ 11" MBA, 32GB Black iPhone 4S
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Dec 25, 2011, 03:36 PM	#4
bgtrack macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: East Lansing	Try taking the music off and then putting it on...if that doesn't work restore the firmware...it might be a bug in the software. __________________ 11" MBA, 32GB Black iPhone 4S
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Dec 25, 2011, 05:01 PM	#6
Kahnyl macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2009	'Get Info' in iTunes and check that the track info in 'Sorting' is identical to the track info in the 'Info' tab. I think 'Sorting' overrides 'Info'. Attached Thumbnails
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Jul 20, 2012, 09:39 AM	#14
kiddo64 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012	Problem Solved!! It's from projecttimmy here: http://www.tested.com/forums/please-...-up-on-iphone/ Anyway, here's the fix! "Here's the stitch. If you're still having the problem, here is the solution. iTunes allows you to edit the ID3 tag, but for some reason if there isn't already a title tag in the song, the title tag for that song in itunes becomes the FILENAME not the title tag. What you have to do is, manually edit the title tag on your computer or with an external ID3 tagger software, the title tag IS NOT the file name. In windows you can do this by; Right clicking the song, clicking properties and clicking details. Make sure to have written the 'Title' and 'Album Artist' tags, the rest don't officially matter as you can change them later through iTunes. You can also change 'Album Artist' in iTunes, but do this before as a precaution. No idea on mac as I don't use one lol. Then upload to your iPod or iPhone, and it will be solved. I hope this helps anyone, I have musical OCD and this really pissed me off. Thanks. - Timmy "
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Dec 25, 2011, 03:26 PM	#3
oneofthesedays Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2011	iTunes
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Dec 25, 2011, 03:44 PM	#5
Epoch KW macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2011	It could be related to having created compilations of the albums the artist has performed on I've noticed that anything grouped as a compilation doesn't show in all contacts Jon
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Dec 25, 2011, 05:53 PM	#7
SplicedBanjo macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2011	This is normal. If you want it to show up under Artist on your iPad, you will have to Get Info in iTunes and uncheck "Part of a compilation" on the Info tab.
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Dec 28, 2011, 01:14 PM	#9
iMrNiceGuy0023 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2009	im having the same issue too, if I edit the artist name thru iTunes on my laptop, the edit wont show on the music app on the phone. It worked fine on iOS4, but both of my iPod touch and iPhone are having this issue
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May 2, 2012, 01:03 AM	#10
DRUPZ macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2012	Challenge accepted. Go to settings> music> turn off group by album artist. Success
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Jul 31, 2012, 06:34 PM	#15
liquidbeats macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012	Epoch had it right Just go into Info on the songs in question (before loading into your iPhone) and uncheck "Part of a compilation". It worked for me and it's probably what's happening to most of you too!
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