09-14-2022, 10:24 PM
I can't comment on mp3tag cos I don't use it but regarding Artist and AlbumArtist tags the generally accepted and IME the most widely used method for popular music (Rock, Pop, Jazz, etc) is to set AlbumArtist = Artist unless it's a compilation album then set AlbumArtist to the string "Various Artists".
There are some exceptions to this for example the 6-String Theory album by Lee Ritenour. It's like a compilation album in that each track is performed by a different artist but it's not a "Greatest Hits" or similar and so in this case the Album Artist = "Lee Ritenour" instead of "Various Artists".
Adding an "Artist (Strict)" option which was mentioned in a previous post is actually a trivial amount of code but it couldn't be considered until after 8.2.0 ships this month cos getting the release admin and testing done is where all the time and effort is directed ATM.
There are some exceptions to this for example the 6-String Theory album by Lee Ritenour. It's like a compilation album in that each track is performed by a different artist but it's not a "Greatest Hits" or similar and so in this case the Album Artist = "Lee Ritenour" instead of "Various Artists".
Adding an "Artist (Strict)" option which was mentioned in a previous post is actually a trivial amount of code but it couldn't be considered until after 8.2.0 ships this month cos getting the release admin and testing done is where all the time and effort is directed ATM.
