Artist Name Multiple Times?

Hi -
When I d'load songs to my Nano, and then select "artist" in the menu, some of the artist's names appear multiple times. What causes this, and how do I correct it?
Thanks in advance!
G

Check the spellings are EXACTLY the same and that there are no extra spaces on the end. Do this in iTunes. You can Get Info on multiple songs at once and then type in the right Artist name just once.
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In the artists list on my 5th Gen 80gb iPod, several
artists appear multiple times. The thing is, they
aren't just different songs which has slight
variations in the spelling of the artist, whichever
copy of the artist you choose, they all lead to the
same songs. And no, there aren't multiple copies of
the songs on my iPod and the same thing does not
happen in iTunes.
I made a video to demonstrate the problem which you
can view here:
http://blip.tv/file/203227
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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