Artists not appearing

I downloaded 6 songs from a CD. When I go under artists, the name of the song appears, not the band. The name of the song appears in the Album category as well. How do I change this so I can scroll by artist??

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Artists not appearing on my ipod

Any idea why parts of my library can only be found on my ipod classic 80gb by song title and album, but not by artist?
The song information correctly displays on my itunes library on my computer, but when it syncs to the ipod sometimes the artist won't appear in my list of artists. I can then go and find it by song or album, so I know the information made it onto the ipod.
Very strange and annoying since I mainly listen by artist as the mood strikes me.
Thanks

That advice brought me great joy, improved karma, a general sense of well being, and a deeper understanding of fluid dynamics in pressurized enviroments, which was completely unexpected.
Seriously, about 400 artists reappeared on my ipod after I changed the tags and then mass removed the compilation designation from all songs.
Apple's desicion to change the Ipod software and prevent artists from showing up in your ipod who's songs are considered part of a compilation is very puzzling. It's a silent issue that I took me a long time to even notice.
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Artists not appearing on iPod menu when the songs are definitely there?!

I have some artists on my iPod that don't appear on the main menu.
Here is an example. Big Star are on the iPod and I can find their songs through the Songs menu but they don't appear at all as an Artist. I have checked that it is spelled correctly etc.
There are other examples, I assume it is something I have done wrong with the settings.
Anyone got any ideas?
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I've worked it out. Some of the albums are incorrectly listed as compilations and that edits them out of the main artist menu.
Just in case anyone else has the same problem.

All artists not appearing in Music

I recently transferred music to my iPhone 5 from my 3GS using the DeTune program in the app store. Only a fraction of the artists show up in my new phone's library, but I think all of the songs are still there. Can anyone help me resolve this issue or at least explain why the music app isn't displaying all of the artists? And to be clear, all of the artist/song/playback info is entered correctly in the info section of each song.

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Artist name not appearing in list

I received a new Ipod Classic 160GB for Christmas. I have transferred some CD's to it and some of the names of the artists are not appearing in the list of names. The albums are there - is there any way to get these to display? Thanks!

... and as well as the helpful answers provided by planb77 and Jeff there is another little trick you could try.
Remove the Compilations heading from the *Main Menu* of your iPod. This will then cause all the artists who only appear on compilation albums to appear on the iPod/music/Artists* list.
To remove the Compilations heading, go to *Settings/Main Menu* and make sure Compilations does not have a tick next to it.
Phil

For some artists in my Music app on my I-phone, the songs do not appear when I search by the artist. However, if I search the album name, all the songs show. How do I get the songs to show under songs?

For some artists in my Music app on my I-phone, the songs do not appear when I search by the artist. However, if I search the album name, all the songs show. How do I get the songs to show under songs?

Hi Spam_Valley,
I understand that you are having issues with your music displaying correctly. This may be an issues with the metadata stored within that song, and iTunes interpretation of that info.
We may need to repair this. See the following resources for information:
iTunes 10 for Windows: If song titles don’t appear correctly
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH1468
Fixing Incorrect Song or Album Listings in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24677
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CDs loaded, Artist name does not appear in ARTISTS list

Among all the CDs I've loaded and songs purchased, I have 2 Carly Simon
CDs on my video iPod. However, Carly Simon's name does not appear in my
list of ARTISTS in the Music Menu.
I did a sync with my iTunes list and the songs are indeed loaded.
Why is her name missing from the list and how do I get it back?
It used to be there!
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I just found the answer on the discussion board.
In my SETTINGS I had compilations turned on.
When I switched it off, Carly Simon was back in my
ARTISTS list.

Songs not appearing under artists

Hi,
I'm going to try and explain this the best way I can,
On my Ipod (30GB), some songs do not appear under the artist.
Example:
I have two songs by Christina Aguilera, A is from the album "Stripped" and the other one (B) I haven't listed any album name (therefore it is Blank). So on my ipod when I go into:
[ Music -> Artist -> Christina Aguilera -> All ]
only song A is shown.
But if I go into [Music -> Songs ] I can find A and B...
So you see my problem,
If you have any idea, please answer,
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Waq
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"the other one (B) I haven't listed any album name (therefore it is Blank)."
There is the problem.
See: Some songs don't don't show under artist on my iPod.
From what I understand, once you add a second album name for that artist even for a single song, ALL the rest of the songs should now show up under that artist, even those without album names.

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I have done nothing different, all of a sudden some of my albums and artists are appearing, not all just some. Can anyone help?

Please help! Artist names not appearing in ipod after syncing!

Hey there everyone, I really really need some help with this problem that I have now had for 2 months. I have this problem on 3 different ipods so I know it is not a problem with the ipod, it is with itunes.
My itunes library is in perfect order and set up how I want it to be when in my ipod, e.g, every song has the artist, album and song name in the correct places in the 'get info' tab, and appears in the correct places in the itunes library.
However, when I synchronise my ipod with itunes, the artist tab in the ipod consistently says 'no artists'. However, the songs are in the songs tab and albums in the albums tab, but it doesn't register the artists. Because of this I can't search for the artists I want.
I have spoken to apple numerous times and they haven't been able to tell me what is wrong with it. I'm at my wits end with this and so greatly appreciate any help or advice anyone can give.
Things I have tried so far include, changing ipods, selecting all as part of a compilation, deleting the music from itunes and then putting back into itunes. None of this has worked.
Please help
Thanks

*When I rip CD's onto iTunes and then upload them onto my iPod some of them DON'T APPEAR ON THE 'ARTIST' section of my iPod Nano.*
There are usually two things that contribute to songs not appearing under Artist on the iPod, both due to information either in or missing from the Get Info>Info tab against the song in iTunes. 1) the song has no album name associated with it or 2) the song is marked as part of a compilation.
If tracks are missing an Album name in the Info tab, this information needs to be filled in. The no album one is a bit quirky as the songs will appear under certain circumstances (for instance I read somewhere that if you have at least two tracks with different album names the rest will appear), however the simplest remedy is just add None or Miscellaneous to all the blanks in place of a title. See this link for more detail: I don't see some of my songs when browsing by artist on my iPod
Also if the tracks are ticked in the Get Info>Info tab as part of a compilation, they will not appear under Artist on the iPod. Highlight a song in iTunes that you know is not appearing correctly on your iPod. Right click on it and choose Get Info and click the Info tab (alternatively choose Get Info from the File menu), if "Part of a Compilation" is marked untick it and afterwards update your iPod, you should find it now appears as normal. Setting "Compilations" on your iPod main menu prevents you getting lots of single artist entries when you load an album by various artists.

I have a single song that is on my iPod Classic 7 but the artist does not appear and under "artists" in the music it doesn't appear, nor does it in albums. All the information on the song is correct the artist just will not appear. Why is this?

All the information is correct and filled correctly, I have chacked seven times, but it still will not appear, why?

Any funny characters in the artist or album names? I take it that it is not hiding for the reasons given in Missing Artist or Album not with others by same artist? Sort fields can sometimes cause items to be listed in a different place within the list. Can you find it using search on the device?
tt2

Artists DO NOT Appear on iPod Directory

This is kind of annoying: Some of the artists do not appear on my iPod's "Artist" directory, so I have to look under "Albums" to find the artist that way. Anyone have any idea what could cause this?
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There are usually two things that contribute to songs not appearing under Artist on the iPod, both due to information either in or missing from the Get Info>Info tab against the song in iTunes. 1) the song is marked as part of a compilation or 2) the song has no album name associated with it.
if the tracks are ticked in the Get Info>Info tab as part of a compilation, they will not appear under Artist on the iPod. Highlight a song in iTunes that you know is not appearing correctly on your iPod. Right click on it and choose Get Info and click the Info tab (alternatively choose Get Info from the File menu), if "Part of a Compilation" is marked untick it and afterwards update your iPod, you should find it now appears as normal. If you are using iTunes 8 and view the multiple items info box the compilations setting is in the "Options" tab. Setting "Compilations" on your iPod main menu prevents you getting lots of single artist entries when you load an album by various artists.
Also if the tracks are missing an Album name in the Info tab, this information needs to be filled in. The no album one is a bit quirky as the songs will appear under certain circumstances (for instance I read somewhere that if you have at least two tracks with different album names the rest will appear), however the simplest remedy is just add None or Miscellaneous to all the blanks in place of a title. See this link for more detail: I don't see some of my songs when browsing by artist on my iPod

The artist names are correct in itunes but they are not appearing on iphone4

The artists names are appaering in iTunes but they are not appearing on my iPhone

Just right click the song and select "Get Info". Under "Info" tab, in the "Album Artist" part, make sure it is the name of the artist you want. Also works when selecting multiple songs if all the same artist.

Quite a lot of my music will not appear in the 'artist' list.....

i can only access it through the 'songs' list. Has this happened to anyone else and does anyone know how to fix it?
Thanks

There are usually two things that contribute to songs not appearing under Artist on the iPod, both due to information either in or missing from the Get Info>Info tab against the song in iTunes. 1) the song has no album name associated with it or 2) the song is marked as part of a compilation.
If tracks are missing an Album name in the Info tab, this information needs to be filled in. The no album one is a bit quirky as the songs will appear under certain circumstances (for instance I read somewhere that if you have at least two tracks with different album names the rest will appear), however the simplest remedy is just add None or Miscellaneous to all the blanks in place of a title. See this link for more detail: I don't see some of my songs when browsing by artist on my iPod
Also if the tracks are ticked in the Get Info>Info tab as part of a compilation, they will not appear under Artist on the iPod. Highlight a song in iTunes that you know is not appearing correctly on your iPod. Right click on it and choose Get Info and click the Info tab (alternatively choose Get Info from the File menu), if "Part of a Compilation" is marked untick it and afterwards update your iPod, you should find it now appears as normal. Setting "Compilations" on your iPod main menu prevents you getting lots of single artist entries when you load an album by various artists.

Tracks on compilations are not appearing on an artist's song list. Is there a setting which will change this?

Tracks from compilations are not appearing on an atist's song list. Is there a setting I can chnge to make them appear?

On the iPod turn off Settings > Main Menu > Compilations & Settings > Music Menu > Compilations.
See Grouping tracks into albums for further details.
tt2

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