Music App Missing Artist Under "Artists", Exists Elsewhere

I just backed up my iPhone 4S and restored that backup to my new iPhone 5. I tried to use the music app to play a song by an artist, let's use Kanye West as an example. Under Artist I no longer have any listings for songs by Kanye West. However, if I go to Albums and find an album by Kanye West, this album is indeed there. When I play the album, it clearly says the artist is Kanye West.
So why isn't "Kanye West" showing up under Artists if his music is clearly there with the correct tags? Is anyone else missing random artist listings on iOS 6?

Anyone? Should I ask this somewhere else?

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