Plz help, numerous artist names on iPod

hi guys, i jus got a 30gb ipod and when i put my albums on, my iPod shows two artist names and one of them is correct, the other just has one of their songs. i hate unorganized music so can you please help. thanks

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
You can highlight all songs by the same artist or in the same album and then perform the steps Damon listed. I find this way to be easier and work better the first time.
This is usually caused by extra spaces at the end of the artist name or some minor change in it. I like highlighting all the songs by the same artist then going to get info better as you can make all of them match at once.
To do this:
1) Highlight all songs by the same artist
2) Right click one, making sure all remain highlighted, and go to get info. Click OK/Yes to the message that pops up.
3) Retype the artist field.
4) Click OK.
All of the songs you selected should now have identical artist information and appear under one person.
Once you are done with this, update your iPod with iTunes.
btabz

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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.
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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.
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