Songs by artist are seperated in ipod

Question

I have an ipod nano and I am having the hardest time trying to make it so that the songs by each artist are consolidated in one list. What I mean is, when I search by artist, 'Johnny Cash', for example, is listed 3 times, with all of the songs I have downloaded seperated into 3 lists. How can I organize this so they are all grouped in one?
hope that made sense,
steph
thanks!!!!!

Answer 1

Make sure they are all spelt in an identical manner, even an extra space that you might not notice can make a difference. I have found instances where the spacebar has created extra stop at the end of the line. The quickest way is to sort your iTunes library by artist to bring your tracks together. Click on the first track by your artist say "Johnny Cash", hold down the shift key and click on the last track in the list, this will highlight all in between. Right click on the list and choose Get Info, you get a dialogue box asking if you want to update multiple items, click Yes and then the Info tab. Overtype the artist name then click ok and this will ensure the whole selection is identical. Once you've done this connect your iPod, if you are updating automatically it will pick up the changes. If you are updating manually follow the instructions above with the iPod connected and carry out the changes directly on the iPod's song list.