When I add new music to iTunes, it doesn't appear under artists or anywhere else in library.

The other night, I tried adding a bunch of music that I had sitting on my Seagate external hard drive to my iTunes library, which is also located on my external. I attempted to add around 1,500 songs at once. It was giving me problems at first and only added some of the music so I tried again. Now I have a problem.
When I add new music, iTunes only recognizes that I added it after I close iTunes are restart it. But then, the music doesn't show up under artists or anything. The new music shows up under the Recently Added smart playlist, the folder is located in the iTunes library, and when you search for the music it says its there, but it's not under artists or in the song list or anything.
Example:
1. Added music from Abandon All Ships! (who I didn't have before), but they don't show up under artists despite the fact that iTunes says the music is there.
2. Added music from Whitechapel (who I had before), but the album doesn't show up with the rest.
Hopefully this makes sense the way I explained it. It's all rather frustrating.

Hello transcend94,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
Where are my iTunes files located?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
iTunes: Understanding iTunes Media Organization
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3847
Avoid using different versions of iTunes, or you may be unable to locate content, or may import or transfer content to the wrong location.
Best of luck,
Mario

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