Handle fetch pulling release groups with multiple album artists #260

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wojtek · 2025-01-05T15:07:13+01:00

wojtek commented

2025-01-05 15:07:13 +01:00

For example Mongol Metal by Nine Treasures.

This should be handled consistently with the rest of the collection:

At the moment multiple album artists have their names combined and appear as a separate album artist. Not clear what fetch should do.

Create a new artist? This may create many artists I don't care about.
Ignore? These can be good albums.

It could be that in the future it's better to have the same album referenced from all the album artists. This seems the more robust solution.

The first is what is done now, what beets does by default and more consistent with how most applications approach the issue. It also saves on the problem of having an artist in the collection by virtue of only having co-created an album even though the artist is otherwise boring.

For example [Mongol Metal](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/7527b7de-7216-4b7f-950c-f7ca0fa36d1e) by [Nine Treasures](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/170b3bcd-3f7d-4fbd-a3ed-9c2e10f550ed). This should be handled consistently with the rest of the collection: 1. At the moment multiple album artists have their names combined and appear as a separate album artist. Not clear what fetch should do. - Create a new artist? This may create many artists I don't care about. - Ignore? These can be good albums. 2. It could be that in the future it's better to have the same album referenced from all the album artists. This seems the more robust solution. The first is what is done now, what beets does by default and more consistent with how most applications approach the issue. It also saves on the problem of having an artist in the collection by virtue of only having co-created an album even though the artist is otherwise boring.

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Reference: wojtek/musichoard#260