JMG114

Q: Apple Music/iTunes Replacing My Album Artwork

Hi. This might have been the case for a while, or maybe I'm just noticing it now that I'm trying Apple Music. In any event, I've noticed that my album artwork on my iPhone has been changing to images that I have never picked. I'm pretty meticulous about my album artwork, and I know what's correct for my albums. Is there a way to prevent this from happening and for my own album artwork to remain the way it is? Thanks.

iPhone 6, iOS 8, 8.0.2

Posted on Jun 30, 2015 11:27 AM

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  • by JRW80,

    JRW80 JRW80 Feb 22, 2016 3:12 PM in response to Jan@Mac
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    Feb 22, 2016 3:12 PM in response to Jan@Mac

    It's ridiculous that this happens - couldn't believe it when I subscribed to Apple Music last night and found what a mess it had made of my artwork. It's issues like this that you simply can't justify for an organisation the size of Apple.

     

    However, I found an easy fix, albeit a time-consuming one depending on the size of your existing music library.  Simply right click on every affected album in iTunes (which still shows the correct artwork), hit 'Get Info' to edit, select the 'Artwork' tab, then cut the image (Command + X) and paste it back (Command + V), then 'Ok' to finish editing.  Within a matter of seconds (depending on your network speed), the artwork will be corrected on your device(s).

  • by Bob Foss,

    Bob Foss Bob Foss Apr 3, 2016 8:22 PM in response to JMG114
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    Apr 3, 2016 8:22 PM in response to JMG114

    I don't use Match or Apple Music but was getting iTunes selected artwork everytime I synched on my new iPod Touch 6, not my own.  Read that the way to solve is putting my device on Airplane Mode; then, the iPod can't go to the iTunes Store to get album artwork...it just synchs what I have in my library.  As an extra measure, during synching, I disconnect from Wi-Fi.  The only artwork available then is from your library.  I found updating my iPod mixes the artwork as I have to go in the internet to download the updates.  I've decided no more updates unless it directly affects me or my iPod.

  • by mkems,

    mkems mkems Apr 26, 2016 9:34 AM in response to JMG114
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    Apr 26, 2016 9:34 AM in response to JMG114

    I subscribe to Match (4 years) and Apple Music (out of the gate)—his is VERY annoying and it is getting WORSE! At first it was just my iOS devices—seemingly random artwork for albums and songs, it has now spread to my Macs. I have artist who I have 10 albums for and the artwork is the same for all 10 albums (OS).


    It would be one thing to do this to my Apple Music library; it is unacceptable to do it to my personal library especially my “master Mac”. I have physically loaded decades worth of CDs, for some older stuff I had to locate and physically add artwork. I am visual person and you are removing my “cues”. PLEASE, please, PLEASE, fix this issue!

  • by mefromflushing,

    mefromflushing mefromflushing May 4, 2016 10:15 PM in response to mkems
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    May 4, 2016 10:15 PM in response to mkems

    I Have the same issue. Very unimpressed with Apple. i now use googles music service and it's much better. Would recommend that everyone leave Apple and use google play music. It will save everyone a lot of unnecessary aggravation

  • by Jimimdan,

    Jimimdan Jimimdan May 16, 2016 9:42 AM in response to JMG114
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    May 16, 2016 9:42 AM in response to JMG114

    i think the solution is very simple...(it works for me)

    i do disable all ibraries, i also create an account to apple music...

    i even try to sync iPhone on iTunes without any network connection...

    nothing works. every time i try to load a new playlist, apple music replace some album artworks.

    finally by accident  i found the solution, by going on iPhone to GENERAL>RESTRICTIONS. first enable restrictions , then uncheck(disable) apple music connect button.

    that's it. i tested several times with different playlists and no album artwork change.

    you can also notice  that the "connect" sign in music disappear . Only left  the sections : my music, playlists and radio

     

    it is very annoying that apple, trying in a sneaky way  force us to buy...very dangerous manipulations...


    iPhone 6 >iOS 9.3.1

    macbook pro 09> el capitan

  • by ZapSev,

    ZapSev ZapSev Aug 24, 2016 5:41 AM in response to JMG114
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    Mac OS X
    Aug 24, 2016 5:41 AM in response to JMG114

    Has there been a fix for this? I just tried apple music and it replaced artwork on my ios iPhone. All posts I see on this issue are over a year old.

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