I received a new Ipod Classic 160GB for Christmas. I have transferred some CD's to it and some of the names of the artists are not appearing in the list of names. The albums are there - is there any way to get these to display? Thanks!
I would check to make sure that the music by that artist is not marked as "part of a compilation in iTunes. You can do this by right->click on a track, choosing "Get Info" from the shortcut menu. Then under the
Info tab you will find this option in the lower right hand corner. Then sync the updated changes to your iPod and see if that helps.
I would check to make sure that the music by that artist is not marked as "part of a compilation in iTunes. You can do this by right->click on a track, choosing "Get Info" from the shortcut menu. Then under the
Info tab you will find this option in the lower right hand corner. Then sync the updated changes to your iPod and see if that helps.
As well as the helpful answer by planb77, it's worth noting that if the artist has at least one track that is not in a compilation, then all the albums they appear on, including compilations, are listed under "artist". If they only appear on compilations then they are excluded from the artists menu.
... and as well as the helpful answers provided by
planb77 and
Jeff there is another little trick you could try.
Remove the
Compilations heading from the *Main Menu* of your iPod. This will then cause all the artists who only appear on compilation albums to appear on the iPod/music/Artists* list.
To remove the
Compilations heading, go to *Settings/Main Menu* and make sure
Compilations does
not have a tick next to it.