Music Artwork gone crazy after iOs26.1 has any one else experienced problems?

Has anyone else experienced random artwork changes on music since iOs26.1 came out? I've got artwork for artists I've never heard of and even music purchased on iTunes is incorrect?

Totally bizarre.... Did a sync today total after purchasing a few CDs and buying a few albums off iTunes and have stuff like Jerry Lee Lewis on Yungblud albums or Sinaed O'Connor on Powderfinger albums!

Have done restarts on both iMac and iPhone 17 Pro Max and tried again and again and the art just keeps on changing - last sync put Sia art on a Faith No More album..... ugh.....

iPhone 17 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Nov 18, 2025 12:23 AM

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Posted on Feb 25, 2026 10:41 PM

So in the end the Apple case Manager had me go to my service provider and transfer the E SIM to an old phone and erase the 17 back to factory settings status, then if it worked go back and get the e sim swapped back.

I was told to do a cable sync not a side by side - and whilst it jammed a few times, eventually the music art and Apple TV are all ok, but Books are still a rotating mess of art coming from music and Apple TV.

I’ve downloaded 26.3 no negative impact on music or TV but Books is still a mess. I deleted the books and re-synched but it made no difference when they came back - out of 56 Audiobooks purchased they all have the same art - a Natalie Cole album cover without the name or author of the book visible til you actually play it…..

funny how the bugs are in Apple Apps!

I’ve given up and just learned to accept that Apple ain’t what it used to be.

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