iPhone 6 Plus (iOS 8.2) Displaying Wrongs Artist Names

Hey there!

That sure sounds unpleasant. Are the tracks affected only purchased items from the iTunes Store? If so, give this a whirl and let me know if it helps you out:

1. Remove the songs from your iOS device by sliding left on the track and tapping "Delete". They are not permanently deleted as they will be retrieved from your account in later steps.
2. Navigate to Settings > iTunes and App Store then tap on your Apple ID and press "Sign Out"
3. 3) Navigate to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings. Enter your passcode if necessary and proceed. (*NOTE: Resetting All Settings will remove certain information from your device such as the selected background on home and lock screen, remove your passcode and general settings. You may have to re-enter this kind of information once iPhone reboots)
4. Once your device turns back on, navigate to Settings > iTunes and App Store. Renter your Apple ID and password.
5. Launch the iTunes Store app from the home screen on your device.
6. Retrieve your purchases by tapping on "More", located at the bottom right corner of the app. Under the "Purchased" section, find the songs you've removed and tap on the cloud icon to retrieve your purchases.

I can only speculate that this issue is related to settings on your device. It's possible that the issue persists because you've restored a backup where the bug was located in the first place. The steps above should help. Try it out and let me know if that works for you.

Cheers!

Hmm...interesting.

If there are several people that have experienced that issue, have you attempted to restore your device through recovery mode? It essentially reinstalls the iOS 8.2 software. If you do that and set it up as new just to try it and it still doesn't work, it would appear to be more of a service issue. I would suggest trying that out and then booking an appointment at the Genius Bar at your nearest Apple Retail Store if there's one in your area.

Restoring your phone through recovery mode (DFU Mode) will completely erase all your information. You said you've backed up your information and already restored it before though, correct? Consider it a more thorough way to restore your phone. It should only be done when restoring your phone and setting it up as new still does not do the trick. Have you tried setting up the device as new?

Yep, Same problem here. It's listed as the correct artist in iTunes, but it shows up as the wrong artist on my iPhone. Is it just that one song you showed, or do all your Michael Jackson songs show that as the artist? I can also verify that, at least for me, it is not only songs I've purchased, but songs I've ripped or downloaded from other sources as well. I know it is not a corrupt library, because when I sync the music to my iPod, it shows the correct artist. The only fix I have found is very annoying. I had to downgrade back to 8.1.3, and that fixed the problem. Unfortunately, I have a permanent notification on my settings app that there is an update, but I can't remove it, which is irritating. So it is definitely a bug in 8.2. Apple is still allowing the downgrade to 8.1.3, but at some point in the near future, they will stop letting you restore your phone with 8.1.3. This needs to be fixed for the next update. If you would like instructions on how to do this, let me know. You do not need to Jailbreak your phone. In fact, with the music app acting buggy since the last few updates, I wouldn't recommend Jailbreaking, as it could cause more problems.

Luis, glad I'm not the only one experiencing this! I've been searching for this topic everywhere. Yeah, this seems like a bug within the new update. I did some of the solutions on fixing the problems, but they were minor (nothing I could do on some purchased songs). Hopefully we will see another iOS update on this fix.

Ok Luis, here are my screenshots. These are the problems I'm facing as well.

Edit: I was using my iPod for the screenshots, since this is an iOS unified issue.

You're welcome! Thanks and good luck! 🙂

I have Iphone5C and I been noticing displaying wrong artist names since yesterday morning. I think I downloaded ios 8.2 a few weeks ago.

For instance, clearly on Itunes store on my desktop machine shows "Don Omar-Sr Destino-Meet the Orphans, But on my iphone it shows up as Don Omar & Juan Magan. I don't know why it's showing up & Juan Magan. I deleted my entire playlist on my iphone and will try to resync it with my desktop machine at home. I have a appointment this weekend with a tech person at a apple store, near my house.

Anna