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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 11:26 AM

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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).

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.

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!

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

Nov 9, 2016 7:44 AM in response to JMG114

I too have experienced this issue. I copied all of my CD collection and scanned the album covers. I have put a lot of time and effort into organizing my music library. I recently got Apple Music and I love it so far, this is really the only thing I have noticed that I don't like. Some of the changes I don't mind because it put album covers on some that had no image and a few of my scanned covers that were low resolution were replaced with a better image. But others have a completely different album cover attached, this is frustrating because Elton John's Madman across the water now has a Greatest hits cover!? Other albums have artwork of a different album by the same artist and when I look at the album to which that cover belongs it has artwork to an album I don't even have in my collection. I understand filling in artwork that doesn't exist or replacing low res with better quality pics, but to completely alter my library with album covers that have nothing to do with the tracks in question is just mind boggling! Dear Apple: Please work to correct this, as an audiophile who takes his music seriously this is a frustrating issue and I would be very happy to see this change. I am still an advocate for Apple Music and will still recommend to those around me but for me this issue has to change, Please and Thank You.

Sincerely

Dedicated Apple fan and proud user.

Apple Music/iTunes Replacing My Album Artwork

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