Q: Artist Photos Missing in iTunes 12.5.1

Yes it really is a shame. Time to ditch iTunes and move on to Roon until Apple fixes this.

I am missing many artist photos as well. I meticulously groomed my music collection's tags, photos, etc. I know there can be bugs with new releases, but Apple's bugs seem on the rise with each new release. Also, their deciding what looks good and what doesn't for everyone is infuriating. Apple, if you want to introduce a new view, make it AN OPTION we can choose from instead of dictating what you think we'll like. I am so close to ditching Apple entirely after YEARS and going to another platform.

In Artist view, you can adjust the size of the cover art by resizing the iTunes window. It's not ideal and it means that all the tracks stay in a single column but at least the covers don't hog the screen.

Only the Artists that you have been following on iTunes will show artists's pictures. Not whatever you have purchased through iTunes.

Initially when Apple launched this 'follow' artists feature, we could follow any artist we want. But now since their Apple Music service, we can only follow if we are subscribed to their music service.

I do not buy lossy music formats and I always rip my LP records in high resolution audio or I buy HD audio tracks, so either buying my music from Apple store or subscribe to Apple Music are not my cups of tea.

You can easily downgrade in Windows but not on Mac as iTunes is a part of OS. I have been trying to downgrade it to last version but it won't let me. All Mac OS security updates are bundled with iTunes updates as well so its like deleting iTunes manually every time you do security updates.

same problem here, fix this apple!!!

I've never followed any artists in iTunes and I don't subscribe to Apple Music. I have random artist photos showing up in iTunes (both purchased songs and CD rips) but a lot them just have the microphone placeholder. However, on iOS, most of them are there with only a few missing. I think this is a bug.

You CAN downgrade your iTunes on Mac, as long as you are not on Sierra. I downgraded from 12.5.1 to 12.4.3 successfully, thank goodness. There is a link earlier in this thread which explains how to do it.

If only it were that simple.

I have a whole bunch of tracks bought on the iTunes store which don't display their artwork either.

Not good, Apple.

This is one of the most  annoying things about iTunes for a long long time

how is downgrade procedure?

me too same issue load of silly useless pictures of purple microphones, If this is intentional then Apple are slowly driving away loyal fans of iTunes who use it in a combination of storing their CD music and purchased. Well done Apple great job...JRiver here I come.

Same here. No consistency between iPhone and Mac. These microphone pictures are just ******** ugly. Would be easy to take one of the Album artwork, crop them and use them for Artists view. APPLE this ***** !

Unfortunately all Artists I used to follow are not granted with the delicacy of a nice photos. Example "Arthur Beatrice" does not have a photo in artist view but the ugly microphone in IOS 10 as well as Itunes 12.5 for Mac.