Inconsistent Artist Navigation and Formatting

[Divyansh8946]

Version of RiMusic

0.6.68 - Normal Version

Android version

14

I've done these:

• Uninstall old build before installing a new one
• Checked opening issues about my similar problem

Tell us how you trigger this bug

1. Description: Inconsistent artist information, formatting, and navigation behavior across all songs:

(A) Artist Link & Slider Inconsistency:
• Songs with a standalone artist and correct formatting do redirect to the artist's homepage.
• Songs with multiple artists and incorrect formatting (multiple commas) do display a slider, leading to individual artist homepages.
• Songs with multiple artists and correct formatting do not display a slider.
(B) Incorrect Formatting: Multiple artists are separated by numerous commas (e.g., "Artist 1,,,,,,,Artist 2") in some cases, primarily when the slider appears.

2. Steps to Reproduce:

(A) Open RiMusic and navigate to any songs in any category.
(B) Open various songs, paying close attention to the formatting (correct vs. multiple commas) and number of artists (standalone vs. multiple).
(C) Click the artist name(s) in each song and observe the navigation and slider behavior.

3. Expected Behavior:

(A) Artist Navigation & Slider:
• For songs with a standalone artist, clicking the artist header should always redirect to their homepage.
• For songs with multiple artists, clicking the artist header should always display a slider with all artists, each linking to their individual homepage.
(B) Multiple artists should always be formatted cleanly (e.g., "Artist 1, Artist 2").

4. Actual Behavior:

(A) Songs with a standalone artist and correct formatting do lead to the homepage.
(B) Songs with multiple artists and incorrect formatting do display a slider leading to respective homepages.
(C) Songs with multiple artists and correct formatting do not display a slider.
(D) Multiple commas are shown when multiple artists are present and the slider appears.

5. Impact: Inconsistent and confusing user experience related to artist navigation across all songs.

6. Possible Cause: Likely a data processing or linking error causing incorrect formatting and inconsistent slider behavior for single/multiple artist cases across all song categories.

7. Suggestion: Investigate the data handling logic for all songs, the relationship between formatting, and artist homepage redirection/slider display to ensure consistency across the entire app.

Submit a video

The screenrecording shows examples of the three scenarios described: (1) standalone artist, correct formatting; (2) multiple artists, incorrect formatting; (3) multiple artists, correct formatting.

Record_2025-01-27-18-14-47_720_1600.mp4

What was your expectation?

I expected to be taken to the artist's homepage or presented with a slider of artists, depending on whether there was one or multiple artists.

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[funeralruiner]

same issue here
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/23e54a49-66de-4402-be3a-f406cc8c4ee3

[Divyansh8946]

@fast4x, we're still seeing this issue after updating to 0.6.69. Could you kindly look into it? It appears other users are also experiencing this.

[twistios]

The comma-and-ampersand problem is solved now (so probably will be in the next release).
The linking problem is solved in certain situations (but existing non-linked songs will not automatically be fixed). And in case that the album is linked, the artist linking can be established by "updating" the album (in the respective album).
In case that the album linking does not work, the probability is very high that the song is actually a video (which don't have an album associated with them). Inside of playlists, it is possible to use the "updating" to get the album version of a video. In case this does not work properly, one can "rematch" a song to the matching version manually (but it is possible that the correct version is not available).