Album Art Missing for Some Albums but Shows in Lidarr #2620

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opened 2026-02-20 13:00:05 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 13:00:05 -05:00

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Originally created by @s-nix on GitHub (Mar 23, 2023).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Current Behavior

With Emby/Kodi metadata enabled, some albums do not have their respective folder.* album art while displaying the desired album art in the Lidarr Web UI after synchronization, while others do.

An example of this is the album CyberChip by artist LukHash (MusicBrainz Link):

As you can see Lidarr wrote the .nfo as requested but did not download the album art to the respective folder. This album art did make it into the /config/MediaCovers directory though.

Expected Behavior

Any album art that displays in the Lidarr Web UI should be saved to the album folder when the respective metadata options are selected.

Steps To Reproduce

Enable Kodi/Emby metadata tagging including images.
Acquire the CyberChip by artist LukHash (MusicBrainz Link) album in Lidarr.
See that the album art is not updated after downloading the album.

Environment

- OS: Debian 11
- Lidarr: 1.1.3.2971
- Docker Install: Yes
- Using Reverse Proxy: No
- Browser: Chromium
- Database: Sqlite 3.38.5

What branch are you running?

Master

Trace Logs?

Lidarr.trace.txt

Enabled trace logging
Retagged affected artist

Originally created by @s-nix on GitHub (Mar 23, 2023). ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [X] I have searched the existing open and closed issues ### Current Behavior With Emby/Kodi metadata enabled, some albums do not have their respective `folder.*` album art while displaying the desired album art in the Lidarr Web UI after synchronization, while others do. An example of this is the album [CyberChip by artist LukHash (MusicBrainz Link)](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/adad6a48-e76e-4ed2-85bc-7b2070379488): ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/11358399/227357862-6ee19bb1-67d7-466f-b80d-d9fb4c5dd7a1.png) As you can see Lidarr wrote the `.nfo` as requested but did not download the album art to the respective folder. This album art did make it into the `/config/MediaCovers` directory though. ### Expected Behavior Any album art that displays in the Lidarr Web UI should be saved to the album folder when the respective metadata options are selected. ### Steps To Reproduce 1. Enable Kodi/Emby metadata tagging including images. 2. Acquire the [CyberChip by artist LukHash (MusicBrainz Link)](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/adad6a48-e76e-4ed2-85bc-7b2070379488) album in Lidarr. 3. See that the album art is not updated after downloading the album. ### Environment ```markdown - OS: Debian 11 - Lidarr: 1.1.3.2971 - Docker Install: Yes - Using Reverse Proxy: No - Browser: Chromium - Database: Sqlite 3.38.5 ``` ### What branch are you running? Master ### Trace Logs? [Lidarr.trace.txt](https://github.com/Lidarr/Lidarr/files/11056355/Lidarr.trace.txt) - Enabled trace logging - Retagged affected artist