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Use va_name config for all artist fields on VA releases #6438

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion beetsplug/beatport.py
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import beets
import beets.ui
from beets import config
from beets.autotag.hooks import AlbumInfo, TrackInfo
from beets.metadata_plugins import MetadataSourcePlugin
from beets.util import unique_list
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va = release.artists is not None and len(release.artists) > 3
artist, artist_id = self._get_artist(release.artists)
if va:
artist = "Various Artists"
artist = config["va_name"].as_str()
tracks: list[TrackInfo] = []
if release.tracks is not None:
tracks = [self._get_track_info(x) for x in release.tracks]
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
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Expand Up @@ -572,7 +572,13 @@ def album_info(self, release: JSONDict) -> beets.autotag.hooks.AlbumInfo:
)
info.va = info.artist_id == VARIOUS_ARTISTS_ID
if info.va:
info.artist = config["va_name"].as_str()
va_name = config["va_name"].as_str()
info.artist = va_name
info.artist_sort = va_name
info.artists = [va_name]
info.artists_sort = [va_name]
info.artist_credit = va_name
info.artists_credit = [va_name]
info.asin = release.get("asin")
info.releasegroup_id = release["release-group"]["id"]
info.albumstatus = release.get("status")
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions docs/changelog.rst
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Expand Up @@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ Bug fixes
different providers share the same ID. :bug:`6178` :bug:`6181`
- :doc:`plugins/mbsync` and :doc:`plugins/missing` now use each item's stored
``data_source`` for ID lookups, with a fallback to ``MusicBrainz``.
- :doc:`plugins/musicbrainz`: Use ``va_name`` config for ``albumartist_sort``,
``albumartists_sort``, ``albumartist_credit``, ``albumartists_credit``, and
``albumartists`` on VA releases instead of hardcoded "Various Artists".
:bug:`6316`
- :doc:`plugins/beatport`: Use ``va_name`` config for the album artist on VA
releases instead of hardcoded "Various Artists". :bug:`6316`

For plugin developers
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