1 files changed, 29 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs
index 7cc851b73b..fa7112eb90 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs
@@ -50,21 +50,40 @@ public class ArtistsValidator
     public async Task Run(IProgress<double> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var names = _itemRepo.GetAllArtistNames();
+        var existingArtistIds = _libraryManager.GetItemIds(new InternalItemsQuery
+        {
+            IncludeItemTypes = [BaseItemKind.MusicArtist]
+        }).ToHashSet();
+
+        var existingArtists = _libraryManager.GetArtists(names);
 
         var numComplete = 0;
         var count = names.Count;
+        var refreshed = 0;
 
         foreach (var name in names)
         {
             try
             {
-                var item = _libraryManager.GetArtist(name);
+                MusicArtist? item = null;
+                if (existingArtists.TryGetValue(name, out var artists) && artists.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    item = artists.OrderBy(i => i.IsAccessedByName ? 1 : 0).First();
+                }
 
-                await item.RefreshMetadata(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                // Fall back to GetArtist if not found (creates new item if needed)
+                item ??= _libraryManager.GetArtist(name);
+                var isNew = !existingArtistIds.Contains(item.Id);
+                var neverRefreshed = item.DateLastRefreshed == default;
+
+                if (isNew || neverRefreshed)
+                {
+                    await item.RefreshMetadata(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    refreshed++;
+                }
             }
             catch (OperationCanceledException)
             {
-                // Don't clutter the log
                 throw;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
@@ -80,31 +99,24 @@ public class ArtistsValidator
             progress.Report(percent);
         }
 
+        _logger.LogInformation("Refreshed metadata for {RefreshedCount} new artists out of {TotalCount} total", refreshed, count);
+
         var deadEntities = _libraryManager.GetItemList(new InternalItemsQuery
         {
             IncludeItemTypes = [BaseItemKind.MusicArtist],
             IsDeadArtist = true,
             IsLocked = false
-        }).Cast<MusicArtist>().ToList();
+        }).Cast<MusicArtist>()
+        .Where(item => item.IsAccessedByName)
+        .ToList();
 
         foreach (var item in deadEntities)
         {
-            if (!item.IsAccessedByName)
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             _logger.LogInformation("Deleting dead {ItemType} {ItemId} {ItemName}", item.GetType().Name, item.Id.ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), item.Name);
-
-            _libraryManager.DeleteItem(
-                item,
-                new DeleteOptions
-                {
-                    DeleteFileLocation = false
-                },
-                false);
         }
 
+        _libraryManager.DeleteItemsUnsafeFast(deadEntities, deleteSourceFiles: true);
+
         progress.Report(100);
     }
 }