WM/AlbumArtist Attribute

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The WM/AlbumArtist attribute is the name of the primary artist for the album.

Applies To

• Audio Items
• CD Playlists
• CD Tracks
• Commonly Used Windows Media File Attributes

Remarks

This attribute is stored in both the library (or cache) and the digital media file.

AlbumArtist is an alias for this attribute.

The Windows Media Format SDK constant for this attribute is g_wszWMAlbumArtist.

To determine whether you can change the value of this attribute, use the Media.isReadOnlyItem method.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Version	Windows Media Player 9 Series or later

See also

Attribute Reference