sec(subsonic): authentication bypass in Subsonic API with non-existent username

Signed-off-by: Deluan <deluan@navidrome.org>
2026-01-01 03:18:13 -05:00 · 2025-02-20 19:59:29 -05:00
842 changed files with 16452 additions and 101464 deletions
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
 		"args": {
 			// Update the VARIANT arg to pick a version of Go: 1, 1.15, 1.14
-			"VARIANT": "1.25",
+			"VARIANT": "1.23",
 			// Options
 			"INSTALL_NODE": "true",
-			"NODE_VERSION": "v24"
+			"NODE_VERSION": "v20"
 		}
 	},
 	"workspaceMount": "",
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-### Description
-<!-- Please provide a clear and concise description of what this PR does and why it is needed. -->
-
-### Related Issues
-<!-- List any related issues, e.g., "Fixes #123" or "Related to #456". -->
-
-### Type of Change
- [ ] Bug fix
- [ ] New feature
- [ ] Documentation update
- [ ] Refactor
- [ ] Other (please describe):
-
-### Checklist
-Please review and check all that apply:
-
- [ ] My code follows the project’s coding style
- [ ] I have tested the changes locally
- [ ] I have added or updated documentation as needed
- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix/feature works (or explain why not)
- [ ] All existing and new tests pass
-
-### How to Test
-<!-- Describe the steps to test your changes. Include setup, commands, and expected results. -->
-
-### Screenshots / Demos (if applicable)
-<!-- Add screenshots, GIFs, or links to demos if your change includes UI updates or visual changes. -->
-
-### Additional Notes
-<!-- Anything else the maintainer should know? Potential side effects, breaking changes, or areas of concern? -->
-
-<!-- 
-**Tips for Contributors:**
- Be concise but thorough.
- If your PR is large, consider breaking it into smaller PRs.
- Tag the maintainer if you need a prompt review.
- Avoid force pushing to the branch after opening the PR, as it can complicate the review process.
-->
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ concurrency:
  cancel-in-progress: true

 env:
-  CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION: "2.1.1-1"
+  CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION: "2.0.2-1"
  IS_RELEASE: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && 'true' || 'false' }}

 jobs:
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
      git_tag: ${{ steps.git-version.outputs.GIT_TAG }}
      git_sha: ${{ steps.git-version.outputs.GIT_SHA }}
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
          fetch-tags: true
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
    name: Lint Go code
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Download TagLib
        uses: ./.github/actions/download-taglib
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ jobs:
          version: ${{ env.CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION }}

      - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
        with:
          version: latest
          problem-matchers: true
          args: --timeout 2m

      - name: Run go goimports
-        run: go run golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest -w `find . -name '*.go' | grep -v '_gen.go$' | grep -v '.pb.go$'`
+        run: go run golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest -w `find . -name '*.go' | grep -v '_gen.go$'`
      - run: go mod tidy
      - name: Verify no changes from goimports and go mod tidy
        run: |
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Download TagLib
        uses: ./.github/actions/download-taglib
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Test
        run: |
          pkg-config --define-prefix --cflags --libs taglib # for debugging
-          go test -shuffle=on -tags netgo -race ./... -v
+          go test -shuffle=on -tags netgo -race -cover ./... -v

  js:
    name: Test JS code
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ jobs:
    env:
      NODE_OPTIONS: "--max_old_space_size=4096"
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
-          node-version: 24
+          node-version: 20
          cache: "npm"
          cache-dependency-path: "**/package-lock.json"

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
    name: Lint i18n files
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: |
          set -e
          for file in resources/i18n/*.json; do
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ jobs:
              exit 1
            fi
          done
-      - run: ./.github/workflows/validate-translations.sh -v
-

  check-push-enabled:
    name: Check Docker configuration
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
          PLATFORM=$(echo ${{ matrix.platform }} | tr '/' '_')
          echo "PLATFORM=$PLATFORM" >> $GITHUB_ENV

-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Prepare Docker Buildx
        uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-docker
@@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
            CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION=${{ env.CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION }}

      - name: Upload Binaries
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: navidrome-${{ env.PLATFORM }}
          path: ./output
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
          touch "/tmp/digests/${digest#sha256:}"          

      - name: Upload digest
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        if: env.IS_LINUX == 'true' && env.IS_DOCKER_PUSH_CONFIGURED == 'true' && env.IS_ARMV5 == 'false'
        with:
          name: digests-${{ env.PLATFORM }}
@@ -264,10 +262,10 @@ jobs:
    env:
      REGISTRY_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Download digests
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          path: /tmp/digests
          pattern: digests-*
@@ -318,9 +316,9 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          path: ./binaries
          pattern: navidrome-windows*
@@ -339,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
          du -h binaries/msi/*.msi

      - name: Upload MSI files
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: navidrome-windows-installers
          path: binaries/msi/*.msi
@@ -352,12 +350,12 @@ jobs:
    outputs:
      package_list: ${{ steps.set-package-list.outputs.package_list }}
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
          fetch-tags: true

-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          path: ./binaries
          pattern: navidrome-*
@@ -383,7 +381,7 @@ jobs:
          rm ./dist/*.tar.gz ./dist/*.zip

      - name: Upload all-packages artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: packages
          path: dist/navidrome_0*
@@ -406,13 +404,13 @@ jobs:
        item: ${{ fromJson(needs.release.outputs.package_list) }}
    steps:
      - name: Download all-packages artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: packages
          path: ./dist

      - name: Upload all-packages artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: navidrome_linux_${{ matrix.item }}
          path: dist/navidrome_0*_linux_${{ matrix.item }}
--- a/.github/workflows/update-translations.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-translations.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ process_json() {
  jq 'walk(if type == "object" then with_entries(select(.value != null and .value != "" and .value != [] and .value != {})) | to_entries | sort_by(.key) | from_entries else . end)' "$1"
 }

-# Function to check differences between local and remote translations
 check_lang_diff() {
  filename=${I18N_DIR}/"$1".json
  url=$(curl -s -X POST https://poeditor.com/api/ \
@@ -36,58 +35,19 @@ check_lang_diff() {
  rm -f poeditor.json poeditor.tmp "$filename".tmp
 }

-# Function to get the list of languages
-get_language_list() {
-  response=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.poeditor.com/v2/languages/list \
-    -d api_token="${POEDITOR_APIKEY}" \
-    -d id="${POEDITOR_PROJECTID}")
-
-  echo $response
-}
-
-# Function to get the language name from the language code
-get_language_name() {
-  lang_code="$1"
-  lang_list="$2"
-
-  lang_name=$(echo "$lang_list" | jq -r ".result.languages[] | select(.code == \"$lang_code\") | .name")
-
-  if [ -z "$lang_name" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Language code '$lang_code' not found" >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  echo "$lang_name"
-}
-
-# Function to get the language code from the file path
-get_lang_code() {
-  filepath="$1"
-  # Extract just the filename
-  filename=$(basename "$filepath")
-
-  # Remove the extension
-  lang_code="${filename%.*}"
-
-  echo "$lang_code"
-}
-
-lang_list=$(get_language_list)
-
-# Check differences for each language
 for file in ${I18N_DIR}/*.json; do
-  code=$(get_lang_code "$file")
+  name=$(basename "$file")
+  code=$(echo "$name" | cut -f1 -d.)
  lang=$(jq -r .languageName < "$file")
-  lang_name=$(get_language_name "$code" "$lang_list")
-  echo "Downloading $lang_name - $lang ($code)"
+  echo "Downloading $lang ($code)"
  check_lang_diff "$code"
 done

+
 # List changed languages to stderr
 languages=""
 for file in $(git diff --name-only --exit-code | grep json); do
-  lang_code=$(get_lang_code "$file")
-  lang_name=$(get_language_name "$lang_code" "$lang_list")
-  languages="${languages}$(echo "$lang_name" | tr -d '\n'), "
+  lang=$(jq -r .languageName < "$file")
+  languages="${languages}$(echo $lang | tr -d '\n'), "
 done
 echo "${languages%??}" 1>&2
--- a/.github/workflows/update-translations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-translations.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'navidrome' }}
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Get updated translations
        id: poeditor
        env:
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-translations.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-translations.sh
@@ -1,236 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# validate-translations.sh
-# 
-# This script validates the structure of JSON translation files by comparing them 
-# against the reference English translation file (ui/src/i18n/en.json).
-#
-# The script performs the following validations:
-# 1. JSON syntax validation using jq
-# 2. Structural validation - ensures all keys from English file are present
-# 3. Reports missing keys (translation incomplete)
-# 4. Reports extra keys (keys not in English reference, possibly deprecated)
-# 5. Emits GitHub Actions annotations for CI/CD integration
-#
-# Usage:
-#   ./validate-translations.sh
-#
-# Environment Variables:
-#   EN_FILE          - Path to reference English file (default: ui/src/i18n/en.json)
-#   TRANSLATION_DIR  - Directory containing translation files (default: resources/i18n)
-#
-# Exit codes:
-#   0 - All translations are valid
-#   1 - One or more translations have structural issues
-#
-# GitHub Actions Integration:
-#   The script outputs GitHub Actions annotations using ::error and ::warning
-#   format that will be displayed in PR checks and workflow summaries.
-
-# Script to validate JSON translation files structure against en.json
-set -e
-
-# Path to the reference English translation file
-EN_FILE="${EN_FILE:-ui/src/i18n/en.json}"
-TRANSLATION_DIR="${TRANSLATION_DIR:-resources/i18n}"
-VERBOSE=false
-
-# Parse command line arguments
-while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-    case "$1" in
-        -v|--verbose)
-            VERBOSE=true
-            shift
-            ;;
-        -h|--help)
-    echo "Usage: $0 [options]"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Validates JSON translation files structure against English reference file."
-    echo ""
-    echo "Options:"
-    echo "  -h, --help     Show this help message"
-    echo "  -v, --verbose  Show detailed output (default: only show errors)"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Environment Variables:"
-    echo "  EN_FILE          Path to reference English file (default: ui/src/i18n/en.json)"
-    echo "  TRANSLATION_DIR  Directory with translation files (default: resources/i18n)"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Examples:"
-    echo "  $0                                    # Validate all translation files (quiet mode)"
-    echo "  $0 -v                                 # Validate with detailed output"
-    echo "  EN_FILE=custom/en.json $0             # Use custom reference file"
-    echo "  TRANSLATION_DIR=custom/i18n $0        # Use custom translations directory"
-    exit 0
-        ;;
-        *)
-            echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2
-            echo "Use --help for usage information" >&2
-            exit 1
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-# Color codes for output
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-NC='\033[0m' # No Color
-
-if [[ "$VERBOSE" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo "Validating translation files structure against ${EN_FILE}..."
-fi
-
-# Check if English reference file exists
-if [[ ! -f "$EN_FILE" ]]; then
-    echo "::error::Reference file $EN_FILE not found"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Function to extract all JSON keys from a file, creating a flat list of dot-separated paths
-extract_keys() {
-    local file="$1"
-    jq -r 'paths(scalars) as $p | $p | join(".")' "$file" 2>/dev/null | sort
-}
-
-# Function to extract all non-empty string keys (to identify structural issues)
-extract_structure_keys() {
-    local file="$1"
-    # Get only keys where values are not empty strings
-    jq -r 'paths(scalars) as $p | select(getpath($p) != "") | $p | join(".")' "$file" 2>/dev/null | sort
-}
-
-# Function to validate a single translation file
-validate_translation() {
-    local translation_file="$1"
-    local filename=$(basename "$translation_file")
-    local has_errors=false
-    local verbose=${2:-false}
-    
-    if [[ "$verbose" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo "Validating $filename..."
-    fi
-    
-    # First validate JSON syntax
-    if ! jq empty "$translation_file" 2>/dev/null; then
-        echo "::error file=$translation_file::Invalid JSON syntax"
-        echo -e "${RED}✗ $filename has invalid JSON syntax${NC}"
-        return 1
-    fi
-    
-    # Extract all keys from both files (for statistics)
-    local en_keys_file=$(mktemp)
-    local translation_keys_file=$(mktemp)
-    
-    extract_keys "$EN_FILE" > "$en_keys_file"
-    extract_keys "$translation_file" > "$translation_keys_file"
-    
-    # Extract only non-empty structure keys (to validate structural issues)
-    local en_structure_file=$(mktemp)
-    local translation_structure_file=$(mktemp)
-    
-    extract_structure_keys "$EN_FILE" > "$en_structure_file"
-    extract_structure_keys "$translation_file" > "$translation_structure_file"
-    
-    # Find structural issues: keys in translation not in English (misplaced)
-    local extra_keys=$(comm -13 "$en_keys_file" "$translation_keys_file")
-    
-    # Find missing keys (for statistics only)
-    local missing_keys=$(comm -23 "$en_keys_file" "$translation_keys_file")
-    
-    # Count keys for statistics
-    local total_en_keys=$(wc -l < "$en_keys_file")
-    local total_translation_keys=$(wc -l < "$translation_keys_file") 
-    local missing_count=0
-    local extra_count=0
-    
-    if [[ -n "$missing_keys" ]]; then
-        missing_count=$(echo "$missing_keys" | grep -c '^' || echo 0)
-    fi
-    
-    if [[ -n "$extra_keys" ]]; then
-        extra_count=$(echo "$extra_keys" | grep -c '^' || echo 0)
-        has_errors=true
-    fi
-    
-    # Report extra/misplaced keys (these are structural issues)
-    if [[ -n "$extra_keys" ]]; then
-        if [[ "$verbose" == "true" ]]; then
-            echo -e "${YELLOW}Misplaced keys in $filename ($extra_count):${NC}"
-        fi
-        
-        while IFS= read -r key; do
-            # Try to find the line number
-            line=$(grep -n "\"$(echo "$key" | sed 's/.*\.//')" "$translation_file" | head -1 | cut -d: -f1)
-            line=${line:-1} # Default to line 1 if not found
-            
-            echo "::error file=$translation_file,line=$line::Misplaced key: $key"
-            
-            if [[ "$verbose" == "true" ]]; then
-                echo "  + $key (line ~$line)"
-            fi
-        done <<< "$extra_keys"
-    fi
-    
-    # Clean up temp files
-    rm -f "$en_keys_file" "$translation_keys_file" "$en_structure_file" "$translation_structure_file"
-    
-    # Print statistics
-    if [[ "$verbose" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo "  Keys: $total_translation_keys/$total_en_keys (Missing: $missing_count, Extra/Misplaced: $extra_count)"
-    
-        if [[ "$has_errors" == "true" ]]; then
-            echo -e "${RED}✗ $filename has structural issues${NC}"
-        else
-            echo -e "${GREEN}✓ $filename structure is valid${NC}"
-        fi
-    elif [[ "$has_errors" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo -e "${RED}✗ $filename has structural issues (Extra/Misplaced: $extra_count)${NC}"
-    fi
-    
-    return $([[ "$has_errors" == "true" ]] && echo 1 || echo 0)
-}
-
-# Main validation loop
-validation_failed=false
-total_files=0
-failed_files=0
-valid_files=0
-
-for translation_file in "$TRANSLATION_DIR"/*.json; do
-    if [[ -f "$translation_file" ]]; then
-        total_files=$((total_files + 1))
-        if ! validate_translation "$translation_file" "$VERBOSE"; then
-            validation_failed=true
-            failed_files=$((failed_files + 1))
-        else
-            valid_files=$((valid_files + 1))
-        fi
-        
-        if [[ "$VERBOSE" == "true" ]]; then
-            echo "" # Add spacing between files
-        fi
-    fi
-done
-
-# Summary
-if [[ "$VERBOSE" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo "========================================="
-    echo "Translation Validation Summary:"
-    echo "  Total files: $total_files"
-    echo "  Valid files: $valid_files"
-    echo "  Files with structural issues: $failed_files"
-    echo "========================================="
-fi
-
-if [[ "$validation_failed" == "true" ]]; then
-    if [[ "$VERBOSE" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo -e "${RED}Translation validation failed - $failed_files file(s) have structural issues${NC}"
-    else
-        echo -e "${RED}Translation validation failed - $failed_files/$total_files file(s) have structural issues${NC}"
-    fi
-    exit 1
-elif [[ "$VERBOSE" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo -e "${GREEN}All translation files are structurally valid${NC}"
-fi
-
-exit 0
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 /navidrome
 /iTunes*.xml
 /tmp
-/bin
 data/*
 vendor/*/
 wiki
@@ -24,11 +23,5 @@ music
 docker-compose.yml
 !contrib/docker-compose.yml
 binaries
-navidrome-*
-AGENTS.md
-.github/prompts
-.github/instructions
-.github/git-commit-instructions.md
-*.exe
-*.test
-*.wasm
+taglib
+navidrome-master
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-version: "2"
 run:
  build-tags:
    - netgo
+
 linters:
  enable:
    - asasalint
@@ -11,48 +11,31 @@ linters:
    - copyloopvar
    - dogsled
    - durationcheck
+    - errcheck
    - errorlint
-    - gocritic
    - gocyclo
    - goprintffuncname
    - gosec
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
    - misspell
    - nakedret
    - nilerr
    - rowserrcheck
-    - unconvert
-    - whitespace
-  disable:
    - staticcheck
-  settings:
-    gocritic:
-      disable-all: true
-      enabled-checks:
-        - deprecatedComment
-    gosec:
-      excludes:
-        - G501
-        - G401
-        - G505
-        - G115
-    govet:
-      enable:
-        - nilness
-  exclusions:
-    generated: lax
-    presets:
-      - comments
-      - common-false-positives
-      - legacy
-      - std-error-handling
-    paths:
-      - third_party$
-      - builtin$
-      - examples$
-formatters:
-  exclusions:
-    generated: lax
-    paths:
-      - third_party$
-      - builtin$
-      - examples$
+    - typecheck
+    - unconvert
+    - unused
+    - whitespace
+
+linters-settings:
+  govet:
+    enable:
+      - nilness
+  gosec:
+    excludes:
+      - G501
+      - G401
+      - G505
+      - G115 # Can't check context, where the warning is clearly a false positive. See discussion in https://github.com/securego/gosec/pull/1149
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v24
+v20
--- a/23
+++ b/23
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM ghcr.io/crazy-max/osxcross:14.5-debian AS osxcross

 ########################################################################################################################
-### Build xx (original image: tonistiigi/xx)
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:3.19 AS xx-build
+### Build xx (orignal image: tonistiigi/xx)
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:3.21 AS xx-build

 # v1.5.0
 ENV XX_VERSION=b4e4c451c778822e6742bfc9d9a91d7c7d885c8a
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ COPY --from=xx-build /out/ /usr/bin/

 ########################################################################################################################
 ### Get TagLib
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:3.19 AS taglib-build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:3.21 AS taglib-build
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
-ARG CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION=2.1.1-1
+ARG CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION=2.0.2-1
 ENV CROSS_TAGLIB_RELEASES_URL=https://github.com/navidrome/cross-taglib/releases/download/v${CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION}/

-# wget in busybox can't follow redirects
 RUN <<EOT
-    apk add --no-cache wget
    PLATFORM=$(echo ${TARGETPLATFORM} | tr '/' '-')
    FILE=taglib-${PLATFORM}.tar.gz

@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ COPY --from=ui /build /build

 ########################################################################################################################
 ### Build Navidrome binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.25-bookworm AS base
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.23-bookworm AS base
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y clang lld
 COPY --from=xx / /
 WORKDIR /workspace
@@ -72,6 +70,8 @@ FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM base AS build

 # Install build dependencies for the target platform
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
+ARG GIT_SHA
+ARG GIT_TAG

 RUN xx-apt install -y binutils gcc g++ libc6-dev zlib1g-dev
 RUN xx-verify --setup
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ RUN --mount=type=bind,source=. \
    --mount=type=cache,target=/go/pkg/mod \
    go mod download

-ARG GIT_SHA
-ARG GIT_TAG
-
 RUN --mount=type=bind,source=. \
    --mount=from=ui,source=/build,target=./ui/build,ro \
    --mount=from=osxcross,src=/osxcross/SDK,target=/xx-sdk,ro \
@@ -122,12 +119,12 @@ COPY --from=build /out /

 ########################################################################################################################
 ### Build Final Image
-FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:3.19 AS final
+FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/alpine:3.21 AS final
 LABEL maintainer="deluan@navidrome.org"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome"

 # Install ffmpeg and mpv
-RUN apk add -U --no-cache ffmpeg mpv sqlite
+RUN apk add -U --no-cache ffmpeg mpv

 # Copy navidrome binary
 COPY --from=build /out/navidrome /app/
@@ -135,12 +132,12 @@ COPY --from=build /out/navidrome /app/
 VOLUME ["/data", "/music"]
 ENV ND_MUSICFOLDER=/music
 ENV ND_DATAFOLDER=/data
-ENV ND_CONFIGFILE=/data/navidrome.toml
 ENV ND_PORT=4533
 ENV GODEBUG="asyncpreemptoff=1"
 RUN touch /.nddockerenv

 EXPOSE ${ND_PORT}
+HEALTHCHECK CMD wget -O- http://localhost:${ND_PORT}/ping || exit 1
 WORKDIR /app

 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/navidrome"]
--- a/106
+++ b/106
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ PLATFORMS ?= $(SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS)
 DOCKER_TAG ?= deluan/navidrome:develop

 # Taglib version to use in cross-compilation, from https://github.com/navidrome/cross-taglib
-CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION ?= 2.1.1-1
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.5.0
+CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION ?= 2.0.2-1

 UI_SRC_FILES := $(shell find ui -type f -not -path "ui/build/*" -not -path "ui/node_modules/*")

-setup: check_env download-deps install-golangci-lint setup-git ##@1_Run_First Install dependencies and prepare development environment
+setup: check_env download-deps setup-git ##@1_Run_First Install dependencies and prepare development environment
 	@echo Downloading Node dependencies...
 	@(cd ./ui && npm ci)
 .PHONY: setup
@@ -30,62 +29,23 @@ dev: check_env   ##@Development Start Navidrome in development mode, with hot-re
 .PHONY: dev

 server: check_go_env buildjs ##@Development Start the backend in development mode
-	@ND_ENABLEINSIGHTSCOLLECTOR="false" go tool reflex -d none -c reflex.conf
+	@ND_ENABLEINSIGHTSCOLLECTOR="false" go run github.com/cespare/reflex@latest -d none -c reflex.conf
 .PHONY: server

-stop: ##@Development Stop development servers (UI and backend)
-	@echo "Stopping development servers..."
-	@-pkill -f "vite"
-	@-pkill -f "go tool reflex.*reflex.conf"
-	@-pkill -f "go run.*netgo"
-	@echo "Development servers stopped."
-.PHONY: stop
-
 watch: ##@Development Start Go tests in watch mode (re-run when code changes)
-	go tool ginkgo watch -tags=netgo -notify ./...
+	go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest watch -tags netgo -notify ./...
 .PHONY: watch

-PKG ?= ./...
-test: ##@Development Run Go tests. Use PKG variable to specify packages to test, e.g. make test PKG=./server
-	go test -tags netgo $(PKG)
+test: ##@Development Run Go tests
+	go test -tags netgo -race -shuffle=on ./...
 .PHONY: test

-testall: test-race test-i18n test-js ##@Development Run Go and JS tests
+testall: test ##@Development Run Go and JS tests
+	@(cd ./ui && npm run test:ci)
 .PHONY: testall

-test-race: ##@Development Run Go tests with race detector
-	go test -tags netgo -race -shuffle=on ./...
-.PHONY: test-race
-
-test-js: ##@Development Run JS tests
-	@(cd ./ui && npm run test)
-.PHONY: test-js
-
-test-i18n: ##@Development Validate all translations files
-	./.github/workflows/validate-translations.sh 
-.PHONY: test-i18n
-
-install-golangci-lint: ##@Development Install golangci-lint if not present
-	@INSTALL=false; \
-	if PATH=$$PATH:./bin which golangci-lint > /dev/null 2>&1; then \
-		CURRENT_VERSION=$$(PATH=$$PATH:./bin golangci-lint version 2>/dev/null | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | head -n1); \
-		REQUIRED_VERSION=$$(echo "$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)" | sed 's/^v//'); \
-		if [ "$$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$$REQUIRED_VERSION" ]; then \
-			echo "Found golangci-lint $$CURRENT_VERSION, but $$REQUIRED_VERSION is required. Reinstalling..."; \
-			rm -f ./bin/golangci-lint; \
-			INSTALL=true; \
-		fi; \
-	else \
-		INSTALL=true; \
-	fi; \
-	if [ "$$INSTALL" = "true" ]; then \
-		echo "Installing golangci-lint $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)..."; \
-		curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/HEAD/install.sh | sh -s $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION); \
-	fi
-.PHONY: install-golangci-lint
-
-lint: install-golangci-lint ##@Development Lint Go code
-	PATH=$$PATH:./bin golangci-lint run -v --timeout 5m
+lint: ##@Development Lint Go code
+	go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest run -v --timeout 5m
 .PHONY: lint

 lintall: lint ##@Development Lint Go and JS code
@@ -95,16 +55,16 @@ lintall: lint ##@Development Lint Go and JS code

 format: ##@Development Format code
 	@(cd ./ui && npm run prettier)
-	@go tool goimports -w `find . -name '*.go' | grep -v _gen.go$$ | grep -v .pb.go$$`
+	@go run golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest -w `find . -name '*.go' | grep -v _gen.go$$`
 	@go mod tidy
 .PHONY: format

 wire: check_go_env ##@Development Update Dependency Injection
-	go tool wire gen -tags=netgo ./...
+	go run github.com/google/wire/cmd/wire@latest gen -tags=netgo ./...
 .PHONY: wire

 snapshots: ##@Development Update (GoLang) Snapshot tests
-	UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=true go tool ginkgo ./server/subsonic/responses/...
+	UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=true go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest ./server/subsonic/...
 .PHONY: snapshots

 migration-sql: ##@Development Create an empty SQL migration file
@@ -184,20 +144,6 @@ docker-msi: ##@Cross_Compilation Build MSI installer for Windows
 	@du -h binaries/msi/*.msi
 .PHONY: docker-msi

-run-docker: ##@Development Run a Navidrome Docker image. Usage: make run-docker tag=<tag>
-	@if [ -z "$(tag)" ]; then echo "Usage: make run-docker tag=<tag>"; exit 1; fi
-	@TAG_DIR="tmp/$$(echo '$(tag)' | tr '/:' '_')"; mkdir -p "$$TAG_DIR"; \
-    VOLUMES="-v $(PWD)/$$TAG_DIR:/data"; \
-	if [ -f navidrome.toml ]; then \
-		VOLUMES="$$VOLUMES -v $(PWD)/navidrome.toml:/data/navidrome.toml:ro"; \
-		MUSIC_FOLDER=$$(grep '^MusicFolder' navidrome.toml | head -n1 | sed 's/.*= *"//' | sed 's/".*//'); \
-		if [ -n "$$MUSIC_FOLDER" ] && [ -d "$$MUSIC_FOLDER" ]; then \
-		  VOLUMES="$$VOLUMES -v $$MUSIC_FOLDER:/music:ro"; \
-	  	fi; \
-	fi; \
-	echo "Running: docker run --rm -p 4533:4533 $$VOLUMES $(tag)"; docker run --rm -p 4533:4533 $$VOLUMES $(tag)
-.PHONY: run-docker
-
 package: docker-build ##@Cross_Compilation Create binaries and packages for ALL supported platforms
 	@if [ -z `which goreleaser` ]; then echo "Please install goreleaser first: https://goreleaser.com/install/"; exit 1; fi
 	goreleaser release -f release/goreleaser.yml --clean --skip=publish --snapshot
@@ -206,10 +152,10 @@ package: docker-build ##@Cross_Compilation Create binaries and packages for ALL
 get-music: ##@Development Download some free music from Navidrome's demo instance
 	mkdir -p music
 	( cd music; \
-	curl "https://demo.navidrome.org/rest/download?u=demo&p=demo&f=json&v=1.8.0&c=dev_download&id=2Y3qQA6zJC3ObbBrF9ZBoV" > brock.zip; \
-	curl "https://demo.navidrome.org/rest/download?u=demo&p=demo&f=json&v=1.8.0&c=dev_download&id=04HrSORpypcLGNUdQp37gn" > back_on_earth.zip; \
-	curl "https://demo.navidrome.org/rest/download?u=demo&p=demo&f=json&v=1.8.0&c=dev_download&id=5xcMPJdeEgNrGtnzYbzAqb" > ugress.zip; \
-	curl "https://demo.navidrome.org/rest/download?u=demo&p=demo&f=json&v=1.8.0&c=dev_download&id=1jjQMAZrG3lUsJ0YH6ZRS0" > voodoocuts.zip; \
+	curl "https://demo.navidrome.org/rest/download?u=demo&p=demo&f=json&v=1.8.0&c=dev_download&id=ec2093ec4801402f1e17cc462195cdbb" > brock.zip; \
+	curl "https://demo.navidrome.org/rest/download?u=demo&p=demo&f=json&v=1.8.0&c=dev_download&id=b376eeb4652d2498aa2b25ba0696725e" > back_on_earth.zip; \
+	curl "https://demo.navidrome.org/rest/download?u=demo&p=demo&f=json&v=1.8.0&c=dev_download&id=e49c609b542fc51899ee8b53aa858cb4" > ugress.zip; \
+	curl "https://demo.navidrome.org/rest/download?u=demo&p=demo&f=json&v=1.8.0&c=dev_download&id=350bcab3a4c1d93869e39ce496464f03" > voodoocuts.zip; \
 	for file in *.zip; do unzip -n $${file}; done )
 	@echo "Done. Remember to set your MusicFolder to ./music"
 .PHONY: get-music
@@ -266,24 +212,6 @@ deprecated:
 	@echo "WARNING: This target is deprecated and will be removed in future releases. Use 'make build' instead."
 .PHONY: deprecated

-# Generate Go code from plugins/api/api.proto
-plugin-gen: check_go_env ##@Development Generate Go code from plugins protobuf files
-	go generate ./plugins/...
-.PHONY: plugin-gen
-
-plugin-examples: check_go_env ##@Development Build all example plugins
-	$(MAKE) -C plugins/examples clean all
-.PHONY: plugin-examples
-
-plugin-clean: check_go_env ##@Development Clean all plugins
-	$(MAKE) -C plugins/examples clean
-	$(MAKE) -C plugins/testdata clean
-.PHONY: plugin-clean
-
-plugin-tests: check_go_env ##@Development Build all test plugins
-	$(MAKE) -C plugins/testdata clean all
-.PHONY: plugin-tests
-
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help

 HELP_FUN = \
--- a/Procfile.dev
+++ b/Procfile.dev
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 JS: sh -c "cd ./ui && npm start"
-GO: go tool reflex -d none -c reflex.conf
+GO: go run github.com/cespare/reflex@latest -d none -c reflex.conf
--- a/adapters/taglib/end_to_end_test.go
+++ b/adapters/taglib/end_to_end_test.go
@@ -1,278 +0,0 @@
-package taglib
-
-import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/djherbis/times"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/metadata"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/gg"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-type testFileInfo struct {
-	fs.FileInfo
-}
-
-func (t testFileInfo) BirthTime() time.Time {
-	if ts := times.Get(t.FileInfo); ts.HasBirthTime() {
-		return ts.BirthTime()
-	}
-	return t.FileInfo.ModTime()
-}
-
-var _ = Describe("Extractor", func() {
-	toP := func(name, sortName, mbid string) model.Participant {
-		return model.Participant{
-			Artist: model.Artist{Name: name, SortArtistName: sortName, MbzArtistID: mbid},
-		}
-	}
-
-	roles := []struct {
-		model.Role
-		model.ParticipantList
-	}{
-		{model.RoleComposer, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("coma a", "a, coma", "bf13b584-f27c-43db-8f42-32898d33d4e2"),
-			toP("comb", "comb", "924039a2-09c6-4d29-9b4f-50cc54447d36"),
-		}},
-		{model.RoleLyricist, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("la a", "a, la", "c84f648f-68a6-40a2-a0cb-d135b25da3c2"),
-			toP("lb", "lb", "0a7c582d-143a-4540-b4e9-77200835af65"),
-		}},
-		{model.RoleArranger, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("aa", "", "4605a1d4-8d15-42a3-bd00-9c20e42f71e6"),
-			toP("ab", "", "002f0ff8-77bf-42cc-8216-61a9c43dc145"),
-		}},
-		{model.RoleConductor, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("cona", "", "af86879b-2141-42af-bad2-389a4dc91489"),
-			toP("conb", "", "3dfa3c70-d7d3-4b97-b953-c298dd305e12"),
-		}},
-		{model.RoleDirector, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("dia", "", "f943187f-73de-4794-be47-88c66f0fd0f4"),
-			toP("dib", "", "bceb75da-1853-4b3d-b399-b27f0cafc389"),
-		}},
-		{model.RoleEngineer, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("ea", "", "f634bf6d-d66a-425d-888a-28ad39392759"),
-			toP("eb", "", "243d64ae-d514-44e1-901a-b918d692baee"),
-		}},
-		{model.RoleProducer, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("pra", "", "d971c8d7-999c-4a5f-ac31-719721ab35d6"),
-			toP("prb", "", "f0a09070-9324-434f-a599-6d25ded87b69"),
-		}},
-		{model.RoleRemixer, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("ra", "", "c7dc6095-9534-4c72-87cc-aea0103462cf"),
-			toP("rb", "", "8ebeef51-c08c-4736-992f-c37870becedd"),
-		}},
-		{model.RoleDJMixer, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("dja", "", "d063f13b-7589-4efc-ab7f-c60e6db17247"),
-			toP("djb", "", "3636670c-385f-4212-89c8-0ff51d6bc456"),
-		}},
-		{model.RoleMixer, model.ParticipantList{
-			toP("ma", "", "53fb5a2d-7016-427e-a563-d91819a5f35a"),
-			toP("mb", "", "64c13e65-f0da-4ab9-a300-71ee53b0376a"),
-		}},
-	}
-
-	var e *extractor
-
-	parseTestFile := func(path string) *model.MediaFile {
-		mds, err := e.Parse(path)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		info, ok := mds[path]
-		Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
-
-		fileInfo, err := os.Stat(path)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		info.FileInfo = testFileInfo{FileInfo: fileInfo}
-
-		metadata := metadata.New(path, info)
-		mf := metadata.ToMediaFile(1, "folderID")
-		return &mf
-	}
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		e = &extractor{}
-	})
-
-	Describe("ReplayGain", func() {
-		DescribeTable("test replaygain end-to-end", func(file string, trackGain, trackPeak, albumGain, albumPeak *float64) {
-			mf := parseTestFile("tests/fixtures/" + file)
-
-			Expect(mf.RGTrackGain).To(Equal(trackGain))
-			Expect(mf.RGTrackPeak).To(Equal(trackPeak))
-			Expect(mf.RGAlbumGain).To(Equal(albumGain))
-			Expect(mf.RGAlbumPeak).To(Equal(albumPeak))
-		},
-			Entry("mp3 with no replaygain", "no_replaygain.mp3", nil, nil, nil, nil),
-			Entry("mp3 with no zero replaygain", "zero_replaygain.mp3", gg.P(0.0), gg.P(1.0), gg.P(0.0), gg.P(1.0)),
-		)
-	})
-
-	Describe("lyrics", func() {
-		makeLyrics := func(code, secondLine string) model.Lyrics {
-			return model.Lyrics{
-				DisplayArtist: "",
-				DisplayTitle:  "",
-				Lang:          code,
-				Line: []model.Line{
-					{Start: gg.P(int64(0)), Value: "This is"},
-					{Start: gg.P(int64(2500)), Value: secondLine},
-				},
-				Offset: nil,
-				Synced: true,
-			}
-		}
-
-		It("should fetch both synced and unsynced lyrics in mixed flac", func() {
-			mf := parseTestFile("tests/fixtures/mixed-lyrics.flac")
-
-			lyrics, err := mf.StructuredLyrics()
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(2))
-
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Synced).To(BeTrue())
-			Expect(lyrics[1].Synced).To(BeFalse())
-		})
-
-		It("should handle mp3 with uslt and sylt", func() {
-			mf := parseTestFile("tests/fixtures/test.mp3")
-
-			lyrics, err := mf.StructuredLyrics()
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(4))
-
-			engSylt := makeLyrics("eng", "English SYLT")
-			engUslt := makeLyrics("eng", "English")
-			unsSylt := makeLyrics("xxx", "unspecified SYLT")
-			unsUslt := makeLyrics("xxx", "unspecified")
-
-			// Why is the order inconsistent between runs? Nobody knows
-			Expect(lyrics).To(Or(
-				Equal(model.LyricList{engSylt, engUslt, unsSylt, unsUslt}),
-				Equal(model.LyricList{unsSylt, unsUslt, engSylt, engUslt}),
-			))
-		})
-
-		DescribeTable("format-specific lyrics", func(file string, isId3 bool) {
-			mf := parseTestFile("tests/fixtures/" + file)
-
-			lyrics, err := mf.StructuredLyrics()
-			Expect(err).To(Not(HaveOccurred()))
-			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(2))
-
-			unspec := makeLyrics("xxx", "unspecified")
-			eng := makeLyrics("xxx", "English")
-
-			if isId3 {
-				eng.Lang = "eng"
-			}
-
-			Expect(lyrics).To(Or(
-				Equal(model.LyricList{unspec, eng}),
-				Equal(model.LyricList{eng, unspec})))
-		},
-			Entry("flac", "test.flac", false),
-			Entry("m4a", "test.m4a", false),
-			Entry("ogg", "test.ogg", false),
-			Entry("wma", "test.wma", false),
-			Entry("wv", "test.wv", false),
-			Entry("wav", "test.wav", true),
-			Entry("aiff", "test.aiff", true),
-		)
-	})
-
-	Describe("Participants", func() {
-		DescribeTable("test tags consistent across formats", func(format string) {
-			mf := parseTestFile("tests/fixtures/test." + format)
-
-			for _, data := range roles {
-				role := data.Role
-				artists := data.ParticipantList
-
-				actual := mf.Participants[role]
-				Expect(actual).To(HaveLen(len(artists)))
-
-				for i := range artists {
-					actualArtist := actual[i]
-					expectedArtist := artists[i]
-
-					Expect(actualArtist.Name).To(Equal(expectedArtist.Name))
-					Expect(actualArtist.SortArtistName).To(Equal(expectedArtist.SortArtistName))
-					Expect(actualArtist.MbzArtistID).To(Equal(expectedArtist.MbzArtistID))
-				}
-			}
-
-			if format != "m4a" {
-				performers := mf.Participants[model.RolePerformer]
-				Expect(performers).To(HaveLen(8))
-
-				rules := map[string][]string{
-					"pgaa": {"2fd0b311-9fa8-4ff9-be5d-f6f3d16b835e", "Guitar"},
-					"pgbb": {"223d030b-bf97-4c2a-ad26-b7f7bbe25c93", "Guitar", ""},
-					"pvaa": {"cb195f72-448f-41c8-b962-3f3c13d09d38", "Vocals"},
-					"pvbb": {"60a1f832-8ca2-49f6-8660-84d57f07b520", "Vocals", "Flute"},
-					"pfaa": {"51fb40c-0305-4bf9-a11b-2ee615277725", "", "Flute"},
-				}
-
-				for name, rule := range rules {
-					mbid := rule[0]
-					for i := 1; i < len(rule); i++ {
-						found := false
-
-						for _, mapped := range performers {
-							if mapped.Name == name && mapped.MbzArtistID == mbid && mapped.SubRole == rule[i] {
-								found = true
-								break
-							}
-						}
-
-						Expect(found).To(BeTrue(), "Could not find matching artist")
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		},
-			Entry("FLAC format", "flac"),
-			Entry("M4a format", "m4a"),
-			Entry("OGG format", "ogg"),
-			Entry("WV format", "wv"),
-
-			Entry("MP3 format", "mp3"),
-			Entry("WAV format", "wav"),
-			Entry("AIFF format", "aiff"),
-		)
-
-		It("should parse wma", func() {
-			mf := parseTestFile("tests/fixtures/test.wma")
-
-			for _, data := range roles {
-				role := data.Role
-				artists := data.ParticipantList
-				actual := mf.Participants[role]
-
-				// WMA has no Arranger role
-				if role == model.RoleArranger {
-					Expect(actual).To(HaveLen(0))
-					continue
-				}
-
-				Expect(actual).To(HaveLen(len(artists)), role.String())
-
-				// For some bizarre reason, the order is inverted. We also don't get
-				// sort names or MBIDs
-				for i := range artists {
-					idx := len(artists) - 1 - i
-
-					actualArtist := actual[i]
-					expectedArtist := artists[idx]
-
-					Expect(actualArtist.Name).To(Equal(expectedArtist.Name))
-				}
-			}
-		})
-	})
-})
--- a/adapters/taglib/taglib.go
+++ b/adapters/taglib/taglib.go
@@ -1,178 +0,0 @@
-package taglib
-
-import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage/local"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/metadata"
-)
-
-type extractor struct {
-	baseDir string
-}
-
-func (e extractor) Parse(files ...string) (map[string]metadata.Info, error) {
-	results := make(map[string]metadata.Info)
-	for _, path := range files {
-		props, err := e.extractMetadata(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		results[path] = *props
-	}
-	return results, nil
-}
-
-func (e extractor) Version() string {
-	return Version()
-}
-
-func (e extractor) extractMetadata(filePath string) (*metadata.Info, error) {
-	fullPath := filepath.Join(e.baseDir, filePath)
-	tags, err := Read(fullPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("extractor: Error reading metadata from file. Skipping", "filePath", fullPath, err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Parse audio properties
-	ap := metadata.AudioProperties{}
-	ap.BitRate = parseProp(tags, "__bitrate")
-	ap.Channels = parseProp(tags, "__channels")
-	ap.SampleRate = parseProp(tags, "__samplerate")
-	ap.BitDepth = parseProp(tags, "__bitspersample")
-	length := parseProp(tags, "__lengthinmilliseconds")
-	ap.Duration = (time.Millisecond * time.Duration(length)).Round(time.Millisecond * 10)
-
-	// Extract basic tags
-	parseBasicTag(tags, "__title", "title")
-	parseBasicTag(tags, "__artist", "artist")
-	parseBasicTag(tags, "__album", "album")
-	parseBasicTag(tags, "__comment", "comment")
-	parseBasicTag(tags, "__genre", "genre")
-	parseBasicTag(tags, "__year", "year")
-	parseBasicTag(tags, "__track", "tracknumber")
-
-	// Parse track/disc totals
-	parseTuple := func(prop string) {
-		tagName := prop + "number"
-		tagTotal := prop + "total"
-		if value, ok := tags[tagName]; ok && len(value) > 0 {
-			parts := strings.Split(value[0], "/")
-			tags[tagName] = []string{parts[0]}
-			if len(parts) == 2 {
-				tags[tagTotal] = []string{parts[1]}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	parseTuple("track")
-	parseTuple("disc")
-
-	// Adjust some ID3 tags
-	parseLyrics(tags)
-	parseTIPL(tags)
-	delete(tags, "tmcl") // TMCL is already parsed by TagLib
-
-	return &metadata.Info{
-		Tags:            tags,
-		AudioProperties: ap,
-		HasPicture:      tags["has_picture"] != nil && len(tags["has_picture"]) > 0 && tags["has_picture"][0] == "true",
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// parseLyrics make sure lyrics tags have language
-func parseLyrics(tags map[string][]string) {
-	lyrics := tags["lyrics"]
-	if len(lyrics) > 0 {
-		tags["lyrics:xxx"] = lyrics
-		delete(tags, "lyrics")
-	}
-}
-
-// These are the only roles we support, based on Picard's tag map:
-// https://picard-docs.musicbrainz.org/downloads/MusicBrainz_Picard_Tag_Map.html
-var tiplMapping = map[string]string{
-	"arranger": "arranger",
-	"engineer": "engineer",
-	"producer": "producer",
-	"mix":      "mixer",
-	"DJ-mix":   "djmixer",
-}
-
-// parseProp parses a property from the tags map and sets it to the target integer.
-// It also deletes the property from the tags map after parsing.
-func parseProp(tags map[string][]string, prop string) int {
-	if value, ok := tags[prop]; ok && len(value) > 0 {
-		v, _ := strconv.Atoi(value[0])
-		delete(tags, prop)
-		return v
-	}
-	return 0
-}
-
-// parseBasicTag checks if a basic tag (like __title, __artist, etc.) exists in the tags map.
-// If it does, it moves the value to a more appropriate tag name (like title, artist, etc.),
-// and deletes the basic tag from the map. If the target tag already exists, it ignores the basic tag.
-func parseBasicTag(tags map[string][]string, basicName string, tagName string) {
-	basicValue := tags[basicName]
-	if len(basicValue) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	delete(tags, basicName)
-	if len(tags[tagName]) == 0 {
-		tags[tagName] = basicValue
-	}
-}
-
-// parseTIPL parses the ID3v2.4 TIPL frame string, which is received from TagLib in the format:
-//
-//	"arranger Andrew Powell engineer Chris Blair engineer Pat Stapley producer Eric Woolfson".
-//
-// and breaks it down into a map of roles and names, e.g.:
-//
-//	{"arranger": ["Andrew Powell"], "engineer": ["Chris Blair", "Pat Stapley"], "producer": ["Eric Woolfson"]}.
-func parseTIPL(tags map[string][]string) {
-	tipl := tags["tipl"]
-	if len(tipl) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	addRole := func(currentRole string, currentValue []string) {
-		if currentRole != "" && len(currentValue) > 0 {
-			role := tiplMapping[currentRole]
-			tags[role] = append(tags[role], strings.Join(currentValue, " "))
-		}
-	}
-
-	var currentRole string
-	var currentValue []string
-	for _, part := range strings.Split(tipl[0], " ") {
-		if _, ok := tiplMapping[part]; ok {
-			addRole(currentRole, currentValue)
-			currentRole = part
-			currentValue = nil
-			continue
-		}
-		currentValue = append(currentValue, part)
-	}
-	addRole(currentRole, currentValue)
-	delete(tags, "tipl")
-}
-
-var _ local.Extractor = (*extractor)(nil)
-
-func init() {
-	local.RegisterExtractor("taglib", func(_ fs.FS, baseDir string) local.Extractor {
-		// ignores fs, as taglib extractor only works with local files
-		return &extractor{baseDir}
-	})
-	conf.AddHook(func() {
-		log.Debug("TagLib version", "version", Version())
-	})
-}
--- a/adapters/taglib/taglib_test.go
+++ b/adapters/taglib/taglib_test.go
@@ -1,296 +0,0 @@
-package taglib
-
-import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Extractor", func() {
-	var e *extractor
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		e = &extractor{}
-	})
-
-	Describe("Parse", func() {
-		It("correctly parses metadata from all files in folder", func() {
-			mds, err := e.Parse(
-				"tests/fixtures/test.mp3",
-				"tests/fixtures/test.ogg",
-			)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(mds).To(HaveLen(2))
-
-			// Test MP3
-			m := mds["tests/fixtures/test.mp3"]
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("title", []string{"Song"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("album", []string{"Album"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("artist", []string{"Artist"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("albumartist", []string{"Album Artist"}))
-
-			Expect(m.HasPicture).To(BeTrue())
-			Expect(m.AudioProperties.Duration.String()).To(Equal("1.02s"))
-			Expect(m.AudioProperties.BitRate).To(Equal(192))
-			Expect(m.AudioProperties.Channels).To(Equal(2))
-			Expect(m.AudioProperties.SampleRate).To(Equal(44100))
-
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(
-				HaveKeyWithValue("compilation", []string{"1"}),
-				HaveKeyWithValue("tcmp", []string{"1"})),
-			)
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("genre", []string{"Rock"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("date", []string{"2014-05-21"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("originaldate", []string{"1996-11-21"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("releasedate", []string{"2020-12-31"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("discnumber", []string{"1"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("disctotal", []string{"2"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("comment", []string{"Comment1\nComment2"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("bpm", []string{"123"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("replaygain_album_gain", []string{"+3.21518 dB"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("replaygain_album_peak", []string{"0.9125"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("replaygain_track_gain", []string{"-1.48 dB"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("replaygain_track_peak", []string{"0.4512"}))
-
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("tracknumber", []string{"2"}))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("tracktotal", []string{"10"}))
-
-			Expect(m.Tags).ToNot(HaveKey("lyrics"))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(HaveKeyWithValue("lyrics:eng", []string{
-				"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]English SYLT\n",
-				"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]English",
-			}), HaveKeyWithValue("lyrics:eng", []string{
-				"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]English",
-				"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]English SYLT\n",
-			})))
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(HaveKeyWithValue("lyrics:xxx", []string{
-				"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]unspecified SYLT\n",
-				"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]unspecified",
-			}), HaveKeyWithValue("lyrics:xxx", []string{
-				"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]unspecified",
-				"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]unspecified SYLT\n",
-			})))
-
-			// Test OGG
-			m = mds["tests/fixtures/test.ogg"]
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("fbpm", []string{"141.7"}))
-
-			// TabLib 1.12 returns 18, previous versions return 39.
-			// See https://github.com/taglib/taglib/commit/2f238921824741b2cfe6fbfbfc9701d9827ab06b
-			Expect(m.AudioProperties.BitRate).To(BeElementOf(18, 19, 39, 40, 43, 49))
-			Expect(m.AudioProperties.Channels).To(BeElementOf(2))
-			Expect(m.AudioProperties.SampleRate).To(BeElementOf(8000))
-			Expect(m.AudioProperties.SampleRate).To(BeElementOf(8000))
-			Expect(m.HasPicture).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		DescribeTable("Format-Specific tests",
-			func(file, duration string, channels, samplerate, bitdepth int, albumGain, albumPeak, trackGain, trackPeak string, id3Lyrics bool, image bool) {
-				file = "tests/fixtures/" + file
-				mds, err := e.Parse(file)
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(mds).To(HaveLen(1))
-
-				m := mds[file]
-
-				Expect(m.HasPicture).To(Equal(image))
-				Expect(m.AudioProperties.Duration.String()).To(Equal(duration))
-				Expect(m.AudioProperties.Channels).To(Equal(channels))
-				Expect(m.AudioProperties.SampleRate).To(Equal(samplerate))
-				Expect(m.AudioProperties.BitDepth).To(Equal(bitdepth))
-
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(
-					HaveKeyWithValue("replaygain_album_gain", []string{albumGain}),
-					HaveKeyWithValue("----:com.apple.itunes:replaygain_track_gain", []string{albumGain}),
-				))
-
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(
-					HaveKeyWithValue("replaygain_album_peak", []string{albumPeak}),
-					HaveKeyWithValue("----:com.apple.itunes:replaygain_album_peak", []string{albumPeak}),
-				))
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(
-					HaveKeyWithValue("replaygain_track_gain", []string{trackGain}),
-					HaveKeyWithValue("----:com.apple.itunes:replaygain_track_gain", []string{trackGain}),
-				))
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(
-					HaveKeyWithValue("replaygain_track_peak", []string{trackPeak}),
-					HaveKeyWithValue("----:com.apple.itunes:replaygain_track_peak", []string{trackPeak}),
-				))
-
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("title", []string{"Title"}))
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("album", []string{"Album"}))
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("artist", []string{"Artist"}))
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("albumartist", []string{"Album Artist"}))
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("genre", []string{"Rock"}))
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("date", []string{"2014"}))
-
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("bpm", []string{"123"}))
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(
-					HaveKeyWithValue("tracknumber", []string{"3"}),
-					HaveKeyWithValue("tracknumber", []string{"3/10"}),
-				))
-				if !strings.HasSuffix(file, "test.wma") {
-					// TODO Not sure why this is not working for WMA
-					Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("tracktotal", []string{"10"}))
-				}
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(
-					HaveKeyWithValue("discnumber", []string{"1"}),
-					HaveKeyWithValue("discnumber", []string{"1/2"}),
-				))
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("disctotal", []string{"2"}))
-
-				// WMA does not have a "compilation" tag, but "wm/iscompilation"
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(Or(
-					HaveKeyWithValue("compilation", []string{"1"}),
-					HaveKeyWithValue("wm/iscompilation", []string{"1"})),
-				)
-
-				if id3Lyrics {
-					Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("lyrics:eng", []string{
-						"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]English",
-					}))
-					Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("lyrics:xxx", []string{
-						"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]unspecified",
-					}))
-				} else {
-					Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("lyrics:xxx", []string{
-						"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]unspecified",
-						"[00:00.00]This is\n[00:02.50]English",
-					}))
-				}
-
-				Expect(m.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("comment", []string{"Comment1\nComment2"}))
-			},
-
-			// ffmpeg -f lavfi -i "sine=frequency=1200:duration=1" test.flac
-			Entry("correctly parses flac tags", "test.flac", "1s", 1, 44100, 16, "+4.06 dB", "0.12496948", "+4.06 dB", "0.12496948", false, true),
-
-			Entry("correctly parses m4a (aac) gain tags", "01 Invisible (RED) Edit Version.m4a", "1.04s", 2, 44100, 16, "0.37", "0.48", "0.37", "0.48", false, true),
-			Entry("correctly parses m4a (aac) gain tags (uppercase)", "test.m4a", "1.04s", 2, 44100, 16, "0.37", "0.48", "0.37", "0.48", false, true),
-			Entry("correctly parses ogg (vorbis) tags", "test.ogg", "1.04s", 2, 8000, 0, "+7.64 dB", "0.11772506", "+7.64 dB", "0.11772506", false, true),
-
-			// ffmpeg -f lavfi -i "sine=frequency=900:duration=1" test.wma
-			// Weird note: for the tag parsing to work, the lyrics are actually stored in the reverse order
-			Entry("correctly parses wma/asf tags", "test.wma", "1.02s", 1, 44100, 16, "3.27 dB", "0.132914", "3.27 dB", "0.132914", false, true),
-
-			// ffmpeg -f lavfi -i "sine=frequency=800:duration=1" test.wv
-			Entry("correctly parses wv (wavpak) tags", "test.wv", "1s", 1, 44100, 16, "3.43 dB", "0.125061", "3.43 dB", "0.125061", false, true),
-
-			// ffmpeg -f lavfi -i "sine=frequency=1000:duration=1" test.wav
-			Entry("correctly parses wav tags", "test.wav", "1s", 1, 44100, 16, "3.06 dB", "0.125056", "3.06 dB", "0.125056", true, true),
-
-			// ffmpeg -f lavfi -i "sine=frequency=1400:duration=1" test.aiff
-			Entry("correctly parses aiff tags", "test.aiff", "1s", 1, 44100, 16, "2.00 dB", "0.124972", "2.00 dB", "0.124972", true, true),
-		)
-
-		// Skip these tests when running as root
-		Context("Access Forbidden", func() {
-			var accessForbiddenFile string
-			var RegularUserContext = XContext
-			var isRegularUser = os.Getuid() != 0
-			if isRegularUser {
-				RegularUserContext = Context
-			}
-
-			// Only run permission tests if we are not root
-			RegularUserContext("when run without root privileges", func() {
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					accessForbiddenFile = utils.TempFileName("access_forbidden-", ".mp3")
-
-					f, err := os.OpenFile(accessForbiddenFile, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0222)
-					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-					DeferCleanup(func() {
-						Expect(f.Close()).To(Succeed())
-						Expect(os.Remove(accessForbiddenFile)).To(Succeed())
-					})
-				})
-
-				It("correctly handle unreadable file due to insufficient read permission", func() {
-					_, err := e.extractMetadata(accessForbiddenFile)
-					Expect(err).To(MatchError(os.ErrPermission))
-				})
-
-				It("skips the file if it cannot be read", func() {
-					files := []string{
-						"tests/fixtures/test.mp3",
-						"tests/fixtures/test.ogg",
-						accessForbiddenFile,
-					}
-					mds, err := e.Parse(files...)
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-					Expect(mds).To(HaveLen(2))
-					Expect(mds).ToNot(HaveKey(accessForbiddenFile))
-				})
-			})
-		})
-
-	})
-
-	Describe("Error Checking", func() {
-		It("returns a generic ErrPath if file does not exist", func() {
-			testFilePath := "tests/fixtures/NON_EXISTENT.ogg"
-			_, err := e.extractMetadata(testFilePath)
-			Expect(err).To(MatchError(fs.ErrNotExist))
-		})
-		It("does not throw a SIGSEGV error when reading a file with an invalid frame", func() {
-			// File has an empty TDAT frame
-			md, err := e.extractMetadata("tests/fixtures/invalid-files/test-invalid-frame.mp3")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(md.Tags).To(HaveKeyWithValue("albumartist", []string{"Elvis Presley"}))
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("parseTIPL", func() {
-		var tags map[string][]string
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			tags = make(map[string][]string)
-		})
-
-		Context("when the TIPL string is populated", func() {
-			It("correctly parses roles and names", func() {
-				tags["tipl"] = []string{"arranger Andrew Powell DJ-mix François Kevorkian DJ-mix Jane Doe engineer Chris Blair"}
-				parseTIPL(tags)
-				Expect(tags["arranger"]).To(ConsistOf("Andrew Powell"))
-				Expect(tags["engineer"]).To(ConsistOf("Chris Blair"))
-				Expect(tags["djmixer"]).To(ConsistOf("François Kevorkian", "Jane Doe"))
-			})
-
-			It("handles multiple names for a single role", func() {
-				tags["tipl"] = []string{"engineer Pat Stapley producer Eric Woolfson engineer Chris Blair"}
-				parseTIPL(tags)
-				Expect(tags["producer"]).To(ConsistOf("Eric Woolfson"))
-				Expect(tags["engineer"]).To(ConsistOf("Pat Stapley", "Chris Blair"))
-			})
-
-			It("discards roles without names", func() {
-				tags["tipl"] = []string{"engineer Pat Stapley producer engineer Chris Blair"}
-				parseTIPL(tags)
-				Expect(tags).ToNot(HaveKey("producer"))
-				Expect(tags["engineer"]).To(ConsistOf("Pat Stapley", "Chris Blair"))
-			})
-		})
-
-		Context("when the TIPL string is empty", func() {
-			It("does nothing", func() {
-				tags["tipl"] = []string{""}
-				parseTIPL(tags)
-				Expect(tags).To(BeEmpty())
-			})
-		})
-
-		Context("when the TIPL is not present", func() {
-			It("does nothing", func() {
-				parseTIPL(tags)
-				Expect(tags).To(BeEmpty())
-			})
-		})
-	})
-
-})
--- a/adapters/taglib/taglib_wrapper.go
+++ b/adapters/taglib/taglib_wrapper.go
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-package taglib
-
-/*
-#cgo !windows pkg-config: --define-prefix taglib
-#cgo windows pkg-config: taglib
-#cgo illumos LDFLAGS: -lstdc++ -lsendfile
-#cgo linux darwin CXXFLAGS: -std=c++11
-#cgo darwin LDFLAGS: -L/opt/homebrew/opt/taglib/lib
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include "taglib_wrapper.h"
-*/
-import "C"
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"runtime/debug"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
-	"unsafe"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-)
-
-const iTunesKeyPrefix = "----:com.apple.itunes:"
-
-func Version() string {
-	return C.GoString(C.taglib_version())
-}
-
-func Read(filename string) (tags map[string][]string, err error) {
-	// Do not crash on failures in the C code/library
-	debug.SetPanicOnFault(true)
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			log.Error("extractor: recovered from panic when reading tags", "file", filename, "error", r)
-			err = fmt.Errorf("extractor: recovered from panic: %s", r)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	fp := getFilename(filename)
-	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(fp))
-	id, m, release := newMap()
-	defer release()
-
-	log.Trace("extractor: reading tags", "filename", filename, "map_id", id)
-	res := C.taglib_read(fp, C.ulong(id))
-	switch res {
-	case C.TAGLIB_ERR_PARSE:
-		// Check additional case whether the file is unreadable due to permission
-		file, fileErr := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_RDONLY, 0600)
-		defer file.Close()
-
-		if os.IsPermission(fileErr) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("navidrome does not have permission: %w", fileErr)
-		} else if fileErr != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse file media file: %w", fileErr)
-		} else {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse file media file")
-		}
-	case C.TAGLIB_ERR_AUDIO_PROPS:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't get audio properties from file")
-	}
-	if log.IsGreaterOrEqualTo(log.LevelDebug) {
-		j, _ := json.Marshal(m)
-		log.Trace("extractor: read tags", "tags", string(j), "filename", filename, "id", id)
-	} else {
-		log.Trace("extractor: read tags", "tags", m, "filename", filename, "id", id)
-	}
-
-	return m, nil
-}
-
-type tagMap map[string][]string
-
-var allMaps sync.Map
-var mapsNextID atomic.Uint32
-
-func newMap() (uint32, tagMap, func()) {
-	id := mapsNextID.Add(1)
-
-	m := tagMap{}
-	allMaps.Store(id, m)
-
-	return id, m, func() {
-		allMaps.Delete(id)
-	}
-}
-
-func doPutTag(id C.ulong, key string, val *C.char) {
-	if key == "" {
-		return
-	}
-
-	r, _ := allMaps.Load(uint32(id))
-	m := r.(tagMap)
-	k := strings.ToLower(key)
-	v := strings.TrimSpace(C.GoString(val))
-	m[k] = append(m[k], v)
-}
-
-//export goPutM4AStr
-func goPutM4AStr(id C.ulong, key *C.char, val *C.char) {
-	k := C.GoString(key)
-
-	// Special for M4A, do not catch keys that have no actual name
-	k = strings.TrimPrefix(k, iTunesKeyPrefix)
-	doPutTag(id, k, val)
-}
-
-//export goPutStr
-func goPutStr(id C.ulong, key *C.char, val *C.char) {
-	doPutTag(id, C.GoString(key), val)
-}
-
-//export goPutInt
-func goPutInt(id C.ulong, key *C.char, val C.int) {
-	valStr := strconv.Itoa(int(val))
-	vp := C.CString(valStr)
-	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(vp))
-	goPutStr(id, key, vp)
-}
-
-//export goPutLyrics
-func goPutLyrics(id C.ulong, lang *C.char, val *C.char) {
-	doPutTag(id, "lyrics:"+C.GoString(lang), val)
-}
-
-//export goPutLyricLine
-func goPutLyricLine(id C.ulong, lang *C.char, text *C.char, time C.int) {
-	language := C.GoString(lang)
-	line := C.GoString(text)
-	timeGo := int64(time)
-
-	ms := timeGo % 1000
-	timeGo /= 1000
-	sec := timeGo % 60
-	timeGo /= 60
-	minimum := timeGo % 60
-	formattedLine := fmt.Sprintf("[%02d:%02d.%02d]%s\n", minimum, sec, ms/10, line)
-
-	key := "lyrics:" + language
-
-	r, _ := allMaps.Load(uint32(id))
-	m := r.(tagMap)
-	k := strings.ToLower(key)
-	existing, ok := m[k]
-	if ok {
-		existing[0] += formattedLine
-	} else {
-		m[k] = []string{formattedLine}
-	}
-}
--- a/adapters/taglib/taglib_wrapper.h
+++ b/adapters/taglib/taglib_wrapper.h
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#define TAGLIB_ERR_PARSE -1
-#define TAGLIB_ERR_AUDIO_PROPS -2
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-#ifdef WIN32
-#define FILENAME_CHAR_T wchar_t
-#else
-#define FILENAME_CHAR_T char
-#endif
-
-extern void goPutM4AStr(unsigned long id, char *key, char *val);
-extern void goPutStr(unsigned long id, char *key, char *val);
-extern void goPutInt(unsigned long id, char *key, int val);
-extern void goPutLyrics(unsigned long id, char *lang, char *val);
-extern void goPutLyricLine(unsigned long id, char *lang, char *text, int time);
-int taglib_read(const FILENAME_CHAR_T *filename, unsigned long id);
-char* taglib_version();
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
--- a/cmd/cmd_suite_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd_suite_test.go
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-func TestCmd(t *testing.T) {
-	tests.Init(t, false)
-	log.SetLevel(log.LevelFatal)
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Cmd Suite")
-}
--- a/cmd/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/inspect.go
@@ -5,20 +5,25 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"

-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/scanner"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/scanner/metadata"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )

 var (
-	format string
+	extractor string
+	format    string
 )

 func init() {
-	inspectCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&format, "format", "f", "jsonindent", "output format (pretty, toml, yaml, json, jsonindent)")
+	inspectCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&extractor, "extractor", "x", "", "extractor to use (ffmpeg or taglib, default: auto)")
+	inspectCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&format, "format", "f", "pretty", "output format (pretty, toml, yaml, json, jsonindent)")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(inspectCmd)
 }

@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ var marshalers = map[string]func(interface{}) ([]byte, error){
 }

 func prettyMarshal(v interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
-	out := v.([]core.InspectOutput)
+	out := v.([]inspectorOutput)
 	var res strings.Builder
 	for i := range out {
 		res.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("====================\nFile: %s\n\n", out[i].File))
@@ -55,24 +60,39 @@ func prettyMarshal(v interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(res.String()), nil
 }

+type inspectorOutput struct {
+	File       string
+	RawTags    metadata.ParsedTags
+	MappedTags model.MediaFile
+}
+
 func runInspector(args []string) {
+	if extractor != "" {
+		conf.Server.Scanner.Extractor = extractor
+	}
+	log.Info("Using extractor", "extractor", conf.Server.Scanner.Extractor)
+	md, err := metadata.Extract(args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error extracting tags", err)
+	}
+	mapper := scanner.NewMediaFileMapper(conf.Server.MusicFolder, &tests.MockedGenreRepo{})
 	marshal := marshalers[format]
 	if marshal == nil {
 		log.Fatal("Invalid format", "format", format)
 	}
-	var out []core.InspectOutput
-	for _, filePath := range args {
-		if !model.IsAudioFile(filePath) {
-			log.Warn("Not an audio file", "file", filePath)
+	var out []inspectorOutput
+	for k, v := range md {
+		if !model.IsAudioFile(k) {
 			continue
 		}
-		output, err := core.Inspect(filePath, 1, "")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("Unable to process file", "file", filePath, "error", err)
+		if len(v.Tags) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-
-		out = append(out, *output)
+		out = append(out, inspectorOutput{
+			File:       k,
+			RawTags:    v.Tags,
+			MappedTags: mapper.ToMediaFile(v),
+		})
 	}
 	data, _ := marshal(out)
 	fmt.Println(string(data))
--- a/cmd/pls.go
+++ b/cmd/pls.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func runExporter() {
 	sqlDB := db.Db()
 	ds := persistence.New(sqlDB)
 	ctx := auth.WithAdminUser(context.Background(), ds)
-	playlist, err := ds.Playlist(ctx).GetWithTracks(playlistID, true, false)
+	playlist, err := ds.Playlist(ctx).GetWithTracks(playlistID, true)
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, model.ErrNotFound) {
 		log.Fatal("Error retrieving playlist", "name", playlistID, err)
 	}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func runExporter() {
 			log.Fatal("Error retrieving playlist", "name", playlistID, err)
 		}
 		if len(playlists) > 0 {
-			playlist, err = ds.Playlist(ctx).GetWithTracks(playlists[0].ID, true, false)
+			playlist, err = ds.Playlist(ctx).GetWithTracks(playlists[0].ID, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatal("Error retrieving playlist", "name", playlistID, err)
 			}
--- a/cmd/plugin.go
+++ b/cmd/plugin.go
@@ -1,716 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"cmp"
-	"crypto/sha256"
-	"encoding/hex"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"text/tabwriter"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/schema"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/slice"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-const (
-	pluginPackageExtension = ".ndp"
-	pluginDirPermissions   = 0700
-	pluginFilePermissions  = 0600
-)
-
-func init() {
-	pluginCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "plugin",
-		Short: "Manage Navidrome plugins",
-		Long:  "Commands for managing Navidrome plugins",
-	}
-
-	listCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "list",
-		Short: "List installed plugins",
-		Long:  "List all installed plugins with their metadata",
-		Run:   pluginList,
-	}
-
-	infoCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "info [pluginPackage|pluginName]",
-		Short: "Show details of a plugin",
-		Long:  "Show detailed information about a plugin package (.ndp file) or an installed plugin",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		Run:   pluginInfo,
-	}
-
-	installCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "install [pluginPackage]",
-		Short: "Install a plugin from a .ndp file",
-		Long:  "Install a Navidrome Plugin Package (.ndp) file",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		Run:   pluginInstall,
-	}
-
-	removeCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "remove [pluginName]",
-		Short: "Remove an installed plugin",
-		Long:  "Remove a plugin by name",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		Run:   pluginRemove,
-	}
-
-	updateCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "update [pluginPackage]",
-		Short: "Update an existing plugin",
-		Long:  "Update an installed plugin with a new version from a .ndp file",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		Run:   pluginUpdate,
-	}
-
-	refreshCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "refresh [pluginName]",
-		Short: "Reload a plugin without restarting Navidrome",
-		Long:  "Reload and recompile a plugin without needing to restart Navidrome",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		Run:   pluginRefresh,
-	}
-
-	devCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "dev [folder_path]",
-		Short: "Create symlink to development folder",
-		Long:  "Create a symlink from a plugin development folder to the plugins directory for easier development",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		Run:   pluginDev,
-	}
-
-	pluginCmd.AddCommand(listCmd, infoCmd, installCmd, removeCmd, updateCmd, refreshCmd, devCmd)
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(pluginCmd)
-}
-
-// Validation helpers
-
-func validatePluginPackageFile(path string) error {
-	if !utils.FileExists(path) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("plugin package not found: %s", path)
-	}
-	if filepath.Ext(path) != pluginPackageExtension {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not a valid plugin package: %s (expected %s extension)", path, pluginPackageExtension)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func validatePluginDirectory(pluginsDir, pluginName string) (string, error) {
-	pluginDir := filepath.Join(pluginsDir, pluginName)
-	if !utils.FileExists(pluginDir) {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("plugin not found: %s (path: %s)", pluginName, pluginDir)
-	}
-	return pluginDir, nil
-}
-
-func resolvePluginPath(pluginDir string) (resolvedPath string, isSymlink bool, err error) {
-	// Check if it's a directory or a symlink
-	lstat, err := os.Lstat(pluginDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("failed to stat plugin: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	isSymlink = lstat.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0
-
-	if isSymlink {
-		// Resolve the symlink target
-		targetDir, err := os.Readlink(pluginDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", true, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve symlink: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		// If target is a relative path, make it absolute
-		if !filepath.IsAbs(targetDir) {
-			targetDir = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(pluginDir), targetDir)
-		}
-
-		// Verify the target exists and is a directory
-		targetInfo, err := os.Stat(targetDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", true, fmt.Errorf("failed to access symlink target %s: %w", targetDir, err)
-		}
-
-		if !targetInfo.IsDir() {
-			return "", true, fmt.Errorf("symlink target is not a directory: %s", targetDir)
-		}
-
-		return targetDir, true, nil
-	} else if !lstat.IsDir() {
-		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("not a valid plugin directory: %s", pluginDir)
-	}
-
-	return pluginDir, false, nil
-}
-
-// Package handling helpers
-
-func loadAndValidatePackage(ndpPath string) (*plugins.PluginPackage, error) {
-	if err := validatePluginPackageFile(ndpPath); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	pkg, err := plugins.LoadPackage(ndpPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load plugin package: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return pkg, nil
-}
-
-func extractAndSetupPlugin(ndpPath, targetDir string) error {
-	if err := plugins.ExtractPackage(ndpPath, targetDir); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to extract plugin package: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	ensurePluginDirPermissions(targetDir)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Display helpers
-
-func displayPluginTableRow(w *tabwriter.Writer, discovery plugins.PluginDiscoveryEntry) {
-	if discovery.Error != nil {
-		// Handle global errors (like directory read failure)
-		if discovery.ID == "" {
-			log.Error("Failed to read plugins directory", "folder", conf.Server.Plugins.Folder, discovery.Error)
-			return
-		}
-		// Handle individual plugin errors - show them in the table
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\tERROR\tERROR\tERROR\tERROR\t%v\n", discovery.ID, discovery.Error)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Mark symlinks with an indicator
-	nameDisplay := discovery.Manifest.Name
-	if discovery.IsSymlink {
-		nameDisplay = nameDisplay + " (dev)"
-	}
-
-	// Convert capabilities to strings
-	capabilities := slice.Map(discovery.Manifest.Capabilities, func(cap schema.PluginManifestCapabilitiesElem) string {
-		return string(cap)
-	})
-
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n",
-		discovery.ID,
-		nameDisplay,
-		cmp.Or(discovery.Manifest.Author, "-"),
-		cmp.Or(discovery.Manifest.Version, "-"),
-		strings.Join(capabilities, ", "),
-		cmp.Or(discovery.Manifest.Description, "-"))
-}
-
-func displayTypedPermissions(permissions schema.PluginManifestPermissions, indent string) {
-	if permissions.Http != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%shttp:\n", indent)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Reason: %s\n", indent, permissions.Http.Reason)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Allow Local Network: %t\n", indent, permissions.Http.AllowLocalNetwork)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Allowed URLs:\n", indent)
-		for urlPattern, methodEnums := range permissions.Http.AllowedUrls {
-			methods := make([]string, len(methodEnums))
-			for i, methodEnum := range methodEnums {
-				methods[i] = string(methodEnum)
-			}
-			fmt.Printf("%s    %s: [%s]\n", indent, urlPattern, strings.Join(methods, ", "))
-		}
-		fmt.Println()
-	}
-
-	if permissions.Config != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%sconfig:\n", indent)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Reason: %s\n", indent, permissions.Config.Reason)
-		fmt.Println()
-	}
-
-	if permissions.Scheduler != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%sscheduler:\n", indent)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Reason: %s\n", indent, permissions.Scheduler.Reason)
-		fmt.Println()
-	}
-
-	if permissions.Websocket != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%swebsocket:\n", indent)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Reason: %s\n", indent, permissions.Websocket.Reason)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Allow Local Network: %t\n", indent, permissions.Websocket.AllowLocalNetwork)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Allowed URLs: [%s]\n", indent, strings.Join(permissions.Websocket.AllowedUrls, ", "))
-		fmt.Println()
-	}
-
-	if permissions.Cache != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%scache:\n", indent)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Reason: %s\n", indent, permissions.Cache.Reason)
-		fmt.Println()
-	}
-
-	if permissions.Artwork != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%sartwork:\n", indent)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Reason: %s\n", indent, permissions.Artwork.Reason)
-		fmt.Println()
-	}
-
-	if permissions.Subsonicapi != nil {
-		allowedUsers := "All Users"
-		if len(permissions.Subsonicapi.AllowedUsernames) > 0 {
-			allowedUsers = strings.Join(permissions.Subsonicapi.AllowedUsernames, ", ")
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("%ssubsonicapi:\n", indent)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Reason: %s\n", indent, permissions.Subsonicapi.Reason)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Allow Admins: %t\n", indent, permissions.Subsonicapi.AllowAdmins)
-		fmt.Printf("%s  Allowed Usernames: [%s]\n", indent, allowedUsers)
-		fmt.Println()
-	}
-}
-
-func displayPluginDetails(manifest *schema.PluginManifest, fileInfo *pluginFileInfo, permInfo *pluginPermissionInfo) {
-	fmt.Println("\nPlugin Information:")
-	fmt.Printf("  Name:        %s\n", manifest.Name)
-	fmt.Printf("  Author:      %s\n", manifest.Author)
-	fmt.Printf("  Version:     %s\n", manifest.Version)
-	fmt.Printf("  Description: %s\n", manifest.Description)
-
-	fmt.Print("  Capabilities:    ")
-	capabilities := make([]string, len(manifest.Capabilities))
-	for i, cap := range manifest.Capabilities {
-		capabilities[i] = string(cap)
-	}
-	fmt.Print(strings.Join(capabilities, ", "))
-	fmt.Println()
-
-	// Display manifest permissions using the typed permissions
-	fmt.Println("  Required Permissions:")
-	displayTypedPermissions(manifest.Permissions, "    ")
-
-	// Print file information if available
-	if fileInfo != nil {
-		fmt.Println("Package Information:")
-		fmt.Printf("  File:        %s\n", fileInfo.path)
-		fmt.Printf("  Size:        %d bytes (%.2f KB)\n", fileInfo.size, float64(fileInfo.size)/1024)
-		fmt.Printf("  SHA-256:     %s\n", fileInfo.hash)
-		fmt.Printf("  Modified:    %s\n", fileInfo.modTime.Format(time.RFC3339))
-	}
-
-	// Print file permissions information if available
-	if permInfo != nil {
-		fmt.Println("File Permissions:")
-		fmt.Printf("  Plugin Directory: %s (%s)\n", permInfo.dirPath, permInfo.dirMode)
-		if permInfo.isSymlink {
-			fmt.Printf("  Symlink Target:   %s (%s)\n", permInfo.targetPath, permInfo.targetMode)
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("  Manifest File:    %s\n", permInfo.manifestMode)
-		if permInfo.wasmMode != "" {
-			fmt.Printf("  WASM File:        %s\n", permInfo.wasmMode)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-type pluginFileInfo struct {
-	path    string
-	size    int64
-	hash    string
-	modTime time.Time
-}
-
-type pluginPermissionInfo struct {
-	dirPath      string
-	dirMode      string
-	isSymlink    bool
-	targetPath   string
-	targetMode   string
-	manifestMode string
-	wasmMode     string
-}
-
-func getFileInfo(path string) *pluginFileInfo {
-	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to get file information", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return &pluginFileInfo{
-		path:    path,
-		size:    fileInfo.Size(),
-		hash:    calculateSHA256(path),
-		modTime: fileInfo.ModTime(),
-	}
-}
-
-func getPermissionInfo(pluginDir string) *pluginPermissionInfo {
-	// Get plugin directory permissions
-	dirInfo, err := os.Lstat(pluginDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to get plugin directory permissions", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	permInfo := &pluginPermissionInfo{
-		dirPath: pluginDir,
-		dirMode: dirInfo.Mode().String(),
-	}
-
-	// Check if it's a symlink
-	if dirInfo.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-		permInfo.isSymlink = true
-
-		// Get target path and permissions
-		targetPath, err := os.Readlink(pluginDir)
-		if err == nil {
-			if !filepath.IsAbs(targetPath) {
-				targetPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(pluginDir), targetPath)
-			}
-			permInfo.targetPath = targetPath
-
-			if targetInfo, err := os.Stat(targetPath); err == nil {
-				permInfo.targetMode = targetInfo.Mode().String()
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Get manifest file permissions
-	manifestPath := filepath.Join(pluginDir, "manifest.json")
-	if manifestInfo, err := os.Stat(manifestPath); err == nil {
-		permInfo.manifestMode = manifestInfo.Mode().String()
-	}
-
-	// Get WASM file permissions (look for .wasm files)
-	entries, err := os.ReadDir(pluginDir)
-	if err == nil {
-		for _, entry := range entries {
-			if filepath.Ext(entry.Name()) == ".wasm" {
-				wasmPath := filepath.Join(pluginDir, entry.Name())
-				if wasmInfo, err := os.Stat(wasmPath); err == nil {
-					permInfo.wasmMode = wasmInfo.Mode().String()
-					break // Just show the first WASM file found
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return permInfo
-}
-
-// Command implementations
-
-func pluginList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	discoveries := plugins.DiscoverPlugins(conf.Server.Plugins.Folder)
-
-	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 0, 2, ' ', 0)
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "ID\tNAME\tAUTHOR\tVERSION\tCAPABILITIES\tDESCRIPTION")
-
-	for _, discovery := range discoveries {
-		displayPluginTableRow(w, discovery)
-	}
-	w.Flush()
-}
-
-func pluginInfo(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	path := args[0]
-	pluginsDir := conf.Server.Plugins.Folder
-
-	var manifest *schema.PluginManifest
-	var fileInfo *pluginFileInfo
-	var permInfo *pluginPermissionInfo
-
-	if filepath.Ext(path) == pluginPackageExtension {
-		// It's a package file
-		pkg, err := loadAndValidatePackage(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Failed to load plugin package", err)
-		}
-		manifest = pkg.Manifest
-		fileInfo = getFileInfo(path)
-		// No permission info for package files
-	} else {
-		// It's a plugin name
-		pluginDir, err := validatePluginDirectory(pluginsDir, path)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Plugin validation failed", err)
-		}
-
-		manifest, err = plugins.LoadManifest(pluginDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Failed to load plugin manifest", err)
-		}
-
-		// Get permission info for installed plugins
-		permInfo = getPermissionInfo(pluginDir)
-	}
-
-	displayPluginDetails(manifest, fileInfo, permInfo)
-}
-
-func pluginInstall(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	ndpPath := args[0]
-	pluginsDir := conf.Server.Plugins.Folder
-
-	pkg, err := loadAndValidatePackage(ndpPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Package validation failed", err)
-	}
-
-	// Create target directory based on plugin name
-	targetDir := filepath.Join(pluginsDir, pkg.Manifest.Name)
-
-	// Check if plugin already exists
-	if utils.FileExists(targetDir) {
-		log.Fatal("Plugin already installed", "name", pkg.Manifest.Name, "path", targetDir,
-			"use", "navidrome plugin update")
-	}
-
-	if err := extractAndSetupPlugin(ndpPath, targetDir); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Plugin installation failed", err)
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("Plugin '%s' v%s installed successfully\n", pkg.Manifest.Name, pkg.Manifest.Version)
-}
-
-func pluginRemove(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	pluginName := args[0]
-	pluginsDir := conf.Server.Plugins.Folder
-
-	pluginDir, err := validatePluginDirectory(pluginsDir, pluginName)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Plugin validation failed", err)
-	}
-
-	_, isSymlink, err := resolvePluginPath(pluginDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Failed to resolve plugin path", err)
-	}
-
-	if isSymlink {
-		// For symlinked plugins (dev mode), just remove the symlink
-		if err := os.Remove(pluginDir); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Failed to remove plugin symlink", "name", pluginName, err)
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("Development plugin symlink '%s' removed successfully (target directory preserved)\n", pluginName)
-	} else {
-		// For regular plugins, remove the entire directory
-		if err := os.RemoveAll(pluginDir); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Failed to remove plugin directory", "name", pluginName, err)
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("Plugin '%s' removed successfully\n", pluginName)
-	}
-}
-
-func pluginUpdate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	ndpPath := args[0]
-	pluginsDir := conf.Server.Plugins.Folder
-
-	pkg, err := loadAndValidatePackage(ndpPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Package validation failed", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check if plugin exists
-	targetDir := filepath.Join(pluginsDir, pkg.Manifest.Name)
-	if !utils.FileExists(targetDir) {
-		log.Fatal("Plugin not found", "name", pkg.Manifest.Name, "path", targetDir,
-			"use", "navidrome plugin install")
-	}
-
-	// Create a backup of the existing plugin
-	backupDir := targetDir + ".bak." + time.Now().Format("20060102150405")
-	if err := os.Rename(targetDir, backupDir); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Failed to backup existing plugin", err)
-	}
-
-	// Extract the new package
-	if err := extractAndSetupPlugin(ndpPath, targetDir); err != nil {
-		// Restore backup if extraction failed
-		os.RemoveAll(targetDir)
-		_ = os.Rename(backupDir, targetDir) // Ignore error as we're already in a fatal path
-		log.Fatal("Plugin update failed", err)
-	}
-
-	// Remove the backup
-	os.RemoveAll(backupDir)
-
-	fmt.Printf("Plugin '%s' updated to v%s successfully\n", pkg.Manifest.Name, pkg.Manifest.Version)
-}
-
-func pluginRefresh(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	pluginName := args[0]
-	pluginsDir := conf.Server.Plugins.Folder
-
-	pluginDir, err := validatePluginDirectory(pluginsDir, pluginName)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Plugin validation failed", err)
-	}
-
-	resolvedPath, isSymlink, err := resolvePluginPath(pluginDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Failed to resolve plugin path", err)
-	}
-
-	if isSymlink {
-		log.Debug("Processing symlinked plugin", "name", pluginName, "link", pluginDir, "target", resolvedPath)
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("Refreshing plugin '%s'...\n", pluginName)
-
-	// Get the plugin manager and refresh
-	mgr := GetPluginManager(cmd.Context())
-	log.Debug("Scanning plugins directory", "path", pluginsDir)
-	mgr.ScanPlugins()
-
-	log.Info("Waiting for plugin compilation to complete", "name", pluginName)
-
-	// Wait for compilation to complete
-	if err := mgr.EnsureCompiled(pluginName); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Failed to compile refreshed plugin", "name", pluginName, err)
-	}
-
-	log.Info("Plugin compilation completed successfully", "name", pluginName)
-	fmt.Printf("Plugin '%s' refreshed successfully\n", pluginName)
-}
-
-func pluginDev(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	sourcePath, err := filepath.Abs(args[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Invalid path", "path", args[0], err)
-	}
-	pluginsDir := conf.Server.Plugins.Folder
-
-	// Validate source directory and manifest
-	if err := validateDevSource(sourcePath); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Source validation failed", err)
-	}
-
-	// Load manifest to get plugin name
-	manifest, err := plugins.LoadManifest(sourcePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Failed to load plugin manifest", "path", filepath.Join(sourcePath, "manifest.json"), err)
-	}
-
-	pluginName := cmp.Or(manifest.Name, filepath.Base(sourcePath))
-	targetPath := filepath.Join(pluginsDir, pluginName)
-
-	// Handle existing target
-	if err := handleExistingTarget(targetPath, sourcePath); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Failed to handle existing target", err)
-	}
-
-	// Create target directory if needed
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(targetPath), 0755); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Failed to create plugins directory", "path", filepath.Dir(targetPath), err)
-	}
-
-	// Create the symlink
-	if err := os.Symlink(sourcePath, targetPath); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Failed to create symlink", "source", sourcePath, "target", targetPath, err)
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("Development symlink created: '%s' -> '%s'\n", targetPath, sourcePath)
-	fmt.Println("Plugin can be refreshed with: navidrome plugin refresh", pluginName)
-}
-
-// Utility functions
-
-func validateDevSource(sourcePath string) error {
-	sourceInfo, err := os.Stat(sourcePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("source folder not found: %s (%w)", sourcePath, err)
-	}
-	if !sourceInfo.IsDir() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("source path is not a directory: %s", sourcePath)
-	}
-
-	manifestPath := filepath.Join(sourcePath, "manifest.json")
-	if !utils.FileExists(manifestPath) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("source folder missing manifest.json: %s", sourcePath)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func handleExistingTarget(targetPath, sourcePath string) error {
-	if !utils.FileExists(targetPath) {
-		return nil // Nothing to handle
-	}
-
-	// Check if it's already a symlink to our source
-	existingLink, err := os.Readlink(targetPath)
-	if err == nil && existingLink == sourcePath {
-		fmt.Printf("Symlink already exists and points to the correct source\n")
-		return fmt.Errorf("symlink already exists") // This will cause early return in caller
-	}
-
-	// Handle case where target exists but is not a symlink to our source
-	fmt.Printf("Target path '%s' already exists.\n", targetPath)
-	fmt.Print("Do you want to replace it? (y/N): ")
-	var response string
-	_, err = fmt.Scanln(&response)
-	if err != nil || strings.ToLower(response) != "y" {
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Debug("Error reading input, assuming 'no'", err)
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("operation canceled")
-	}
-
-	// Remove existing target
-	if err := os.RemoveAll(targetPath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove existing target %s: %w", targetPath, err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func ensurePluginDirPermissions(dir string) {
-	if err := os.Chmod(dir, pluginDirPermissions); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to set plugin directory permissions", "dir", dir, err)
-	}
-
-	// Apply permissions to all files in the directory
-	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to read plugin directory", "dir", dir, err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		path := filepath.Join(dir, entry.Name())
-		info, err := os.Stat(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to stat file", "path", path, err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		mode := os.FileMode(pluginFilePermissions) // Files
-		if info.IsDir() {
-			mode = os.FileMode(pluginDirPermissions) // Directories
-			ensurePluginDirPermissions(path)         // Recursive
-		}
-
-		if err := os.Chmod(path, mode); err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to set file permissions", "path", path, err)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func calculateSHA256(filePath string) string {
-	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to open file for hashing", err)
-		return "N/A"
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-
-	hasher := sha256.New()
-	if _, err := io.Copy(hasher, file); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to calculate hash", err)
-		return "N/A"
-	}
-
-	return hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
-}
--- a/cmd/plugin_test.go
+++ b/cmd/plugin_test.go
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Plugin CLI Commands", func() {
-	var tempDir string
-	var cmd *cobra.Command
-	var stdOut *os.File
-	var origStdout *os.File
-	var outReader *os.File
-
-	// Helper to create a test plugin with the given name and details
-	createTestPlugin := func(name, author, version string, capabilities []string) string {
-		pluginDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, name)
-		Expect(os.MkdirAll(pluginDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-		// Create a properly formatted capabilities JSON array
-		capabilitiesJSON := `"` + strings.Join(capabilities, `", "`) + `"`
-
-		manifest := `{
-			"name": "` + name + `",
-			"author": "` + author + `",
-			"version": "` + version + `",
-			"description": "Plugin for testing",
-			"website": "https://test.navidrome.org/` + name + `",
-			"capabilities": [` + capabilitiesJSON + `],
-			"permissions": {}
-		}`
-
-		Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(pluginDir, "manifest.json"), []byte(manifest), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-		// Create a dummy WASM file
-		wasmContent := []byte("dummy wasm content for testing")
-		Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(pluginDir, "plugin.wasm"), wasmContent, 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-		return pluginDir
-	}
-
-	// Helper to execute a command and return captured output
-	captureOutput := func(reader io.Reader) string {
-		stdOut.Close()
-		outputBytes, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		return string(outputBytes)
-	}
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-		tempDir = GinkgoT().TempDir()
-
-		// Setup config
-		conf.Server.Plugins.Enabled = true
-		conf.Server.Plugins.Folder = tempDir
-
-		// Create a command for testing
-		cmd = &cobra.Command{Use: "test"}
-
-		// Setup stdout capture
-		origStdout = os.Stdout
-		var err error
-		outReader, stdOut, err = os.Pipe()
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		os.Stdout = stdOut
-
-		DeferCleanup(func() {
-			os.Stdout = origStdout
-		})
-	})
-
-	AfterEach(func() {
-		os.Stdout = origStdout
-		if stdOut != nil {
-			stdOut.Close()
-		}
-		if outReader != nil {
-			outReader.Close()
-		}
-	})
-
-	Describe("Plugin list command", func() {
-		It("should list installed plugins", func() {
-			// Create test plugins
-			createTestPlugin("plugin1", "Test Author", "1.0.0", []string{"MetadataAgent"})
-			createTestPlugin("plugin2", "Another Author", "2.1.0", []string{"Scrobbler"})
-
-			// Execute command
-			pluginList(cmd, []string{})
-
-			// Verify output
-			output := captureOutput(outReader)
-
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("plugin1"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Test Author"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("1.0.0"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("MetadataAgent"))
-
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("plugin2"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Another Author"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("2.1.0"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Scrobbler"))
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("Plugin info command", func() {
-		It("should display information about an installed plugin", func() {
-			// Create test plugin with multiple capabilities
-			createTestPlugin("test-plugin", "Test Author", "1.0.0",
-				[]string{"MetadataAgent", "Scrobbler"})
-
-			// Execute command
-			pluginInfo(cmd, []string{"test-plugin"})
-
-			// Verify output
-			output := captureOutput(outReader)
-
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Name:        test-plugin"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Author:      Test Author"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Version:     1.0.0"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Description: Plugin for testing"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Capabilities:    MetadataAgent, Scrobbler"))
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("Plugin remove command", func() {
-		It("should remove a regular plugin directory", func() {
-			// Create test plugin
-			pluginDir := createTestPlugin("regular-plugin", "Test Author", "1.0.0",
-				[]string{"MetadataAgent"})
-
-			// Execute command
-			pluginRemove(cmd, []string{"regular-plugin"})
-
-			// Verify output
-			output := captureOutput(outReader)
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Plugin 'regular-plugin' removed successfully"))
-
-			// Verify directory is actually removed
-			_, err := os.Stat(pluginDir)
-			Expect(os.IsNotExist(err)).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("should remove only the symlink for a development plugin", func() {
-			// Create a real source directory
-			sourceDir := filepath.Join(GinkgoT().TempDir(), "dev-plugin-source")
-			Expect(os.MkdirAll(sourceDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-			manifest := `{
-				"name": "dev-plugin",
-				"author": "Dev Author",
-				"version": "0.1.0",
-				"description": "Development plugin for testing",
-				"website": "https://test.navidrome.org/dev-plugin",
-				"capabilities": ["Scrobbler"],
-				"permissions": {}
-			}`
-			Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(sourceDir, "manifest.json"), []byte(manifest), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-			// Create a dummy WASM file
-			wasmContent := []byte("dummy wasm content for testing")
-			Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(sourceDir, "plugin.wasm"), wasmContent, 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-			// Create a symlink in the plugins directory
-			symlinkPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "dev-plugin")
-			Expect(os.Symlink(sourceDir, symlinkPath)).To(Succeed())
-
-			// Execute command
-			pluginRemove(cmd, []string{"dev-plugin"})
-
-			// Verify output
-			output := captureOutput(outReader)
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("Development plugin symlink 'dev-plugin' removed successfully"))
-			Expect(output).To(ContainSubstring("target directory preserved"))
-
-			// Verify the symlink is removed but source directory exists
-			_, err := os.Lstat(symlinkPath)
-			Expect(os.IsNotExist(err)).To(BeTrue())
-
-			_, err = os.Stat(sourceDir)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		})
-	})
-})
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
-	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/adapters/taglib"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/db"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/resources"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/scanner"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/scheduler"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server/backgrounds"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -48,11 +45,8 @@ Complete documentation is available at https://www.navidrome.org/docs`,

 // Execute runs the root cobra command, which will start the Navidrome server by calling the runNavidrome function.
 func Execute() {
-	ctx, cancel := mainContext(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
 	rootCmd.SetVersionTemplate(`{{println .Version}}`)
-	if err := rootCmd.ExecuteContext(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ func preRun() {
 	if !noBanner {
 		println(resources.Banner())
 	}
-	conf.Load(noBanner)
+	conf.Load()
 }

 func postRun() {
@@ -72,24 +66,19 @@ func postRun() {
 // If any of the services returns an error, it will log it and exit. If the process receives a signal to exit,
 // it will cancel the context and exit gracefully.
 func runNavidrome(ctx context.Context) {
-	defer db.Init(ctx)()
+	defer db.Init()()
+
+	ctx, cancel := mainContext(ctx)
+	defer cancel()

 	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 	g.Go(startServer(ctx))
 	g.Go(startSignaller(ctx))
 	g.Go(startScheduler(ctx))
 	g.Go(startPlaybackServer(ctx))
+	g.Go(schedulePeriodicScan(ctx))
 	g.Go(schedulePeriodicBackup(ctx))
 	g.Go(startInsightsCollector(ctx))
-	g.Go(scheduleDBOptimizer(ctx))
-	g.Go(startPluginManager(ctx))
-	g.Go(runInitialScan(ctx))
-	if conf.Server.Scanner.Enabled {
-		g.Go(startScanWatcher(ctx))
-		g.Go(schedulePeriodicScan(ctx))
-	} else {
-		log.Warn(ctx, "Automatic Scanning is DISABLED")
-	}

 	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Fatal error in Navidrome. Aborting", err)
@@ -109,9 +98,9 @@ func mainContext(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
 // startServer starts the Navidrome web server, adding all the necessary routers.
 func startServer(ctx context.Context) func() error {
 	return func() error {
-		a := CreateServer()
-		a.MountRouter("Native API", consts.URLPathNativeAPI, CreateNativeAPIRouter(ctx))
-		a.MountRouter("Subsonic API", consts.URLPathSubsonicAPI, CreateSubsonicAPIRouter(ctx))
+		a := CreateServer(conf.Server.MusicFolder)
+		a.MountRouter("Native API", consts.URLPathNativeAPI, CreateNativeAPIRouter())
+		a.MountRouter("Subsonic API", consts.URLPathSubsonicAPI, CreateSubsonicAPIRouter())
 		a.MountRouter("Public Endpoints", consts.URLPathPublic, CreatePublicRouter())
 		if conf.Server.LastFM.Enabled {
 			a.MountRouter("LastFM Auth", consts.URLPathNativeAPI+"/lastfm", CreateLastFMRouter())
@@ -138,98 +127,29 @@ func startServer(ctx context.Context) func() error {
 // schedulePeriodicScan schedules a periodic scan of the music library, if configured.
 func schedulePeriodicScan(ctx context.Context) func() error {
 	return func() error {
-		schedule := conf.Server.Scanner.Schedule
+		schedule := conf.Server.ScanSchedule
 		if schedule == "" {
-			log.Info(ctx, "Periodic scan is DISABLED")
+			log.Warn("Periodic scan is DISABLED")
 			return nil
 		}

-		s := CreateScanner(ctx)
+		scanner := GetScanner()
 		schedulerInstance := scheduler.GetInstance()

 		log.Info("Scheduling periodic scan", "schedule", schedule)
-		_, err := schedulerInstance.Add(schedule, func() {
-			_, err := s.ScanAll(ctx, false)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(ctx, "Error executing periodic scan", err)
-			}
+		err := schedulerInstance.Add(schedule, func() {
+			_ = scanner.RescanAll(ctx, false)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error scheduling periodic scan", err)
+			log.Error("Error scheduling periodic scan", err)
 		}
-		return nil
-	}
-}

-func pidHashChanged(ds model.DataStore) (bool, error) {
-	pidAlbum, err := ds.Property(context.Background()).DefaultGet(consts.PIDAlbumKey, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	pidTrack, err := ds.Property(context.Background()).DefaultGet(consts.PIDTrackKey, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return !strings.EqualFold(pidAlbum, conf.Server.PID.Album) || !strings.EqualFold(pidTrack, conf.Server.PID.Track), nil
-}
-
-// runInitialScan runs an initial scan of the music library if needed.
-func runInitialScan(ctx context.Context) func() error {
-	return func() error {
-		ds := CreateDataStore()
-		fullScanRequired, err := ds.Property(ctx).DefaultGet(consts.FullScanAfterMigrationFlagKey, "0")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		inProgress, err := ds.Library(ctx).ScanInProgress()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		pidHasChanged, err := pidHashChanged(ds)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		scanNeeded := conf.Server.Scanner.ScanOnStartup || inProgress || fullScanRequired == "1" || pidHasChanged
 		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) // Wait 2 seconds before the initial scan
-		if scanNeeded {
-			s := CreateScanner(ctx)
-			switch {
-			case fullScanRequired == "1":
-				log.Warn(ctx, "Full scan required after migration")
-				_ = ds.Property(ctx).Delete(consts.FullScanAfterMigrationFlagKey)
-			case pidHasChanged:
-				log.Warn(ctx, "PID config changed, performing full scan")
-				fullScanRequired = "1"
-			case inProgress:
-				log.Warn(ctx, "Resuming interrupted scan")
-			default:
-				log.Info("Executing initial scan")
-			}
-
-			_, err = s.ScanAll(ctx, fullScanRequired == "1")
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(ctx, "Scan failed", err)
-			} else {
-				log.Info(ctx, "Scan completed")
-			}
-		} else {
-			log.Debug(ctx, "Initial scan not needed")
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-func startScanWatcher(ctx context.Context) func() error {
-	return func() error {
-		if conf.Server.Scanner.WatcherWait == 0 {
-			log.Debug("Folder watcher is DISABLED")
-			return nil
-		}
-		w := CreateScanWatcher(ctx)
-		err := w.Run(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Error starting watcher", err)
+		log.Debug("Executing initial scan")
+		if err := scanner.RescanAll(ctx, false); err != nil {
+			log.Error("Error executing initial scan", err)
 		}
+		log.Debug("Finished initial scan")
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -238,14 +158,14 @@ func schedulePeriodicBackup(ctx context.Context) func() error {
 	return func() error {
 		schedule := conf.Server.Backup.Schedule
 		if schedule == "" {
-			log.Info(ctx, "Periodic backup is DISABLED")
+			log.Warn("Periodic backup is DISABLED")
 			return nil
 		}

 		schedulerInstance := scheduler.GetInstance()

 		log.Info("Scheduling periodic backup", "schedule", schedule)
-		_, err := schedulerInstance.Add(schedule, func() {
+		err := schedulerInstance.Add(schedule, func() {
 			start := time.Now()
 			path, err := db.Backup(ctx)
 			elapsed := time.Since(start)
@@ -269,21 +189,6 @@ func schedulePeriodicBackup(ctx context.Context) func() error {
 	}
 }

-func scheduleDBOptimizer(ctx context.Context) func() error {
-	return func() error {
-		log.Info(ctx, "Scheduling DB optimizer", "schedule", consts.OptimizeDBSchedule)
-		schedulerInstance := scheduler.GetInstance()
-		_, err := schedulerInstance.Add(consts.OptimizeDBSchedule, func() {
-			if scanner.IsScanning() {
-				log.Debug(ctx, "Skipping DB optimization because a scan is in progress")
-				return
-			}
-			db.Optimize(ctx)
-		})
-		return err
-	}
-}
-
 // startScheduler starts the Navidrome scheduler, which is used to run periodic tasks.
 func startScheduler(ctx context.Context) func() error {
 	return func() error {
@@ -327,22 +232,6 @@ func startPlaybackServer(ctx context.Context) func() error {
 	}
 }

-// startPluginManager starts the plugin manager, if configured.
-func startPluginManager(ctx context.Context) func() error {
-	return func() error {
-		if !conf.Server.Plugins.Enabled {
-			log.Debug("Plugins are DISABLED")
-			return nil
-		}
-		log.Info(ctx, "Starting plugin manager")
-		// Get the manager instance and scan for plugins
-		manager := GetPluginManager(ctx)
-		manager.ScanPlugins()
-
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 // TODO: Implement some struct tags to map flags to viper
 func init() {
 	cobra.OnInitialize(func() {
--- a/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/cmd/scan.go
@@ -2,26 +2,15 @@ package cmd

 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/gob"
-	"os"

-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/db"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/persistence"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/scanner"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/pl"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )

-var (
-	fullScan   bool
-	subprocess bool
-)
+var fullRescan bool

 func init() {
-	scanCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&fullScan, "full", "f", false, "check all subfolders, ignoring timestamps")
-	scanCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&subprocess, "subprocess", "", false, "run as subprocess (internal use)")
+	scanCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&fullRescan, "full", "f", false, "check all subfolders, ignoring timestamps")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(scanCmd)
 }

@@ -30,53 +19,16 @@ var scanCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Scan music folder",
 	Long:  "Scan music folder for updates",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		runScanner(cmd.Context())
+		runScanner()
 	},
 }

-func trackScanInteractively(ctx context.Context, progress <-chan *scanner.ProgressInfo) {
-	for status := range pl.ReadOrDone(ctx, progress) {
-		if status.Warning != "" {
-			log.Warn(ctx, "Scan warning", "error", status.Warning)
-		}
-		if status.Error != "" {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Scan error", "error", status.Error)
-		}
-		// Discard the progress status, we only care about errors
-	}
-
-	if fullScan {
+func runScanner() {
+	scanner := GetScanner()
+	_ = scanner.RescanAll(context.Background(), fullRescan)
+	if fullRescan {
 		log.Info("Finished full rescan")
 	} else {
 		log.Info("Finished rescan")
 	}
 }
-
-func trackScanAsSubprocess(ctx context.Context, progress <-chan *scanner.ProgressInfo) {
-	encoder := gob.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
-	for status := range pl.ReadOrDone(ctx, progress) {
-		err := encoder.Encode(status)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Failed to encode status", err)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func runScanner(ctx context.Context) {
-	sqlDB := db.Db()
-	defer db.Db().Close()
-	ds := persistence.New(sqlDB)
-	pls := core.NewPlaylists(ds)
-
-	progress, err := scanner.CallScan(ctx, ds, pls, fullScan)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(ctx, "Failed to scan", err)
-	}
-
-	// Wait for the scanner to finish
-	if subprocess {
-		trackScanAsSubprocess(ctx, progress)
-	} else {
-		trackScanInteractively(ctx, progress)
-	}
-}
--- a/cmd/signaller_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/signaller_unix.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const triggerScanSignal = syscall.SIGUSR1

 func startSignaller(ctx context.Context) func() error {
 	log.Info(ctx, "Starting signaler")
-	scanner := CreateScanner(ctx)
+	scanner := GetScanner()

 	return func() error {
 		var sigChan = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ func startSignaller(ctx context.Context) func() error {
 			case sig := <-sigChan:
 				log.Info(ctx, "Received signal, triggering a new scan", "signal", sig)
 				start := time.Now()
-				_, err := scanner.ScanAll(ctx, false)
+				err := scanner.RescanAll(ctx, false)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error(ctx, "Error scanning", err)
 				}
-				log.Info(ctx, "Triggered scan complete", "elapsed", time.Since(start))
+				log.Info(ctx, "Triggered scan complete", "elapsed", time.Since(start).Round(100*time.Millisecond))
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return nil
 			}
--- a/cmd/wire_gen.go
+++ b/cmd/wire_gen.go
@@ -7,22 +7,18 @@
 package cmd

 import (
-	"context"
 	"github.com/google/wire"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/lastfm"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/listenbrainz"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/artwork"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/ffmpeg"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/metrics"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/playback"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/scrobbler"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/db"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/persistence"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/scanner"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server/events"
@@ -31,73 +27,48 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server/subsonic"
 )

-import (
-	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/adapters/taglib"
-)
-
 // Injectors from wire_injectors.go:

-func CreateDataStore() model.DataStore {
-	sqlDB := db.Db()
-	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
-	return dataStore
-}
-
-func CreateServer() *server.Server {
+func CreateServer(musicFolder string) *server.Server {
 	sqlDB := db.Db()
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
 	broker := events.GetBroker()
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.GetPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	manager := plugins.GetManager(dataStore, metricsMetrics)
-	insights := metrics.GetInstance(dataStore, manager)
+	insights := metrics.GetInstance(dataStore)
 	serverServer := server.New(dataStore, broker, insights)
 	return serverServer
 }

-func CreateNativeAPIRouter(ctx context.Context) *nativeapi.Router {
+func CreateNativeAPIRouter() *nativeapi.Router {
 	sqlDB := db.Db()
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
 	share := core.NewShare(dataStore)
 	playlists := core.NewPlaylists(dataStore)
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.GetPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	manager := plugins.GetManager(dataStore, metricsMetrics)
-	insights := metrics.GetInstance(dataStore, manager)
-	fileCache := artwork.GetImageCache()
-	fFmpeg := ffmpeg.New()
-	agentsAgents := agents.GetAgents(dataStore, manager)
-	provider := external.NewProvider(dataStore, agentsAgents)
-	artworkArtwork := artwork.NewArtwork(dataStore, fileCache, fFmpeg, provider)
-	cacheWarmer := artwork.NewCacheWarmer(artworkArtwork, fileCache)
-	broker := events.GetBroker()
-	scannerScanner := scanner.New(ctx, dataStore, cacheWarmer, broker, playlists, metricsMetrics)
-	watcher := scanner.GetWatcher(dataStore, scannerScanner)
-	library := core.NewLibrary(dataStore, scannerScanner, watcher, broker)
-	router := nativeapi.New(dataStore, share, playlists, insights, library)
+	insights := metrics.GetInstance(dataStore)
+	router := nativeapi.New(dataStore, share, playlists, insights)
 	return router
 }

-func CreateSubsonicAPIRouter(ctx context.Context) *subsonic.Router {
+func CreateSubsonicAPIRouter() *subsonic.Router {
 	sqlDB := db.Db()
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
 	fileCache := artwork.GetImageCache()
 	fFmpeg := ffmpeg.New()
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.GetPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	manager := plugins.GetManager(dataStore, metricsMetrics)
-	agentsAgents := agents.GetAgents(dataStore, manager)
-	provider := external.NewProvider(dataStore, agentsAgents)
-	artworkArtwork := artwork.NewArtwork(dataStore, fileCache, fFmpeg, provider)
+	agentsAgents := agents.New(dataStore)
+	externalMetadata := core.NewExternalMetadata(dataStore, agentsAgents)
+	artworkArtwork := artwork.NewArtwork(dataStore, fileCache, fFmpeg, externalMetadata)
 	transcodingCache := core.GetTranscodingCache()
 	mediaStreamer := core.NewMediaStreamer(dataStore, fFmpeg, transcodingCache)
 	share := core.NewShare(dataStore)
 	archiver := core.NewArchiver(mediaStreamer, dataStore, share)
 	players := core.NewPlayers(dataStore)
+	playlists := core.NewPlaylists(dataStore)
 	cacheWarmer := artwork.NewCacheWarmer(artworkArtwork, fileCache)
 	broker := events.GetBroker()
-	playlists := core.NewPlaylists(dataStore)
-	scannerScanner := scanner.New(ctx, dataStore, cacheWarmer, broker, playlists, metricsMetrics)
-	playTracker := scrobbler.GetPlayTracker(dataStore, broker, manager)
+	metricsMetrics := metrics.NewPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
+	scannerScanner := scanner.GetInstance(dataStore, playlists, cacheWarmer, broker, metricsMetrics)
+	playTracker := scrobbler.GetPlayTracker(dataStore, broker)
 	playbackServer := playback.GetInstance(dataStore)
-	router := subsonic.New(dataStore, artworkArtwork, mediaStreamer, archiver, players, provider, scannerScanner, broker, playlists, playTracker, share, playbackServer, metricsMetrics)
+	router := subsonic.New(dataStore, artworkArtwork, mediaStreamer, archiver, players, externalMetadata, scannerScanner, broker, playlists, playTracker, share, playbackServer)
 	return router
 }

@@ -106,11 +77,9 @@ func CreatePublicRouter() *public.Router {
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
 	fileCache := artwork.GetImageCache()
 	fFmpeg := ffmpeg.New()
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.GetPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	manager := plugins.GetManager(dataStore, metricsMetrics)
-	agentsAgents := agents.GetAgents(dataStore, manager)
-	provider := external.NewProvider(dataStore, agentsAgents)
-	artworkArtwork := artwork.NewArtwork(dataStore, fileCache, fFmpeg, provider)
+	agentsAgents := agents.New(dataStore)
+	externalMetadata := core.NewExternalMetadata(dataStore, agentsAgents)
+	artworkArtwork := artwork.NewArtwork(dataStore, fileCache, fFmpeg, externalMetadata)
 	transcodingCache := core.GetTranscodingCache()
 	mediaStreamer := core.NewMediaStreamer(dataStore, fFmpeg, transcodingCache)
 	share := core.NewShare(dataStore)
@@ -136,54 +105,33 @@ func CreateListenBrainzRouter() *listenbrainz.Router {
 func CreateInsights() metrics.Insights {
 	sqlDB := db.Db()
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.GetPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	manager := plugins.GetManager(dataStore, metricsMetrics)
-	insights := metrics.GetInstance(dataStore, manager)
+	insights := metrics.GetInstance(dataStore)
 	return insights
 }

 func CreatePrometheus() metrics.Metrics {
 	sqlDB := db.Db()
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.GetPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
+	metricsMetrics := metrics.NewPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
 	return metricsMetrics
 }

-func CreateScanner(ctx context.Context) scanner.Scanner {
+func GetScanner() scanner.Scanner {
 	sqlDB := db.Db()
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
+	playlists := core.NewPlaylists(dataStore)
 	fileCache := artwork.GetImageCache()
 	fFmpeg := ffmpeg.New()
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.GetPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	manager := plugins.GetManager(dataStore, metricsMetrics)
-	agentsAgents := agents.GetAgents(dataStore, manager)
-	provider := external.NewProvider(dataStore, agentsAgents)
-	artworkArtwork := artwork.NewArtwork(dataStore, fileCache, fFmpeg, provider)
+	agentsAgents := agents.New(dataStore)
+	externalMetadata := core.NewExternalMetadata(dataStore, agentsAgents)
+	artworkArtwork := artwork.NewArtwork(dataStore, fileCache, fFmpeg, externalMetadata)
 	cacheWarmer := artwork.NewCacheWarmer(artworkArtwork, fileCache)
 	broker := events.GetBroker()
-	playlists := core.NewPlaylists(dataStore)
-	scannerScanner := scanner.New(ctx, dataStore, cacheWarmer, broker, playlists, metricsMetrics)
+	metricsMetrics := metrics.NewPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
+	scannerScanner := scanner.GetInstance(dataStore, playlists, cacheWarmer, broker, metricsMetrics)
 	return scannerScanner
 }

-func CreateScanWatcher(ctx context.Context) scanner.Watcher {
-	sqlDB := db.Db()
-	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
-	fileCache := artwork.GetImageCache()
-	fFmpeg := ffmpeg.New()
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.GetPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	manager := plugins.GetManager(dataStore, metricsMetrics)
-	agentsAgents := agents.GetAgents(dataStore, manager)
-	provider := external.NewProvider(dataStore, agentsAgents)
-	artworkArtwork := artwork.NewArtwork(dataStore, fileCache, fFmpeg, provider)
-	cacheWarmer := artwork.NewCacheWarmer(artworkArtwork, fileCache)
-	broker := events.GetBroker()
-	playlists := core.NewPlaylists(dataStore)
-	scannerScanner := scanner.New(ctx, dataStore, cacheWarmer, broker, playlists, metricsMetrics)
-	watcher := scanner.GetWatcher(dataStore, scannerScanner)
-	return watcher
-}
-
 func GetPlaybackServer() playback.PlaybackServer {
 	sqlDB := db.Db()
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
@@ -191,20 +139,6 @@ func GetPlaybackServer() playback.PlaybackServer {
 	return playbackServer
 }

-func getPluginManager() plugins.Manager {
-	sqlDB := db.Db()
-	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.GetPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	manager := plugins.GetManager(dataStore, metricsMetrics)
-	return manager
-}
-
 // wire_injectors.go:

-var allProviders = wire.NewSet(core.Set, artwork.Set, server.New, subsonic.New, nativeapi.New, public.New, persistence.New, lastfm.NewRouter, listenbrainz.NewRouter, events.GetBroker, scanner.New, scanner.GetWatcher, plugins.GetManager, metrics.GetPrometheusInstance, db.Db, wire.Bind(new(agents.PluginLoader), new(plugins.Manager)), wire.Bind(new(scrobbler.PluginLoader), new(plugins.Manager)), wire.Bind(new(metrics.PluginLoader), new(plugins.Manager)), wire.Bind(new(core.Scanner), new(scanner.Scanner)), wire.Bind(new(core.Watcher), new(scanner.Watcher)))
-
-func GetPluginManager(ctx context.Context) plugins.Manager {
-	manager := getPluginManager()
-	manager.SetSubsonicRouter(CreateSubsonicAPIRouter(ctx))
-	return manager
-}
+var allProviders = wire.NewSet(core.Set, artwork.Set, server.New, subsonic.New, nativeapi.New, public.New, persistence.New, lastfm.NewRouter, listenbrainz.NewRouter, events.GetBroker, scanner.GetInstance, db.Db, metrics.NewPrometheusInstance)
--- a/cmd/wire_injectors.go
+++ b/cmd/wire_injectors.go
@@ -3,21 +3,15 @@
 package cmd

 import (
-	"context"
-
 	"github.com/google/wire"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/lastfm"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/listenbrainz"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/artwork"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/metrics"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/playback"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/scrobbler"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/db"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/persistence"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/scanner"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server/events"
@@ -37,37 +31,24 @@ var allProviders = wire.NewSet(
 	lastfm.NewRouter,
 	listenbrainz.NewRouter,
 	events.GetBroker,
-	scanner.New,
-	scanner.GetWatcher,
-	plugins.GetManager,
-	metrics.GetPrometheusInstance,
+	scanner.GetInstance,
 	db.Db,
-	wire.Bind(new(agents.PluginLoader), new(plugins.Manager)),
-	wire.Bind(new(scrobbler.PluginLoader), new(plugins.Manager)),
-	wire.Bind(new(metrics.PluginLoader), new(plugins.Manager)),
-	wire.Bind(new(core.Scanner), new(scanner.Scanner)),
-	wire.Bind(new(core.Watcher), new(scanner.Watcher)),
+	metrics.NewPrometheusInstance,
 )

-func CreateDataStore() model.DataStore {
+func CreateServer(musicFolder string) *server.Server {
 	panic(wire.Build(
 		allProviders,
 	))
 }

-func CreateServer() *server.Server {
+func CreateNativeAPIRouter() *nativeapi.Router {
 	panic(wire.Build(
 		allProviders,
 	))
 }

-func CreateNativeAPIRouter(ctx context.Context) *nativeapi.Router {
-	panic(wire.Build(
-		allProviders,
-	))
-}
-
-func CreateSubsonicAPIRouter(ctx context.Context) *subsonic.Router {
+func CreateSubsonicAPIRouter() *subsonic.Router {
 	panic(wire.Build(
 		allProviders,
 	))
@@ -103,13 +84,7 @@ func CreatePrometheus() metrics.Metrics {
 	))
 }

-func CreateScanner(ctx context.Context) scanner.Scanner {
-	panic(wire.Build(
-		allProviders,
-	))
-}
-
-func CreateScanWatcher(ctx context.Context) scanner.Watcher {
+func GetScanner() scanner.Scanner {
 	panic(wire.Build(
 		allProviders,
 	))
@@ -120,15 +95,3 @@ func GetPlaybackServer() playback.PlaybackServer {
 		allProviders,
 	))
 }
-
-func getPluginManager() plugins.Manager {
-	panic(wire.Build(
-		allProviders,
-	))
-}
-
-func GetPluginManager(ctx context.Context) plugins.Manager {
-	manager := getPluginManager()
-	manager.SetSubsonicRouter(CreateSubsonicAPIRouter(ctx))
-	return manager
-}
--- a/conf/configuration.go
+++ b/conf/configuration.go
@@ -9,12 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"

-	"github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4"
-	"github.com/go-viper/encoding/ini"
 	"github.com/kr/pretty"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/run"
 	"github.com/robfig/cron/v3"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -30,6 +27,8 @@ type configOptions struct {
 	DbPath                          string
 	LogLevel                        string
 	LogFile                         string
+	ScanInterval                    time.Duration
+	ScanSchedule                    string
 	SessionTimeout                  time.Duration
 	BaseURL                         string
 	BasePath                        string
@@ -60,27 +59,25 @@ type configOptions struct {
 	PreferSortTags                  bool
 	IgnoredArticles                 string
 	IndexGroups                     string
+	SubsonicArtistParticipations    bool
 	FFmpegPath                      string
 	MPVPath                         string
 	MPVCmdTemplate                  string
 	CoverArtPriority                string
 	CoverJpegQuality                int
 	ArtistArtPriority               string
-	LyricsPriority                  string
 	EnableGravatar                  bool
 	EnableFavourites                bool
 	EnableStarRating                bool
 	EnableUserEditing               bool
 	EnableSharing                   bool
 	ShareURL                        string
-	DefaultShareExpiration          time.Duration
 	DefaultDownloadableShare        bool
 	DefaultTheme                    string
 	DefaultLanguage                 string
 	DefaultUIVolume                 int
 	EnableReplayGain                bool
 	EnableCoverAnimation            bool
-	EnableNowPlaying                bool
 	GATrackingID                    string
 	EnableLogRedacting              bool
 	AuthRequestLimit                int
@@ -88,85 +85,49 @@ type configOptions struct {
 	PasswordEncryptionKey           string
 	ReverseProxyUserHeader          string
 	ReverseProxyWhitelist           string
-	Plugins                         pluginsOptions
-	PluginConfig                    map[string]map[string]string
-	HTTPSecurityHeaders             secureOptions       `json:",omitzero"`
-	Prometheus                      prometheusOptions   `json:",omitzero"`
-	Scanner                         scannerOptions      `json:",omitzero"`
-	Jukebox                         jukeboxOptions      `json:",omitzero"`
-	Backup                          backupOptions       `json:",omitzero"`
-	PID                             pidOptions          `json:",omitzero"`
-	Inspect                         inspectOptions      `json:",omitzero"`
-	Subsonic                        subsonicOptions     `json:",omitzero"`
-	LastFM                          lastfmOptions       `json:",omitzero"`
-	Spotify                         spotifyOptions      `json:",omitzero"`
-	Deezer                          deezerOptions       `json:",omitzero"`
-	ListenBrainz                    listenBrainzOptions `json:",omitzero"`
-	Tags                            map[string]TagConf  `json:",omitempty"`
-	Agents                          string
+	HTTPSecurityHeaders             secureOptions
+	Prometheus                      prometheusOptions
+	Scanner                         scannerOptions
+	Jukebox                         jukeboxOptions
+	Backup                          backupOptions
+
+	Agents       string
+	LastFM       lastfmOptions
+	Spotify      spotifyOptions
+	ListenBrainz listenBrainzOptions

 	// DevFlags. These are used to enable/disable debugging and incomplete features
-	DevLogLevels                     map[string]string `json:",omitempty"`
 	DevLogSourceLine                 bool
+	DevLogLevels                     map[string]string
 	DevEnableProfiler                bool
 	DevAutoCreateAdminPassword       string
 	DevAutoLoginUsername             string
 	DevActivityPanel                 bool
 	DevActivityPanelUpdateRate       time.Duration
 	DevSidebarPlaylists              bool
+	DevEnableBufferedScrobble        bool
 	DevShowArtistPage                bool
-	DevUIShowConfig                  bool
-	DevNewEventStream                bool
 	DevOffsetOptimize                int
 	DevArtworkMaxRequests            int
 	DevArtworkThrottleBacklogLimit   int
 	DevArtworkThrottleBacklogTimeout time.Duration
 	DevArtistInfoTimeToLive          time.Duration
 	DevAlbumInfoTimeToLive           time.Duration
-	DevExternalScanner               bool
-	DevScannerThreads                uint
 	DevInsightsInitialDelay          time.Duration
 	DevEnablePlayerInsights          bool
-	DevEnablePluginsInsights         bool
-	DevPluginCompilationTimeout      time.Duration
-	DevExternalArtistFetchMultiplier float64
 }

 type scannerOptions struct {
-	Enabled            bool
-	Schedule           string
-	WatcherWait        time.Duration
-	ScanOnStartup      bool
 	Extractor          string
-	ArtistJoiner       string
-	GenreSeparators    string // Deprecated: Use Tags.genre.Split instead
-	GroupAlbumReleases bool   // Deprecated: Use PID.Album instead
-	FollowSymlinks     bool   // Whether to follow symlinks when scanning directories
-	PurgeMissing       string // Values: "never", "always", "full"
-}
-
-type subsonicOptions struct {
-	AppendSubtitle        bool
-	ArtistParticipations  bool
-	DefaultReportRealPath bool
-	LegacyClients         string
-}
-
-type TagConf struct {
-	Ignore    bool     `yaml:"ignore" json:",omitempty"`
-	Aliases   []string `yaml:"aliases" json:",omitempty"`
-	Type      string   `yaml:"type" json:",omitempty"`
-	MaxLength int      `yaml:"maxLength" json:",omitempty"`
-	Split     []string `yaml:"split" json:",omitempty"`
-	Album     bool     `yaml:"album" json:",omitempty"`
+	GenreSeparators    string
+	GroupAlbumReleases bool
 }

 type lastfmOptions struct {
-	Enabled                 bool
-	ApiKey                  string
-	Secret                  string
-	Language                string
-	ScrobbleFirstArtistOnly bool
+	Enabled  bool
+	ApiKey   string
+	Secret   string
+	Language string
 }

 type spotifyOptions struct {
@@ -174,10 +135,6 @@ type spotifyOptions struct {
 	Secret string
 }

-type deezerOptions struct {
-	Enabled bool
-}
-
 type listenBrainzOptions struct {
 	Enabled bool
 	BaseURL string
@@ -208,24 +165,6 @@ type backupOptions struct {
 	Schedule string
 }

-type pidOptions struct {
-	Track string
-	Album string
-}
-
-type inspectOptions struct {
-	Enabled        bool
-	MaxRequests    int
-	BacklogLimit   int
-	BacklogTimeout int
-}
-
-type pluginsOptions struct {
-	Enabled   bool
-	Folder    string
-	CacheSize string
-}
-
 var (
 	Server = &configOptions{}
 	hooks  []func()
@@ -238,10 +177,10 @@ func LoadFromFile(confFile string) {
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "FATAL: Error reading config file:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	Load(true)
+	Load()
 }

-func Load(noConfigDump bool) {
+func Load() {
 	parseIniFileConfiguration()

 	err := viper.Unmarshal(&Server)
@@ -265,17 +204,6 @@ func Load(noConfigDump bool) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}

-	if Server.Plugins.Enabled {
-		if Server.Plugins.Folder == "" {
-			Server.Plugins.Folder = filepath.Join(Server.DataFolder, "plugins")
-		}
-		err = os.MkdirAll(Server.Plugins.Folder, 0700)
-		if err != nil {
-			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "FATAL: Error creating plugins path:", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-	}
-
 	Server.ConfigFile = viper.GetViper().ConfigFileUsed()
 	if Server.DbPath == "" {
 		Server.DbPath = filepath.Join(Server.DataFolder, consts.DefaultDbPath)
@@ -304,13 +232,11 @@ func Load(noConfigDump bool) {
 	log.SetLogSourceLine(Server.DevLogSourceLine)
 	log.SetRedacting(Server.EnableLogRedacting)

-	err = run.Sequentially(
-		validateScanSchedule,
-		validateBackupSchedule,
-		validatePlaylistsPath,
-		validatePurgeMissingOption,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := validateScanSchedule(); err != nil {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if err := validateBackupSchedule(); err != nil {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}

@@ -328,7 +254,7 @@ func Load(noConfigDump bool) {
 	}

 	// Print current configuration if log level is Debug
-	if log.IsGreaterOrEqualTo(log.LevelDebug) && !noConfigDump {
+	if log.IsGreaterOrEqualTo(log.LevelDebug) {
 		prettyConf := pretty.Sprintf("Loaded configuration from '%s': %# v", Server.ConfigFile, Server)
 		if Server.EnableLogRedacting {
 			prettyConf = log.Redact(prettyConf)
@@ -340,32 +266,12 @@ func Load(noConfigDump bool) {
 		disableExternalServices()
 	}

-	if Server.Scanner.Extractor != consts.DefaultScannerExtractor {
-		log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Extractor '%s' is not implemented, using 'taglib'", Server.Scanner.Extractor))
-		Server.Scanner.Extractor = consts.DefaultScannerExtractor
-	}
-	logDeprecatedOptions("Scanner.GenreSeparators")
-	logDeprecatedOptions("Scanner.GroupAlbumReleases")
-	logDeprecatedOptions("DevEnableBufferedScrobble") // Deprecated: Buffered scrobbling is now always enabled and this option is ignored
-
 	// Call init hooks
 	for _, hook := range hooks {
 		hook()
 	}
 }

-func logDeprecatedOptions(options ...string) {
-	for _, option := range options {
-		envVar := "ND_" + strings.ToUpper(strings.ReplaceAll(option, ".", "_"))
-		if os.Getenv(envVar) != "" {
-			log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Option '%s' is deprecated and will be ignored in a future release", envVar))
-		}
-		if viper.InConfig(option) {
-			log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Option '%s' is deprecated and will be ignored in a future release", option))
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // parseIniFileConfiguration is used to parse the config file when it is in INI format. For INI files, it
 // would require a nested structure, so instead we unmarshal it to a map and then merge the nested [default]
 // section into the root level.
@@ -396,7 +302,6 @@ func disableExternalServices() {
 	Server.EnableInsightsCollector = false
 	Server.LastFM.Enabled = false
 	Server.Spotify.ID = ""
-	Server.Deezer.Enabled = false
 	Server.ListenBrainz.Enabled = false
 	Server.Agents = ""
 	if Server.UILoginBackgroundURL == consts.DefaultUILoginBackgroundURL {
@@ -404,42 +309,26 @@ func disableExternalServices() {
 	}
 }

-func validatePlaylistsPath() error {
-	for _, path := range strings.Split(Server.PlaylistsPath, string(filepath.ListSeparator)) {
-		_, err := doublestar.Match(path, "")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Invalid PlaylistsPath", "path", path, err)
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func validatePurgeMissingOption() error {
-	allowedValues := []string{consts.PurgeMissingNever, consts.PurgeMissingAlways, consts.PurgeMissingFull}
-	valid := false
-	for _, v := range allowedValues {
-		if v == Server.Scanner.PurgeMissing {
-			valid = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	if !valid {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("Invalid Scanner.PurgeMissing value: '%s'. Must be one of: %v", Server.Scanner.PurgeMissing, allowedValues)
-		log.Error(err.Error())
-		Server.Scanner.PurgeMissing = consts.PurgeMissingNever
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func validateScanSchedule() error {
-	if Server.Scanner.Schedule == "0" || Server.Scanner.Schedule == "" {
-		Server.Scanner.Schedule = ""
+	if Server.ScanInterval != -1 {
+		log.Warn("ScanInterval is DEPRECATED. Please use ScanSchedule. See docs at https://navidrome.org/docs/usage/configuration-options/")
+		if Server.ScanSchedule != "@every 1m" {
+			log.Error("You cannot specify both ScanInterval and ScanSchedule, ignoring ScanInterval")
+		} else {
+			if Server.ScanInterval == 0 {
+				Server.ScanSchedule = ""
+			} else {
+				Server.ScanSchedule = fmt.Sprintf("@every %s", Server.ScanInterval)
+			}
+			log.Warn("Setting ScanSchedule", "schedule", Server.ScanSchedule)
+		}
+	}
+	if Server.ScanSchedule == "0" || Server.ScanSchedule == "" {
+		Server.ScanSchedule = ""
 		return nil
 	}
 	var err error
-	Server.Scanner.Schedule, err = validateSchedule(Server.Scanner.Schedule, "Scanner.Schedule")
+	Server.ScanSchedule, err = validateSchedule(Server.ScanSchedule, "ScanSchedule")
 	return err
 }

@@ -448,8 +337,10 @@ func validateBackupSchedule() error {
 		Server.Backup.Schedule = ""
 		return nil
 	}
+
 	var err error
-	Server.Backup.Schedule, err = validateSchedule(Server.Backup.Schedule, "Backup.Schedule")
+	Server.Backup.Schedule, err = validateSchedule(Server.Backup.Schedule, "BackupSchedule")
+
 	return err
 }

@@ -460,7 +351,7 @@ func validateSchedule(schedule, field string) (string, error) {
 	c := cron.New()
 	id, err := c.AddFunc(schedule, func() {})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid %s. Please read format spec at https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/robfig/cron#hdr-CRON_Expression_Format", field), "schedule", schedule, err)
+		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid %s. Please read format spec at https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/robfig/cron#hdr-CRON_Expression_Format", field), "schedule", field, err)
 	} else {
 		c.Remove(id)
 	}
@@ -472,7 +363,7 @@ func AddHook(hook func()) {
 	hooks = append(hooks, hook)
 }

-func setViperDefaults() {
+func init() {
 	viper.SetDefault("musicfolder", filepath.Join(".", "music"))
 	viper.SetDefault("cachefolder", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("datafolder", ".")
@@ -482,6 +373,8 @@ func setViperDefaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("port", 4533)
 	viper.SetDefault("unixsocketperm", "0660")
 	viper.SetDefault("sessiontimeout", consts.DefaultSessionTimeout)
+	viper.SetDefault("scaninterval", -1)
+	viper.SetDefault("scanschedule", "@every 1m")
 	viper.SetDefault("baseurl", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("tlscert", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("tlskey", "")
@@ -495,7 +388,7 @@ func setViperDefaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("enableartworkprecache", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("autoimportplaylists", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("defaultplaylistpublicvisibility", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("playlistspath", "")
+	viper.SetDefault("playlistspath", consts.DefaultPlaylistsPath)
 	viper.SetDefault("smartPlaylistRefreshDelay", 5*time.Second)
 	viper.SetDefault("enabledownloads", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("enableexternalservices", true)
@@ -507,12 +400,13 @@ func setViperDefaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("prefersorttags", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("ignoredarticles", "The El La Los Las Le Les Os As O A")
 	viper.SetDefault("indexgroups", "A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X-Z(XYZ) [Unknown]([)")
+	viper.SetDefault("subsonicartistparticipations", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("ffmpegpath", "")
-	viper.SetDefault("mpvcmdtemplate", "mpv --audio-device=%d --no-audio-display %f --input-ipc-server=%s")
+	viper.SetDefault("mpvcmdtemplate", "mpv --audio-device=%d --no-audio-display --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s")
+
 	viper.SetDefault("coverartpriority", "cover.*, folder.*, front.*, embedded, external")
 	viper.SetDefault("coverjpegquality", 75)
 	viper.SetDefault("artistartpriority", "artist.*, album/artist.*, external")
-	viper.SetDefault("lyricspriority", ".lrc,.txt,embedded")
 	viper.SetDefault("enablegravatar", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablefavourites", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablestarrating", true)
@@ -522,64 +416,44 @@ func setViperDefaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("defaultuivolume", consts.DefaultUIVolume)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablereplaygain", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablecoveranimation", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("enablenowplaying", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("enablesharing", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("shareurl", "")
-	viper.SetDefault("defaultshareexpiration", 8760*time.Hour)
-	viper.SetDefault("defaultdownloadableshare", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("gatrackingid", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("enableinsightscollector", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablelogredacting", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("authrequestlimit", 5)
 	viper.SetDefault("authwindowlength", 20*time.Second)
 	viper.SetDefault("passwordencryptionkey", "")
+
 	viper.SetDefault("reverseproxyuserheader", "Remote-User")
 	viper.SetDefault("reverseproxywhitelist", "")
+
 	viper.SetDefault("prometheus.enabled", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("prometheus.metricspath", consts.PrometheusDefaultPath)
 	viper.SetDefault("prometheus.password", "")
+
 	viper.SetDefault("jukebox.enabled", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("jukebox.devices", []AudioDeviceDefinition{})
 	viper.SetDefault("jukebox.default", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("jukebox.adminonly", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("scanner.enabled", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("scanner.schedule", "0")
+
 	viper.SetDefault("scanner.extractor", consts.DefaultScannerExtractor)
-	viper.SetDefault("scanner.watcherwait", consts.DefaultWatcherWait)
-	viper.SetDefault("scanner.scanonstartup", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("scanner.artistjoiner", consts.ArtistJoiner)
-	viper.SetDefault("scanner.genreseparators", "")
+	viper.SetDefault("scanner.genreseparators", ";/,")
 	viper.SetDefault("scanner.groupalbumreleases", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("scanner.followsymlinks", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("scanner.purgemissing", consts.PurgeMissingNever)
-	viper.SetDefault("subsonic.appendsubtitle", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("subsonic.artistparticipations", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("subsonic.defaultreportrealpath", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("subsonic.legacyclients", "DSub")
-	viper.SetDefault("agents", "lastfm,spotify,deezer")
+
+	viper.SetDefault("agents", "lastfm,spotify")
 	viper.SetDefault("lastfm.enabled", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("lastfm.language", "en")
 	viper.SetDefault("lastfm.apikey", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("lastfm.secret", "")
-	viper.SetDefault("lastfm.scrobblefirstartistonly", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("spotify.id", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("spotify.secret", "")
-	viper.SetDefault("deezer.enabled", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("listenbrainz.enabled", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("listenbrainz.baseurl", "https://api.listenbrainz.org/1/")
+
 	viper.SetDefault("httpsecurityheaders.customframeoptionsvalue", "DENY")
+
 	viper.SetDefault("backup.path", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("backup.schedule", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("backup.count", 0)
-	viper.SetDefault("pid.track", consts.DefaultTrackPID)
-	viper.SetDefault("pid.album", consts.DefaultAlbumPID)
-	viper.SetDefault("inspect.enabled", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("inspect.maxrequests", 1)
-	viper.SetDefault("inspect.backloglimit", consts.RequestThrottleBacklogLimit)
-	viper.SetDefault("inspect.backlogtimeout", consts.RequestThrottleBacklogTimeout)
-	viper.SetDefault("plugins.folder", "")
-	viper.SetDefault("plugins.enabled", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("plugins.cachesize", "100MB")

 	// DevFlags. These are used to enable/disable debugging and incomplete features
 	viper.SetDefault("devlogsourceline", false)
@@ -588,34 +462,23 @@ func setViperDefaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("devautologinusername", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("devactivitypanel", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("devactivitypanelupdaterate", 300*time.Millisecond)
+	viper.SetDefault("enablesharing", false)
+	viper.SetDefault("shareurl", "")
+	viper.SetDefault("defaultdownloadableshare", false)
+	viper.SetDefault("devenablebufferedscrobble", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("devsidebarplaylists", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("devshowartistpage", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("devuishowconfig", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("devneweventstream", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("devoffsetoptimize", 50000)
 	viper.SetDefault("devartworkmaxrequests", max(2, runtime.NumCPU()/3))
 	viper.SetDefault("devartworkthrottlebackloglimit", consts.RequestThrottleBacklogLimit)
 	viper.SetDefault("devartworkthrottlebacklogtimeout", consts.RequestThrottleBacklogTimeout)
 	viper.SetDefault("devartistinfotimetolive", consts.ArtistInfoTimeToLive)
 	viper.SetDefault("devalbuminfotimetolive", consts.AlbumInfoTimeToLive)
-	viper.SetDefault("devexternalscanner", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("devscannerthreads", 5)
 	viper.SetDefault("devinsightsinitialdelay", consts.InsightsInitialDelay)
 	viper.SetDefault("devenableplayerinsights", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("devenablepluginsinsights", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("devplugincompilationtimeout", time.Minute)
-	viper.SetDefault("devexternalartistfetchmultiplier", 1.5)
-}
-
-func init() {
-	setViperDefaults()
 }

 func InitConfig(cfgFile string) {
-	codecRegistry := viper.NewCodecRegistry()
-	_ = codecRegistry.RegisterCodec("ini", ini.Codec{})
-	viper.SetOptions(viper.WithCodecRegistry(codecRegistry))
-
 	cfgFile = getConfigFile(cfgFile)
 	if cfgFile != "" {
 		// Use config file from the flag.
@@ -639,17 +502,9 @@ func InitConfig(cfgFile string) {
 	}
 }

-// getConfigFile returns the path to the config file, either from the flag or from the environment variable.
-// If it is defined in the environment variable, it will check if the file exists.
 func getConfigFile(cfgFile string) string {
 	if cfgFile != "" {
 		return cfgFile
 	}
-	cfgFile = os.Getenv("ND_CONFIGFILE")
-	if cfgFile != "" {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(cfgFile); err == nil {
-			return cfgFile
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
+	return os.Getenv("ND_CONFIGFILE")
 }
--- a/conf/configuration_test.go
+++ b/conf/configuration_test.go
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-package conf_test
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-)
-
-func TestConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Configuration Suite")
-}
-
-var _ = Describe("Configuration", func() {
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		// Reset viper configuration
-		viper.Reset()
-		conf.SetViperDefaults()
-		viper.SetDefault("datafolder", GinkgoT().TempDir())
-		viper.SetDefault("loglevel", "error")
-		conf.ResetConf()
-	})
-
-	DescribeTable("should load configuration from",
-		func(format string) {
-			filename := filepath.Join("testdata", "cfg."+format)
-
-			// Initialize config with the test file
-			conf.InitConfig(filename)
-			// Load the configuration (with noConfigDump=true)
-			conf.Load(true)
-
-			// Execute the format-specific assertions
-			Expect(conf.Server.MusicFolder).To(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/music", format)))
-			Expect(conf.Server.UIWelcomeMessage).To(Equal("Welcome " + format))
-			Expect(conf.Server.Tags["custom"].Aliases).To(Equal([]string{format, "test"}))
-
-			// The config file used should be the one we created
-			Expect(conf.Server.ConfigFile).To(Equal(filename))
-		},
-		Entry("TOML format", "toml"),
-		Entry("YAML format", "yaml"),
-		Entry("INI format", "ini"),
-		Entry("JSON format", "json"),
-	)
-})
--- a/conf/export_test.go
+++ b/conf/export_test.go
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package conf
-
-func ResetConf() {
-	Server = &configOptions{}
-}
-
-var SetViperDefaults = setViperDefaults
--- a/conf/testdata/cfg.ini
+++ b/conf/testdata/cfg.ini
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[default]
-MusicFolder = /ini/music
-UIWelcomeMessage = Welcome ini
-
-[Tags]
-Custom.Aliases = ini,test
--- a/conf/testdata/cfg.json
+++ b/conf/testdata/cfg.json
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "musicFolder": "/json/music",
-  "uiWelcomeMessage": "Welcome json",
-  "Tags": {
-    "custom": {
-      "aliases": [
-        "json",
-        "test"
-      ]
-    }
-  }
-}
--- a/conf/testdata/cfg.toml
+++ b/conf/testdata/cfg.toml
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-musicFolder = "/toml/music"
-uiWelcomeMessage = "Welcome toml"
-
-[Tags.custom]
-aliases = ["toml", "test"]
--- a/conf/testdata/cfg.yaml
+++ b/conf/testdata/cfg.yaml
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-musicFolder: "/yaml/music"
-uiWelcomeMessage: "Welcome yaml"
-Tags:
-  custom:
-    aliases:
-      - yaml
-      - test
--- a/consts/consts.go
+++ b/consts/consts.go
@@ -1,32 +1,27 @@
 package consts

 import (
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/id"
 )

 const (
 	AppName = "navidrome"

-	DefaultDbPath                 = "navidrome.db?cache=shared&_busy_timeout=15000&_journal_mode=WAL&_foreign_keys=on&synchronous=normal"
-	InitialSetupFlagKey           = "InitialSetup"
-	FullScanAfterMigrationFlagKey = "FullScanAfterMigration"
-	LastScanErrorKey              = "LastScanError"
-	LastScanTypeKey               = "LastScanType"
-	LastScanStartTimeKey          = "LastScanStartTime"
+	DefaultDbPath       = "navidrome.db?cache=shared&_busy_timeout=15000&_journal_mode=WAL&_foreign_keys=on"
+	InitialSetupFlagKey = "InitialSetup"

 	UIAuthorizationHeader  = "X-ND-Authorization"
 	UIClientUniqueIDHeader = "X-ND-Client-Unique-Id"
 	JWTSecretKey           = "JWTSecret"
 	JWTIssuer              = "ND"
-	DefaultSessionTimeout  = 48 * time.Hour
+	DefaultSessionTimeout  = 24 * time.Hour
 	CookieExpiry           = 365 * 24 * 3600 // One year

-	OptimizeDBSchedule = "@every 24h"
-
 	// DefaultEncryptionKey This is the encryption key used if none is specified in the `PasswordEncryptionKey` option
 	// Never ever change this! Or it will break all Navidrome installations that don't set the config option
 	DefaultEncryptionKey  = "just for obfuscation"
@@ -56,13 +51,11 @@ const (

 	ServerReadHeaderTimeout = 3 * time.Second

-	ArtistInfoTimeToLive      = 24 * time.Hour
-	AlbumInfoTimeToLive       = 7 * 24 * time.Hour
-	UpdateLastAccessFrequency = time.Minute
-	UpdatePlayerFrequency     = time.Minute
+	ArtistInfoTimeToLive = 24 * time.Hour
+	AlbumInfoTimeToLive  = 7 * 24 * time.Hour

-	I18nFolder     = "i18n"
-	ScanIgnoreFile = ".ndignore"
+	I18nFolder   = "i18n"
+	SkipScanFile = ".ndignore"

 	PlaceholderArtistArt = "artist-placeholder.webp"
 	PlaceholderAlbumArt  = "album-placeholder.webp"
@@ -73,8 +66,8 @@ const (
 	DefaultHttpClientTimeOut = 10 * time.Second

 	DefaultScannerExtractor = "taglib"
-	DefaultWatcherWait      = 5 * time.Second
-	Zwsp                    = string('\u200b')
+
+	Zwsp = string('\u200b')
 )

 // Prometheus options
@@ -100,14 +93,6 @@ const (
 	AlbumPlayCountModeNormalized = "normalized"
 )

-const (
-	//DefaultAlbumPID = "album_legacy"
-	DefaultAlbumPID = "musicbrainz_albumid|albumartistid,album,albumversion,releasedate"
-	DefaultTrackPID = "musicbrainz_trackid|albumid,discnumber,tracknumber,title"
-	PIDAlbumKey     = "PIDAlbum"
-	PIDTrackKey     = "PIDTrack"
-)
-
 const (
 	InsightsIDKey          = "InsightsID"
 	InsightsEndpoint       = "https://insights.navidrome.org/collect"
@@ -115,12 +100,6 @@ const (
 	InsightsInitialDelay   = 30 * time.Minute
 )

-const (
-	PurgeMissingNever  = "never"
-	PurgeMissingAlways = "always"
-	PurgeMissingFull   = "full"
-)
-
 var (
 	DefaultDownsamplingFormat = "opus"
 	DefaultTranscodings       = []struct {
@@ -148,29 +127,25 @@ var (
 			Command:        "ffmpeg -i %s -ss %t -map 0:a:0 -b:a %bk -v 0 -c:a aac -f adts -",
 		},
 	}
+
+	DefaultPlaylistsPath = strings.Join([]string{".", "**/**"}, string(filepath.ListSeparator))
 )

 var (
-	VariousArtists = "Various Artists"
-	// TODO This will be dynamic when using disambiguation
-	VariousArtistsID = "63sqASlAfjbGMuLP4JhnZU"
-	UnknownAlbum     = "[Unknown Album]"
-	UnknownArtist    = "[Unknown Artist]"
-	// TODO This will be dynamic when using disambiguation
-	UnknownArtistID     = id.NewHash(strings.ToLower(UnknownArtist))
+	VariousArtists      = "Various Artists"
+	VariousArtistsID    = fmt.Sprintf("%x", md5.Sum([]byte(strings.ToLower(VariousArtists))))
+	UnknownAlbum        = "[Unknown Album]"
+	UnknownArtist       = "[Unknown Artist]"
+	UnknownArtistID     = fmt.Sprintf("%x", md5.Sum([]byte(strings.ToLower(UnknownArtist))))
 	VariousArtistsMbzId = "89ad4ac3-39f7-470e-963a-56509c546377"

-	ArtistJoiner = " • "
-)
-
-var (
 	ServerStart = time.Now()
-
-	InContainer = func() bool {
-		// Check if the /.nddockerenv file exists
-		if _, err := os.Stat("/.nddockerenv"); err == nil {
-			return true
-		}
-		return false
-	}()
 )
+
+var InContainer = func() bool {
+	// Check if the /.nddockerenv file exists
+	if _, err := os.Stat("/.nddockerenv"); err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}()
--- a/core/agents/agents.go
+++ b/core/agents/agents.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package agents

 import (
 	"context"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"

@@ -11,110 +10,31 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/singleton"
 )

-// PluginLoader defines an interface for loading plugins
-type PluginLoader interface {
-	// PluginNames returns the names of all plugins that implement a particular service
-	PluginNames(capability string) []string
-	// LoadMediaAgent loads and returns a media agent plugin
-	LoadMediaAgent(name string) (Interface, bool)
-}
-
 type Agents struct {
-	ds           model.DataStore
-	pluginLoader PluginLoader
+	ds     model.DataStore
+	agents []Interface
 }

-// GetAgents returns the singleton instance of Agents
-func GetAgents(ds model.DataStore, pluginLoader PluginLoader) *Agents {
-	return singleton.GetInstance(func() *Agents {
-		return createAgents(ds, pluginLoader)
-	})
-}
-
-// createAgents creates a new Agents instance. Used in tests
-func createAgents(ds model.DataStore, pluginLoader PluginLoader) *Agents {
-	return &Agents{
-		ds:           ds,
-		pluginLoader: pluginLoader,
+func New(ds model.DataStore) *Agents {
+	var order []string
+	if conf.Server.Agents != "" {
+		order = strings.Split(conf.Server.Agents, ",")
 	}
-}
-
-// enabledAgent represents an enabled agent with its type information
-type enabledAgent struct {
-	name     string
-	isPlugin bool
-}
-
-// getEnabledAgentNames returns the current list of enabled agents, including:
-// 1. Built-in agents and plugins from config (in the specified order)
-// 2. Always include LocalAgentName
-// 3. If config is empty, include ONLY LocalAgentName
-// Each enabledAgent contains the name and whether it's a plugin (true) or built-in (false)
-func (a *Agents) getEnabledAgentNames() []enabledAgent {
-	// If no agents configured, ONLY use the local agent
-	if conf.Server.Agents == "" {
-		return []enabledAgent{{name: LocalAgentName, isPlugin: false}}
-	}
-
-	// Get all available plugin names
-	var availablePlugins []string
-	if a.pluginLoader != nil {
-		availablePlugins = a.pluginLoader.PluginNames("MetadataAgent")
-	}
-
-	configuredAgents := strings.Split(conf.Server.Agents, ",")
-
-	// Always add LocalAgentName if not already included
-	hasLocalAgent := slices.Contains(configuredAgents, LocalAgentName)
-	if !hasLocalAgent {
-		configuredAgents = append(configuredAgents, LocalAgentName)
-	}
-
-	// Filter to only include valid agents (built-in or plugins)
-	var validAgents []enabledAgent
-	for _, name := range configuredAgents {
-		// Check if it's a built-in agent
-		isBuiltIn := Map[name] != nil
-
-		// Check if it's a plugin
-		isPlugin := slices.Contains(availablePlugins, name)
-
-		if isBuiltIn {
-			validAgents = append(validAgents, enabledAgent{name: name, isPlugin: false})
-		} else if isPlugin {
-			validAgents = append(validAgents, enabledAgent{name: name, isPlugin: true})
-		} else {
-			log.Warn("Unknown agent ignored", "name", name)
+	order = append(order, LocalAgentName)
+	var res []Interface
+	for _, name := range order {
+		init, ok := Map[name]
+		if !ok {
+			log.Error("Agent not available. Check configuration", "name", name)
+			continue
 		}
-	}
-	return validAgents
-}

-func (a *Agents) getAgent(ea enabledAgent) Interface {
-	if ea.isPlugin {
-		// Try to load WASM plugin agent (if plugin loader is available)
-		if a.pluginLoader != nil {
-			agent, ok := a.pluginLoader.LoadMediaAgent(ea.name)
-			if ok && agent != nil {
-				return agent
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		// Try to get built-in agent
-		constructor, ok := Map[ea.name]
-		if ok {
-			agent := constructor(a.ds)
-			if agent != nil {
-				return agent
-			}
-			log.Debug("Built-in agent not available. Missing configuration?", "name", ea.name)
-		}
+		res = append(res, init(ds))
 	}

-	return nil
+	return &Agents{ds: ds, agents: res}
 }

 func (a *Agents) AgentName() string {
@@ -129,19 +49,15 @@ func (a *Agents) GetArtistMBID(ctx context.Context, id string, name string) (str
 		return "", nil
 	}
 	start := time.Now()
-	for _, enabledAgent := range a.getEnabledAgentNames() {
-		ag := a.getAgent(enabledAgent)
-		if ag == nil {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, ag := range a.agents {
 		if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
 			break
 		}
-		retriever, ok := ag.(ArtistMBIDRetriever)
+		agent, ok := ag.(ArtistMBIDRetriever)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		mbid, err := retriever.GetArtistMBID(ctx, id, name)
+		mbid, err := agent.GetArtistMBID(ctx, id, name)
 		if mbid != "" && err == nil {
 			log.Debug(ctx, "Got MBID", "agent", ag.AgentName(), "artist", name, "mbid", mbid, "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 			return mbid, nil
@@ -158,19 +74,15 @@ func (a *Agents) GetArtistURL(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string) (strin
 		return "", nil
 	}
 	start := time.Now()
-	for _, enabledAgent := range a.getEnabledAgentNames() {
-		ag := a.getAgent(enabledAgent)
-		if ag == nil {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, ag := range a.agents {
 		if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
 			break
 		}
-		retriever, ok := ag.(ArtistURLRetriever)
+		agent, ok := ag.(ArtistURLRetriever)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		url, err := retriever.GetArtistURL(ctx, id, name, mbid)
+		url, err := agent.GetArtistURL(ctx, id, name, mbid)
 		if url != "" && err == nil {
 			log.Debug(ctx, "Got External Url", "agent", ag.AgentName(), "artist", name, "url", url, "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 			return url, nil
@@ -187,19 +99,15 @@ func (a *Agents) GetArtistBiography(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string)
 		return "", nil
 	}
 	start := time.Now()
-	for _, enabledAgent := range a.getEnabledAgentNames() {
-		ag := a.getAgent(enabledAgent)
-		if ag == nil {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, ag := range a.agents {
 		if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
 			break
 		}
-		retriever, ok := ag.(ArtistBiographyRetriever)
+		agent, ok := ag.(ArtistBiographyRetriever)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		bio, err := retriever.GetArtistBiography(ctx, id, name, mbid)
+		bio, err := agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, id, name, mbid)
 		if err == nil {
 			log.Debug(ctx, "Got Biography", "agent", ag.AgentName(), "artist", name, "len", len(bio), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 			return bio, nil
@@ -208,8 +116,6 @@ func (a *Agents) GetArtistBiography(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string)
 	return "", ErrNotFound
 }

-// GetSimilarArtists returns similar artists by id, name, and/or mbid. Because some artists returned from an enabled
-// agent may not exist in the database, return at most limit * conf.Server.DevExternalArtistFetchMultiplier items.
 func (a *Agents) GetSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string, limit int) ([]Artist, error) {
 	switch id {
 	case consts.UnknownArtistID:
@@ -217,23 +123,16 @@ func (a *Agents) GetSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string, l
 	case consts.VariousArtistsID:
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-
-	overLimit := int(float64(limit) * conf.Server.DevExternalArtistFetchMultiplier)
-
 	start := time.Now()
-	for _, enabledAgent := range a.getEnabledAgentNames() {
-		ag := a.getAgent(enabledAgent)
-		if ag == nil {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, ag := range a.agents {
 		if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
 			break
 		}
-		retriever, ok := ag.(ArtistSimilarRetriever)
+		agent, ok := ag.(ArtistSimilarRetriever)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		similar, err := retriever.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, id, name, mbid, overLimit)
+		similar, err := agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, id, name, mbid, limit)
 		if len(similar) > 0 && err == nil {
 			if log.IsGreaterOrEqualTo(log.LevelTrace) {
 				log.Debug(ctx, "Got Similar Artists", "agent", ag.AgentName(), "artist", name, "similar", similar, "elapsed", time.Since(start))
@@ -254,19 +153,15 @@ func (a *Agents) GetArtistImages(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string) ([]
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	start := time.Now()
-	for _, enabledAgent := range a.getEnabledAgentNames() {
-		ag := a.getAgent(enabledAgent)
-		if ag == nil {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, ag := range a.agents {
 		if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
 			break
 		}
-		retriever, ok := ag.(ArtistImageRetriever)
+		agent, ok := ag.(ArtistImageRetriever)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		images, err := retriever.GetArtistImages(ctx, id, name, mbid)
+		images, err := agent.GetArtistImages(ctx, id, name, mbid)
 		if len(images) > 0 && err == nil {
 			log.Debug(ctx, "Got Images", "agent", ag.AgentName(), "artist", name, "images", images, "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 			return images, nil
@@ -275,8 +170,6 @@ func (a *Agents) GetArtistImages(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string) ([]
 	return nil, ErrNotFound
 }

-// GetArtistTopSongs returns top songs by id, name, and/or mbid. Because some songs returned from an enabled
-// agent may not exist in the database, return at most limit * conf.Server.DevExternalArtistFetchMultiplier items.
 func (a *Agents) GetArtistTopSongs(ctx context.Context, id, artistName, mbid string, count int) ([]Song, error) {
 	switch id {
 	case consts.UnknownArtistID:
@@ -284,23 +177,16 @@ func (a *Agents) GetArtistTopSongs(ctx context.Context, id, artistName, mbid str
 	case consts.VariousArtistsID:
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-
-	overLimit := int(float64(count) * conf.Server.DevExternalArtistFetchMultiplier)
-
 	start := time.Now()
-	for _, enabledAgent := range a.getEnabledAgentNames() {
-		ag := a.getAgent(enabledAgent)
-		if ag == nil {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, ag := range a.agents {
 		if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
 			break
 		}
-		retriever, ok := ag.(ArtistTopSongsRetriever)
+		agent, ok := ag.(ArtistTopSongsRetriever)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		songs, err := retriever.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, id, artistName, mbid, overLimit)
+		songs, err := agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, id, artistName, mbid, count)
 		if len(songs) > 0 && err == nil {
 			log.Debug(ctx, "Got Top Songs", "agent", ag.AgentName(), "artist", artistName, "songs", songs, "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 			return songs, nil
@@ -314,19 +200,15 @@ func (a *Agents) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) (*
 		return nil, ErrNotFound
 	}
 	start := time.Now()
-	for _, enabledAgent := range a.getEnabledAgentNames() {
-		ag := a.getAgent(enabledAgent)
-		if ag == nil {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, ag := range a.agents {
 		if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
 			break
 		}
-		retriever, ok := ag.(AlbumInfoRetriever)
+		agent, ok := ag.(AlbumInfoRetriever)
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		album, err := retriever.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
+		album, err := agent.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
 		if err == nil {
 			log.Debug(ctx, "Got Album Info", "agent", ag.AgentName(), "album", name, "artist", artist,
 				"mbid", mbid, "elapsed", time.Since(start))
@@ -336,33 +218,6 @@ func (a *Agents) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) (*
 	return nil, ErrNotFound
 }

-func (a *Agents) GetAlbumImages(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) ([]ExternalImage, error) {
-	if name == consts.UnknownAlbum {
-		return nil, ErrNotFound
-	}
-	start := time.Now()
-	for _, enabledAgent := range a.getEnabledAgentNames() {
-		ag := a.getAgent(enabledAgent)
-		if ag == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
-			break
-		}
-		retriever, ok := ag.(AlbumImageRetriever)
-		if !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		images, err := retriever.GetAlbumImages(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
-		if len(images) > 0 && err == nil {
-			log.Debug(ctx, "Got Album Images", "agent", ag.AgentName(), "album", name, "artist", artist,
-				"mbid", mbid, "elapsed", time.Since(start))
-			return images, nil
-		}
-	}
-	return nil, ErrNotFound
-}
-
 var _ Interface = (*Agents)(nil)
 var _ ArtistMBIDRetriever = (*Agents)(nil)
 var _ ArtistURLRetriever = (*Agents)(nil)
@@ -371,4 +226,3 @@ var _ ArtistSimilarRetriever = (*Agents)(nil)
 var _ ArtistImageRetriever = (*Agents)(nil)
 var _ ArtistTopSongsRetriever = (*Agents)(nil)
 var _ AlbumInfoRetriever = (*Agents)(nil)
-var _ AlbumImageRetriever = (*Agents)(nil)
--- a/core/agents/agents_plugin_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/agents_plugin_test.go
@@ -1,281 +0,0 @@
-package agents
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/slice"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-// MockPluginLoader implements PluginLoader for testing
-type MockPluginLoader struct {
-	pluginNames     []string
-	loadedAgents    map[string]*MockAgent
-	pluginCallCount map[string]int
-}
-
-func NewMockPluginLoader() *MockPluginLoader {
-	return &MockPluginLoader{
-		pluginNames:     []string{},
-		loadedAgents:    make(map[string]*MockAgent),
-		pluginCallCount: make(map[string]int),
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *MockPluginLoader) PluginNames(serviceName string) []string {
-	return m.pluginNames
-}
-
-func (m *MockPluginLoader) LoadMediaAgent(name string) (Interface, bool) {
-	m.pluginCallCount[name]++
-	agent, exists := m.loadedAgents[name]
-	return agent, exists
-}
-
-// MockAgent is a mock agent implementation for testing
-type MockAgent struct {
-	name string
-	mbid string
-}
-
-func (m *MockAgent) AgentName() string {
-	return m.name
-}
-
-func (m *MockAgent) GetArtistMBID(ctx context.Context, id string, name string) (string, error) {
-	return m.mbid, nil
-}
-
-var _ Interface = (*MockAgent)(nil)
-var _ ArtistMBIDRetriever = (*MockAgent)(nil)
-
-var _ PluginLoader = (*MockPluginLoader)(nil)
-
-var _ = Describe("Agents with Plugin Loading", func() {
-	var mockLoader *MockPluginLoader
-	var agents *Agents
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		mockLoader = NewMockPluginLoader()
-
-		// Create the agents instance with our mock loader
-		agents = createAgents(nil, mockLoader)
-	})
-
-	Context("Dynamic agent discovery", func() {
-		It("should include ONLY local agent when no config is specified", func() {
-			// Ensure no specific agents are configured
-			conf.Server.Agents = ""
-
-			// Add some plugin agents that should be ignored
-			mockLoader.pluginNames = append(mockLoader.pluginNames, "plugin_agent", "another_plugin")
-
-			// Should only include the local agent
-			enabledAgents := agents.getEnabledAgentNames()
-			Expect(enabledAgents).To(HaveLen(1))
-			Expect(enabledAgents[0].name).To(Equal(LocalAgentName))
-			Expect(enabledAgents[0].isPlugin).To(BeFalse()) // LocalAgent is built-in, not plugin
-		})
-
-		It("should NOT include plugin agents when no config is specified", func() {
-			// Ensure no specific agents are configured
-			conf.Server.Agents = ""
-
-			// Add a plugin agent
-			mockLoader.pluginNames = append(mockLoader.pluginNames, "plugin_agent")
-
-			// Should only include the local agent
-			enabledAgents := agents.getEnabledAgentNames()
-			Expect(enabledAgents).To(HaveLen(1))
-			Expect(enabledAgents[0].name).To(Equal(LocalAgentName))
-			Expect(enabledAgents[0].isPlugin).To(BeFalse()) // LocalAgent is built-in, not plugin
-		})
-
-		It("should include plugin agents in the enabled agents list ONLY when explicitly configured", func() {
-			// Add a plugin agent
-			mockLoader.pluginNames = append(mockLoader.pluginNames, "plugin_agent")
-
-			// With no config, should not include plugin
-			conf.Server.Agents = ""
-			enabledAgents := agents.getEnabledAgentNames()
-			Expect(enabledAgents).To(HaveLen(1))
-			Expect(enabledAgents[0].name).To(Equal(LocalAgentName))
-
-			// When explicitly configured, should include plugin
-			conf.Server.Agents = "plugin_agent"
-			enabledAgents = agents.getEnabledAgentNames()
-			var agentNames []string
-			var pluginAgentFound bool
-			for _, agent := range enabledAgents {
-				agentNames = append(agentNames, agent.name)
-				if agent.name == "plugin_agent" {
-					pluginAgentFound = true
-					Expect(agent.isPlugin).To(BeTrue()) // plugin_agent is a plugin
-				}
-			}
-			Expect(agentNames).To(ContainElements(LocalAgentName, "plugin_agent"))
-			Expect(pluginAgentFound).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("should only include configured plugin agents when config is specified", func() {
-			// Add two plugin agents
-			mockLoader.pluginNames = append(mockLoader.pluginNames, "plugin_one", "plugin_two")
-
-			// Configure only one of them
-			conf.Server.Agents = "plugin_one"
-
-			// Verify only the configured one is included
-			enabledAgents := agents.getEnabledAgentNames()
-			var agentNames []string
-			var pluginOneFound bool
-			for _, agent := range enabledAgents {
-				agentNames = append(agentNames, agent.name)
-				if agent.name == "plugin_one" {
-					pluginOneFound = true
-					Expect(agent.isPlugin).To(BeTrue()) // plugin_one is a plugin
-				}
-			}
-			Expect(agentNames).To(ContainElements(LocalAgentName, "plugin_one"))
-			Expect(agentNames).NotTo(ContainElement("plugin_two"))
-			Expect(pluginOneFound).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("should load plugin agents on demand", func() {
-			ctx := context.Background()
-
-			// Configure to use our plugin
-			conf.Server.Agents = "plugin_agent"
-
-			// Add a plugin agent
-			mockLoader.pluginNames = append(mockLoader.pluginNames, "plugin_agent")
-			mockLoader.loadedAgents["plugin_agent"] = &MockAgent{
-				name: "plugin_agent",
-				mbid: "plugin-mbid",
-			}
-
-			// Try to get data from it
-			mbid, err := agents.GetArtistMBID(ctx, "123", "Artist")
-
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(mbid).To(Equal("plugin-mbid"))
-			Expect(mockLoader.pluginCallCount["plugin_agent"]).To(Equal(1))
-		})
-
-		It("should try both built-in and plugin agents", func() {
-			// Create a mock built-in agent
-			Register("built_in", func(ds model.DataStore) Interface {
-				return &MockAgent{
-					name: "built_in",
-					mbid: "built-in-mbid",
-				}
-			})
-			defer func() {
-				delete(Map, "built_in")
-			}()
-
-			// Configure to use both built-in and plugin
-			conf.Server.Agents = "built_in,plugin_agent"
-
-			// Add a plugin agent
-			mockLoader.pluginNames = append(mockLoader.pluginNames, "plugin_agent")
-			mockLoader.loadedAgents["plugin_agent"] = &MockAgent{
-				name: "plugin_agent",
-				mbid: "plugin-mbid",
-			}
-
-			// Verify that both are in the enabled list
-			enabledAgents := agents.getEnabledAgentNames()
-			var agentNames []string
-			var builtInFound, pluginFound bool
-			for _, agent := range enabledAgents {
-				agentNames = append(agentNames, agent.name)
-				if agent.name == "built_in" {
-					builtInFound = true
-					Expect(agent.isPlugin).To(BeFalse()) // built-in agent
-				}
-				if agent.name == "plugin_agent" {
-					pluginFound = true
-					Expect(agent.isPlugin).To(BeTrue()) // plugin agent
-				}
-			}
-			Expect(agentNames).To(ContainElements("built_in", "plugin_agent", LocalAgentName))
-			Expect(builtInFound).To(BeTrue())
-			Expect(pluginFound).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("should respect the order specified in configuration", func() {
-			// Create mock built-in agents
-			Register("agent_a", func(ds model.DataStore) Interface {
-				return &MockAgent{name: "agent_a"}
-			})
-			Register("agent_b", func(ds model.DataStore) Interface {
-				return &MockAgent{name: "agent_b"}
-			})
-			defer func() {
-				delete(Map, "agent_a")
-				delete(Map, "agent_b")
-			}()
-
-			// Add plugin agents
-			mockLoader.pluginNames = append(mockLoader.pluginNames, "plugin_x", "plugin_y")
-
-			// Configure specific order - plugin first, then built-ins
-			conf.Server.Agents = "plugin_y,agent_b,plugin_x,agent_a"
-
-			// Get the agent names
-			enabledAgents := agents.getEnabledAgentNames()
-
-			// Extract just the names to verify the order
-			agentNames := slice.Map(enabledAgents, func(a enabledAgent) string { return a.name })
-
-			// Verify the order matches configuration, with LocalAgentName at the end
-			Expect(agentNames).To(HaveExactElements("plugin_y", "agent_b", "plugin_x", "agent_a", LocalAgentName))
-		})
-
-		It("should NOT call LoadMediaAgent for built-in agents", func() {
-			ctx := context.Background()
-
-			// Create a mock built-in agent
-			Register("builtin_agent", func(ds model.DataStore) Interface {
-				return &MockAgent{
-					name: "builtin_agent",
-					mbid: "builtin-mbid",
-				}
-			})
-			defer func() {
-				delete(Map, "builtin_agent")
-			}()
-
-			// Configure to use only built-in agents
-			conf.Server.Agents = "builtin_agent"
-
-			// Call GetArtistMBID which should only use the built-in agent
-			mbid, err := agents.GetArtistMBID(ctx, "123", "Artist")
-
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(mbid).To(Equal("builtin-mbid"))
-
-			// Verify LoadMediaAgent was NEVER called (no plugin loading for built-in agents)
-			Expect(mockLoader.pluginCallCount).To(BeEmpty())
-		})
-
-		It("should NOT call LoadMediaAgent for invalid agent names", func() {
-			ctx := context.Background()
-
-			// Configure with an invalid agent name (not built-in, not a plugin)
-			conf.Server.Agents = "invalid_agent"
-
-			// This should only result in using the local agent (as the invalid one is ignored)
-			_, err := agents.GetArtistMBID(ctx, "123", "Artist")
-
-			// Should get ErrNotFound since only local agent is available and it returns not found for this operation
-			Expect(err).To(MatchError(ErrNotFound))
-
-			// Verify LoadMediaAgent was NEVER called for the invalid agent
-			Expect(mockLoader.pluginCallCount).To(BeEmpty())
-		})
-	})
-})
--- a/core/agents/agents_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/agents_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"

-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Agents", func() {
 	var ds model.DataStore
 	var mfRepo *tests.MockMediaFileRepo
 	BeforeEach(func() {
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
 		ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		mfRepo = tests.CreateMockMediaFileRepo()
 		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{MockedMediaFile: mfRepo}
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Agents", func() {
 		var ag *Agents
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			conf.Server.Agents = ""
-			ag = createAgents(ds, nil)
+			ag = New(ds)
 		})

 		It("calls the placeholder GetArtistImages", func() {
@@ -46,27 +44,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Agents", func() {
 		var mock *mockAgent
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			mock = &mockAgent{}
-			Register("fake", func(model.DataStore) Interface { return mock })
-			Register("disabled", func(model.DataStore) Interface { return nil })
-			Register("empty", func(model.DataStore) Interface { return &emptyAgent{} })
-			conf.Server.Agents = "empty,fake,disabled"
-			ag = createAgents(ds, nil)
+			Register("fake", func(ds model.DataStore) Interface {
+				return mock
+			})
+			Register("empty", func(ds model.DataStore) Interface {
+				return struct {
+					Interface
+				}{}
+			})
+			conf.Server.Agents = "empty,fake"
+			ag = New(ds)
 			Expect(ag.AgentName()).To(Equal("agents"))
 		})

-		It("does not register disabled agents", func() {
-			var ags []string
-			for _, enabledAgent := range ag.getEnabledAgentNames() {
-				agent := ag.getAgent(enabledAgent)
-				if agent != nil {
-					ags = append(ags, agent.AgentName())
-				}
-			}
-			// local agent is always appended to the end of the agents list
-			Expect(ags).To(HaveExactElements("empty", "fake", "local"))
-			Expect(ags).ToNot(ContainElement("disabled"))
-		})
-
 		Describe("GetArtistMBID", func() {
 			It("returns on first match", func() {
 				Expect(ag.GetArtistMBID(ctx, "123", "test")).To(Equal("mbid"))
@@ -180,42 +170,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Agents", func() {
 				Expect(err).To(MatchError(ErrNotFound))
 				Expect(mock.Args).To(BeEmpty())
 			})
-
-			Context("with multiple image agents", func() {
-				var first *testImageAgent
-				var second *testImageAgent
-
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					first = &testImageAgent{Name: "imgFail", Err: errors.New("fail")}
-					second = &testImageAgent{Name: "imgOk", Images: []ExternalImage{{URL: "ok", Size: 1}}}
-					Register("imgFail", func(model.DataStore) Interface { return first })
-					Register("imgOk", func(model.DataStore) Interface { return second })
-				})
-
-				It("falls back to the next agent on error", func() {
-					conf.Server.Agents = "imgFail,imgOk"
-					ag = createAgents(ds, nil)
-
-					images, err := ag.GetArtistImages(ctx, "id", "artist", "mbid")
-					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-					Expect(images).To(Equal([]ExternalImage{{URL: "ok", Size: 1}}))
-					Expect(first.Args).To(HaveExactElements("id", "artist", "mbid"))
-					Expect(second.Args).To(HaveExactElements("id", "artist", "mbid"))
-				})
-
-				It("falls back if the first agent returns no images", func() {
-					first.Err = nil
-					first.Images = []ExternalImage{}
-					conf.Server.Agents = "imgFail,imgOk"
-					ag = createAgents(ds, nil)
-
-					images, err := ag.GetArtistImages(ctx, "id", "artist", "mbid")
-					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-					Expect(images).To(Equal([]ExternalImage{{URL: "ok", Size: 1}}))
-					Expect(first.Args).To(HaveExactElements("id", "artist", "mbid"))
-					Expect(second.Args).To(HaveExactElements("id", "artist", "mbid"))
-				})
-			})
 		})

 		Describe("GetSimilarArtists", func() {
@@ -242,7 +196,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Agents", func() {

 		Describe("GetArtistTopSongs", func() {
 			It("returns on first match", func() {
-				conf.Server.DevExternalArtistFetchMultiplier = 1
 				Expect(ag.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "test", "mb123", 2)).To(Equal([]Song{{
 					Name: "A Song",
 					MBID: "mbid444",
@@ -250,7 +203,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Agents", func() {
 				Expect(mock.Args).To(HaveExactElements("123", "test", "mb123", 2))
 			})
 			It("skips the agent if it returns an error", func() {
-				conf.Server.DevExternalArtistFetchMultiplier = 1
 				mock.Err = errors.New("error")
 				_, err := ag.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "test", "mb123", 2)
 				Expect(err).To(MatchError(ErrNotFound))
@@ -262,14 +214,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Agents", func() {
 				Expect(err).To(MatchError(ErrNotFound))
 				Expect(mock.Args).To(BeEmpty())
 			})
-			It("fetches with multiplier", func() {
-				conf.Server.DevExternalArtistFetchMultiplier = 2
-				Expect(ag.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "test", "mb123", 2)).To(Equal([]Song{{
-					Name: "A Song",
-					MBID: "mbid444",
-				}}))
-				Expect(mock.Args).To(HaveExactElements("123", "test", "mb123", 4))
-			})
 		})

 		Describe("GetAlbumInfo", func() {
@@ -279,6 +223,18 @@ var _ = Describe("Agents", func() {
 					MBID:        "mbid444",
 					Description: "A Description",
 					URL:         "External URL",
+					Images: []ExternalImage{
+						{
+							Size: 174,
+							URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/174s/00000000000000000000000000000000.png",
+						}, {
+							Size: 64,
+							URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/64s/00000000000000000000000000000000.png",
+						}, {
+							Size: 34,
+							URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/34s/00000000000000000000000000000000.png",
+						},
+					},
 				}))
 				Expect(mock.Args).To(HaveExactElements("album", "artist", "mbid"))
 			})
@@ -374,27 +330,17 @@ func (a *mockAgent) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string)
 		MBID:        "mbid444",
 		Description: "A Description",
 		URL:         "External URL",
+		Images: []ExternalImage{
+			{
+				Size: 174,
+				URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/174s/00000000000000000000000000000000.png",
+			}, {
+				Size: 64,
+				URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/64s/00000000000000000000000000000000.png",
+			}, {
+				Size: 34,
+				URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/34s/00000000000000000000000000000000.png",
+			},
+		},
 	}, nil
 }
-
-type emptyAgent struct {
-	Interface
-}
-
-func (e *emptyAgent) AgentName() string {
-	return "empty"
-}
-
-type testImageAgent struct {
-	Name   string
-	Images []ExternalImage
-	Err    error
-	Args   []interface{}
-}
-
-func (t *testImageAgent) AgentName() string { return t.Name }
-
-func (t *testImageAgent) GetArtistImages(_ context.Context, id, name, mbid string) ([]ExternalImage, error) {
-	t.Args = []interface{}{id, name, mbid}
-	return t.Images, t.Err
-}
--- a/core/agents/deezer/client.go
+++ b/core/agents/deezer/client.go
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-package deezer
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"strconv"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-)
-
-const apiBaseURL = "https://api.deezer.com"
-
-var (
-	ErrNotFound = errors.New("deezer: not found")
-)
-
-type httpDoer interface {
-	Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
-}
-
-type client struct {
-	httpDoer httpDoer
-}
-
-func newClient(hc httpDoer) *client {
-	return &client{hc}
-}
-
-func (c *client) searchArtists(ctx context.Context, name string, limit int) ([]Artist, error) {
-	params := url.Values{}
-	params.Add("q", name)
-	params.Add("limit", strconv.Itoa(limit))
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", apiBaseURL+"/search/artist", nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	req.URL.RawQuery = params.Encode()
-
-	var results SearchArtistResults
-	err = c.makeRequest(req, &results)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if len(results.Data) == 0 {
-		return nil, ErrNotFound
-	}
-	return results.Data, nil
-}
-
-func (c *client) makeRequest(req *http.Request, response interface{}) error {
-	log.Trace(req.Context(), fmt.Sprintf("Sending Deezer %s request", req.Method), "url", req.URL)
-	resp, err := c.httpDoer.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	data, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
-		return c.parseError(data)
-	}
-
-	return json.Unmarshal(data, response)
-}
-
-func (c *client) parseError(data []byte) error {
-	var deezerError Error
-	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &deezerError)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("deezer error(%d): %s", deezerError.Error.Code, deezerError.Error.Message)
-}
--- a/core/agents/deezer/client_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/deezer/client_test.go
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-package deezer
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"context"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("client", func() {
-	var httpClient *fakeHttpClient
-	var client *client
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		httpClient = &fakeHttpClient{}
-		client = newClient(httpClient)
-	})
-
-	Describe("ArtistImages", func() {
-		It("returns artist images from a successful request", func() {
-			f, err := os.Open("tests/fixtures/deezer.search.artist.json")
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			httpClient.mock("https://api.deezer.com/search/artist", http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200})
-
-			artists, err := client.searchArtists(context.TODO(), "Michael Jackson", 20)
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(artists).To(HaveLen(17))
-			Expect(artists[0].Name).To(Equal("Michael Jackson"))
-			Expect(artists[0].PictureXl).To(Equal("https://cdn-images.dzcdn.net/images/artist/97fae13b2b30e4aec2e8c9e0c7839d92/1000x1000-000000-80-0-0.jpg"))
-		})
-
-		It("fails if artist was not found", func() {
-			httpClient.mock("https://api.deezer.com/search/artist", http.Response{
-				StatusCode: 200,
-				Body:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(`{"data":[],"total":0}`)),
-			})
-
-			_, err := client.searchArtists(context.TODO(), "Michael Jackson", 20)
-			Expect(err).To(MatchError(ErrNotFound))
-		})
-	})
-})
-
-type fakeHttpClient struct {
-	responses   map[string]*http.Response
-	lastRequest *http.Request
-}
-
-func (c *fakeHttpClient) mock(url string, response http.Response) {
-	if c.responses == nil {
-		c.responses = make(map[string]*http.Response)
-	}
-	c.responses[url] = &response
-}
-
-func (c *fakeHttpClient) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-	c.lastRequest = req
-	u := req.URL
-	u.RawQuery = ""
-	if resp, ok := c.responses[u.String()]; ok {
-		return resp, nil
-	}
-	panic("URL not mocked: " + u.String())
-}
--- a/core/agents/deezer/deezer.go
+++ b/core/agents/deezer/deezer.go
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-package deezer
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/cache"
-)
-
-const deezerAgentName = "deezer"
-const deezerApiPictureXlSize = 1000
-const deezerApiPictureBigSize = 500
-const deezerApiPictureMediumSize = 250
-const deezerApiPictureSmallSize = 56
-const deezerArtistSearchLimit = 50
-
-type deezerAgent struct {
-	dataStore model.DataStore
-	client    *client
-}
-
-func deezerConstructor(dataStore model.DataStore) agents.Interface {
-	agent := &deezerAgent{dataStore: dataStore}
-	httpClient := &http.Client{
-		Timeout: consts.DefaultHttpClientTimeOut,
-	}
-	cachedHttpClient := cache.NewHTTPClient(httpClient, consts.DefaultHttpClientTimeOut)
-	agent.client = newClient(cachedHttpClient)
-	return agent
-}
-
-func (s *deezerAgent) AgentName() string {
-	return deezerAgentName
-}
-
-func (s *deezerAgent) GetArtistImages(ctx context.Context, _, name, _ string) ([]agents.ExternalImage, error) {
-	artist, err := s.searchArtist(ctx, name)
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, agents.ErrNotFound) {
-			log.Warn(ctx, "Artist not found in deezer", "artist", name)
-		} else {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error calling deezer", "artist", name, err)
-		}
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var res []agents.ExternalImage
-	possibleImages := []struct {
-		URL  string
-		Size int
-	}{
-		{artist.PictureXl, deezerApiPictureXlSize},
-		{artist.PictureBig, deezerApiPictureBigSize},
-		{artist.PictureMedium, deezerApiPictureMediumSize},
-		{artist.PictureSmall, deezerApiPictureSmallSize},
-	}
-	for _, imgData := range possibleImages {
-		if imgData.URL != "" {
-			res = append(res, agents.ExternalImage{
-				URL:  imgData.URL,
-				Size: imgData.Size,
-			})
-		}
-	}
-	return res, nil
-}
-
-func (s *deezerAgent) searchArtist(ctx context.Context, name string) (*Artist, error) {
-	artists, err := s.client.searchArtists(ctx, name, deezerArtistSearchLimit)
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) || len(artists) == 0 {
-		return nil, agents.ErrNotFound
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// If the first one has the same name, that's the one
-	if !strings.EqualFold(artists[0].Name, name) {
-		return nil, agents.ErrNotFound
-	}
-	return &artists[0], err
-}
-
-func init() {
-	conf.AddHook(func() {
-		if conf.Server.Deezer.Enabled {
-			agents.Register(deezerAgentName, deezerConstructor)
-		}
-	})
-}
--- a/core/agents/deezer/deezer_suite_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/deezer/deezer_suite_test.go
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package deezer
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-func TestDeezer(t *testing.T) {
-	tests.Init(t, false)
-	log.SetLevel(log.LevelFatal)
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Deezer Test Suite")
-}
--- a/core/agents/deezer/responses.go
+++ b/core/agents/deezer/responses.go
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package deezer
-
-type SearchArtistResults struct {
-	Data  []Artist `json:"data"`
-	Total int      `json:"total"`
-	Next  string   `json:"next"`
-}
-
-type Artist struct {
-	ID            int    `json:"id"`
-	Name          string `json:"name"`
-	Link          string `json:"link"`
-	Picture       string `json:"picture"`
-	PictureSmall  string `json:"picture_small"`
-	PictureMedium string `json:"picture_medium"`
-	PictureBig    string `json:"picture_big"`
-	PictureXl     string `json:"picture_xl"`
-	NbAlbum       int    `json:"nb_album"`
-	NbFan         int    `json:"nb_fan"`
-	Radio         bool   `json:"radio"`
-	Tracklist     string `json:"tracklist"`
-	Type          string `json:"type"`
-}
-
-type Error struct {
-	Error struct {
-		Type    string `json:"type"`
-		Message string `json:"message"`
-		Code    int    `json:"code"`
-	} `json:"error"`
-}
--- a/core/agents/deezer/responses_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/deezer/responses_test.go
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-package deezer
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"os"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Responses", func() {
-	Describe("Search type=artist", func() {
-		It("parses the artist search result correctly ", func() {
-			var resp SearchArtistResults
-			body, err := os.ReadFile("tests/fixtures/deezer.search.artist.json")
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			err = json.Unmarshal(body, &resp)
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-
-			Expect(resp.Data).To(HaveLen(17))
-			michael := resp.Data[0]
-			Expect(michael.Name).To(Equal("Michael Jackson"))
-			Expect(michael.PictureXl).To(Equal("https://cdn-images.dzcdn.net/images/artist/97fae13b2b30e4aec2e8c9e0c7839d92/1000x1000-000000-80-0-0.jpg"))
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("Error", func() {
-		It("parses the error response correctly", func() {
-			var errorResp Error
-			body := []byte(`{"error":{"type":"MissingParameterException","message":"Missing parameters: q","code":501}}`)
-			err := json.Unmarshal(body, &errorResp)
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-
-			Expect(errorResp.Error.Code).To(Equal(501))
-			Expect(errorResp.Error.Message).To(Equal("Missing parameters: q"))
-		})
-	})
-})
--- a/core/agents/interfaces.go
+++ b/core/agents/interfaces.go
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ type Interface interface {
 	AgentName() string
 }

-// AlbumInfo contains album metadata (no images)
 type AlbumInfo struct {
 	Name        string
 	MBID        string
 	Description string
 	URL         string
+	Images      []ExternalImage
 }

 type Artist struct {
@@ -40,16 +40,11 @@ var (
 	ErrNotFound = errors.New("not found")
 )

-// AlbumInfoRetriever provides album info (no images)
+// TODO Break up this interface in more specific methods, like artists
 type AlbumInfoRetriever interface {
 	GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) (*AlbumInfo, error)
 }

-// AlbumImageRetriever provides album images
-type AlbumImageRetriever interface {
-	GetAlbumImages(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) ([]ExternalImage, error)
-}
-
 type ArtistMBIDRetriever interface {
 	GetArtistMBID(ctx context.Context, id string, name string) (string, error)
 }
--- a/core/agents/lastfm/agent.go
+++ b/core/agents/lastfm/agent.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"

 	"github.com/andybalholm/cascadia"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
@@ -32,19 +31,15 @@ var ignoredBiographies = []string{
 }

 type lastfmAgent struct {
-	ds           model.DataStore
-	sessionKeys  *agents.SessionKeys
-	apiKey       string
-	secret       string
-	lang         string
-	client       *client
-	getInfoMutex sync.Mutex
+	ds          model.DataStore
+	sessionKeys *agents.SessionKeys
+	apiKey      string
+	secret      string
+	lang        string
+	client      *client
 }

 func lastFMConstructor(ds model.DataStore) *lastfmAgent {
-	if !conf.Server.LastFM.Enabled || conf.Server.LastFM.ApiKey == "" || conf.Server.LastFM.Secret == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
 	l := &lastfmAgent{
 		ds:          ds,
 		lang:        conf.Server.LastFM.Language,
@@ -72,23 +67,16 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid strin
 		return nil, err
 	}

-	return &agents.AlbumInfo{
+	response := agents.AlbumInfo{
 		Name:        a.Name,
 		MBID:        a.MBID,
 		Description: a.Description.Summary,
 		URL:         a.URL,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (l *lastfmAgent) GetAlbumImages(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) ([]agents.ExternalImage, error) {
-	a, err := l.callAlbumGetInfo(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		Images:      make([]agents.ExternalImage, 0),
 	}

 	// Last.fm can return duplicate sizes.
 	seenSizes := map[int]bool{}
-	images := make([]agents.ExternalImage, 0)

 	// This assumes that Last.fm returns images with size small, medium, and large.
 	// This is true as of December 29, 2022
@@ -99,24 +87,27 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetAlbumImages(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid str
 			log.Trace(ctx, "LastFM/albuminfo image URL does not match expected regex or is empty", "url", img.URL, "size", img.Size)
 			continue
 		}
+
 		numericSize, err := strconv.Atoi(size[0][2:])
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(ctx, "LastFM/albuminfo image URL does not match expected regex", "url", img.URL, "size", img.Size, err)
 			return nil, err
-		}
-		if _, exists := seenSizes[numericSize]; !exists {
-			images = append(images, agents.ExternalImage{
-				Size: numericSize,
-				URL:  img.URL,
-			})
-			seenSizes[numericSize] = true
+		} else {
+			if _, exists := seenSizes[numericSize]; !exists {
+				response.Images = append(response.Images, agents.ExternalImage{
+					Size: numericSize,
+					URL:  img.URL,
+				})
+				seenSizes[numericSize] = true
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	return images, nil
+
+	return &response, nil
 }

 func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistMBID(ctx context.Context, id string, name string) (string, error) {
-	a, err := l.callArtistGetInfo(ctx, name)
+	a, err := l.callArtistGetInfo(ctx, name, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -127,7 +118,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistMBID(ctx context.Context, id string, name string)
 }

 func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistURL(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string) (string, error) {
-	a, err := l.callArtistGetInfo(ctx, name)
+	a, err := l.callArtistGetInfo(ctx, name, mbid)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -138,7 +129,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistURL(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string) (
 }

 func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistBiography(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string) (string, error) {
-	a, err := l.callArtistGetInfo(ctx, name)
+	a, err := l.callArtistGetInfo(ctx, name, mbid)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -155,7 +146,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistBiography(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid str
 }

 func (l *lastfmAgent) GetSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string, limit int) ([]agents.Artist, error) {
-	resp, err := l.callArtistGetSimilar(ctx, name, limit)
+	resp, err := l.callArtistGetSimilar(ctx, name, mbid, limit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -173,7 +164,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid stri
 }

 func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistTopSongs(ctx context.Context, id, artistName, mbid string, count int) ([]agents.Song, error) {
-	resp, err := l.callArtistGetTopTracks(ctx, artistName, count)
+	resp, err := l.callArtistGetTopTracks(ctx, artistName, mbid, count)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -193,19 +184,15 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistTopSongs(ctx context.Context, id, artistName, mbi
 var artistOpenGraphQuery = cascadia.MustCompile(`html > head > meta[property="og:image"]`)

 func (l *lastfmAgent) GetArtistImages(ctx context.Context, _, name, mbid string) ([]agents.ExternalImage, error) {
-	log.Debug(ctx, "Getting artist images from Last.fm", "name", name)
-	hc := http.Client{
-		Timeout: consts.DefaultHttpClientTimeOut,
-	}
-	a, err := l.callArtistGetInfo(ctx, name)
+	a, err := l.callArtistGetInfo(ctx, name, mbid)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get artist info: %w", err)
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, a.URL, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, a.URL, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create artist image request: %w", err)
 	}
-	resp, err := hc.Do(req)
+	resp, err := l.client.hc.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get artist url: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -253,51 +240,61 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) callAlbumGetInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid s
 	return a, nil
 }

-func (l *lastfmAgent) callArtistGetInfo(ctx context.Context, name string) (*Artist, error) {
-	l.getInfoMutex.Lock()
-	defer l.getInfoMutex.Unlock()
+func (l *lastfmAgent) callArtistGetInfo(ctx context.Context, name string, mbid string) (*Artist, error) {
+	a, err := l.client.artistGetInfo(ctx, name, mbid)
+	var lfErr *lastFMError
+	isLastFMError := errors.As(err, &lfErr)
+
+	if mbid != "" && ((err == nil && a.Name == "[unknown]") || (isLastFMError && lfErr.Code == 6)) {
+		log.Debug(ctx, "LastFM/artist.getInfo could not find artist by mbid, trying again", "artist", name, "mbid", mbid)
+		return l.callArtistGetInfo(ctx, name, "")
+	}

-	a, err := l.client.artistGetInfo(ctx, name)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error calling LastFM/artist.getInfo", "artist", name, err)
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error calling LastFM/artist.getInfo", "artist", name, "mbid", mbid, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return a, nil
 }

-func (l *lastfmAgent) callArtistGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, name string, limit int) ([]Artist, error) {
-	s, err := l.client.artistGetSimilar(ctx, name, limit)
+func (l *lastfmAgent) callArtistGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, name string, mbid string, limit int) ([]Artist, error) {
+	s, err := l.client.artistGetSimilar(ctx, name, mbid, limit)
+	var lfErr *lastFMError
+	isLastFMError := errors.As(err, &lfErr)
+	if mbid != "" && ((err == nil && s.Attr.Artist == "[unknown]") || (isLastFMError && lfErr.Code == 6)) {
+		log.Debug(ctx, "LastFM/artist.getSimilar could not find artist by mbid, trying again", "artist", name, "mbid", mbid)
+		return l.callArtistGetSimilar(ctx, name, "", limit)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error calling LastFM/artist.getSimilar", "artist", name, err)
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error calling LastFM/artist.getSimilar", "artist", name, "mbid", mbid, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return s.Artists, nil
 }

-func (l *lastfmAgent) callArtistGetTopTracks(ctx context.Context, artistName string, count int) ([]Track, error) {
-	t, err := l.client.artistGetTopTracks(ctx, artistName, count)
+func (l *lastfmAgent) callArtistGetTopTracks(ctx context.Context, artistName, mbid string, count int) ([]Track, error) {
+	t, err := l.client.artistGetTopTracks(ctx, artistName, mbid, count)
+	var lfErr *lastFMError
+	isLastFMError := errors.As(err, &lfErr)
+	if mbid != "" && ((err == nil && t.Attr.Artist == "[unknown]") || (isLastFMError && lfErr.Code == 6)) {
+		log.Debug(ctx, "LastFM/artist.getTopTracks could not find artist by mbid, trying again", "artist", artistName, "mbid", mbid)
+		return l.callArtistGetTopTracks(ctx, artistName, "", count)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error calling LastFM/artist.getTopTracks", "artist", artistName, err)
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error calling LastFM/artist.getTopTracks", "artist", artistName, "mbid", mbid, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return t.Track, nil
 }

-func (l *lastfmAgent) getArtistForScrobble(track *model.MediaFile) string {
-	if conf.Server.LastFM.ScrobbleFirstArtistOnly && len(track.Participants[model.RoleArtist]) > 0 {
-		return track.Participants[model.RoleArtist][0].Name
-	}
-	return track.Artist
-}
-
-func (l *lastfmAgent) NowPlaying(ctx context.Context, userId string, track *model.MediaFile, position int) error {
+func (l *lastfmAgent) NowPlaying(ctx context.Context, userId string, track *model.MediaFile) error {
 	sk, err := l.sessionKeys.Get(ctx, userId)
 	if err != nil || sk == "" {
 		return scrobbler.ErrNotAuthorized
 	}

 	err = l.client.updateNowPlaying(ctx, sk, ScrobbleInfo{
-		artist:      l.getArtistForScrobble(track),
+		artist:      track.Artist,
 		track:       track.Title,
 		album:       track.Album,
 		trackNumber: track.TrackNumber,
@@ -307,7 +304,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) NowPlaying(ctx context.Context, userId string, track *mode
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn(ctx, "Last.fm client.updateNowPlaying returned error", "track", track.Title, err)
-		return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrUnrecoverable)
+		return scrobbler.ErrUnrecoverable
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -315,7 +312,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) NowPlaying(ctx context.Context, userId string, track *mode
 func (l *lastfmAgent) Scrobble(ctx context.Context, userId string, s scrobbler.Scrobble) error {
 	sk, err := l.sessionKeys.Get(ctx, userId)
 	if err != nil || sk == "" {
-		return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrNotAuthorized)
+		return scrobbler.ErrNotAuthorized
 	}

 	if s.Duration <= 30 {
@@ -323,7 +320,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) Scrobble(ctx context.Context, userId string, s scrobbler.S
 		return nil
 	}
 	err = l.client.scrobble(ctx, sk, ScrobbleInfo{
-		artist:      l.getArtistForScrobble(&s.MediaFile),
+		artist:      s.Artist,
 		track:       s.Title,
 		album:       s.Album,
 		trackNumber: s.TrackNumber,
@@ -339,12 +336,12 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) Scrobble(ctx context.Context, userId string, s scrobbler.S
 	isLastFMError := errors.As(err, &lfErr)
 	if !isLastFMError {
 		log.Warn(ctx, "Last.fm client.scrobble returned error", "track", s.Title, err)
-		return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrRetryLater)
+		return scrobbler.ErrRetryLater
 	}
 	if lfErr.Code == 11 || lfErr.Code == 16 {
-		return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrRetryLater)
+		return scrobbler.ErrRetryLater
 	}
-	return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrUnrecoverable)
+	return scrobbler.ErrUnrecoverable
 }

 func (l *lastfmAgent) IsAuthorized(ctx context.Context, userId string) bool {
@@ -354,23 +351,15 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) IsAuthorized(ctx context.Context, userId string) bool {

 func init() {
 	conf.AddHook(func() {
-		agents.Register(lastFMAgentName, func(ds model.DataStore) agents.Interface {
-			// This is a workaround for the fact that a (Interface)(nil) is not the same as a (*lastfmAgent)(nil)
-			// See https://go.dev/doc/faq#nil_error
-			a := lastFMConstructor(ds)
-			if a != nil {
-				return a
+		if conf.Server.LastFM.Enabled {
+			if conf.Server.LastFM.ApiKey != "" && conf.Server.LastFM.Secret != "" {
+				agents.Register(lastFMAgentName, func(ds model.DataStore) agents.Interface {
+					return lastFMConstructor(ds)
+				})
+				scrobbler.Register(lastFMAgentName, func(ds model.DataStore) scrobbler.Scrobbler {
+					return lastFMConstructor(ds)
+				})
 			}
-			return nil
-		})
-		scrobbler.Register(lastFMAgentName, func(ds model.DataStore) scrobbler.Scrobbler {
-			// Same as above - this is a workaround for the fact that a (Scrobbler)(nil) is not the same as a (*lastfmAgent)(nil)
-			// See https://go.dev/doc/faq#nil_error
-			a := lastFMConstructor(ds)
-			if a != nil {
-				return a
-			}
-			return nil
-		})
+		}
 	})
 }
--- a/core/agents/lastfm/agent_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/lastfm/agent_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/scrobbler"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
@@ -31,38 +30,16 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{}
 		ctx = context.Background()
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-		conf.Server.LastFM.Enabled = true
-		conf.Server.LastFM.ApiKey = "123"
-		conf.Server.LastFM.Secret = "secret"
 	})
 	Describe("lastFMConstructor", func() {
-		When("Agent is properly configured", func() {
-			It("uses configured api key and language", func() {
-				conf.Server.LastFM.Language = "pt"
-				agent := lastFMConstructor(ds)
-				Expect(agent.apiKey).To(Equal("123"))
-				Expect(agent.secret).To(Equal("secret"))
-				Expect(agent.lang).To(Equal("pt"))
-			})
-		})
-		When("Agent is disabled", func() {
-			It("returns nil", func() {
-				conf.Server.LastFM.Enabled = false
-				Expect(lastFMConstructor(ds)).To(BeNil())
-			})
-		})
-		When("ApiKey is empty", func() {
-			It("returns nil", func() {
-				conf.Server.LastFM.ApiKey = ""
-				Expect(lastFMConstructor(ds)).To(BeNil())
-			})
-		})
-		When("Secret is empty", func() {
-			It("returns nil", func() {
-				conf.Server.LastFM.Secret = ""
-				Expect(lastFMConstructor(ds)).To(BeNil())
-			})
+		It("uses configured api key and language", func() {
+			conf.Server.LastFM.ApiKey = "123"
+			conf.Server.LastFM.Secret = "secret"
+			conf.Server.LastFM.Language = "pt"
+			agent := lastFMConstructor(ds)
+			Expect(agent.apiKey).To(Equal("123"))
+			Expect(agent.secret).To(Equal("secret"))
+			Expect(agent.lang).To(Equal("pt"))
 		})
 	})

@@ -79,25 +56,48 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 		It("returns the biography", func() {
 			f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.artist.getinfo.json")
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}
-			Expect(agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, "123", "U2", "")).To(Equal("U2 é uma das mais importantes bandas de rock de todos os tempos. Formada em 1976 em Dublin, composta por Bono (vocalista  e guitarrista), The Edge (guitarrista, pianista e backing vocal), Adam Clayton (baixista), Larry Mullen, Jr. (baterista e percussionista).\n\nDesde a década de 80, U2 é uma das bandas mais populares no mundo. Seus shows são únicos e um verdadeiro festival de efeitos especiais, além de serem um dos que mais arrecadam anualmente. <a href=\"https://www.last.fm/music/U2\">Read more on Last.fm</a>"))
+			Expect(agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234")).To(Equal("U2 é uma das mais importantes bandas de rock de todos os tempos. Formada em 1976 em Dublin, composta por Bono (vocalista  e guitarrista), The Edge (guitarrista, pianista e backing vocal), Adam Clayton (baixista), Larry Mullen, Jr. (baterista e percussionista).\n\nDesde a década de 80, U2 é uma das bandas mais populares no mundo. Seus shows são únicos e um verdadeiro festival de efeitos especiais, além de serem um dos que mais arrecadam anualmente. <a href=\"https://www.last.fm/music/U2\">Read more on Last.fm</a>"))
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("U2"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
 		})

 		It("returns an error if Last.fm call fails", func() {
 			httpClient.Err = errors.New("error")
-			_, err := agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, "123", "U2", "")
+			_, err := agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234")
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("U2"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
 		})

 		It("returns an error if Last.fm call returns an error", func() {
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError3)), StatusCode: 200}
+			_, err := agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234")
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
+		})
+
+		It("returns an error if Last.fm call returns an error 6 and mbid is empty", func() {
+			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError6)), StatusCode: 200}
 			_, err := agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, "123", "U2", "")
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("U2"))
+		})
+
+		Context("MBID non existent in Last.fm", func() {
+			It("calls again when the response is artist == [unknown]", func() {
+				f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.artist.getinfo.unknown.json")
+				httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}
+				_, _ = agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234")
+				Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(2))
+				Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
+			})
+			It("calls again when last.fm returns an error 6", func() {
+				httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError6)), StatusCode: 200}
+				_, _ = agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234")
+				Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(2))
+				Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
+			})
 		})
 	})

@@ -114,28 +114,51 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 		It("returns similar artists", func() {
 			f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.artist.getsimilar.json")
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}
-			Expect(agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, "123", "U2", "", 2)).To(Equal([]agents.Artist{
+			Expect(agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)).To(Equal([]agents.Artist{
 				{Name: "Passengers", MBID: "e110c11f-1c94-4471-a350-c38f46b29389"},
 				{Name: "INXS", MBID: "481bf5f9-2e7c-4c44-b08a-05b32bc7c00d"},
 			}))
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("U2"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
 		})

 		It("returns an error if Last.fm call fails", func() {
 			httpClient.Err = errors.New("error")
-			_, err := agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, "123", "U2", "", 2)
+			_, err := agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("U2"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
 		})

 		It("returns an error if Last.fm call returns an error", func() {
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError3)), StatusCode: 200}
+			_, err := agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
+		})
+
+		It("returns an error if Last.fm call returns an error 6 and mbid is empty", func() {
+			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError6)), StatusCode: 200}
 			_, err := agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, "123", "U2", "", 2)
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("U2"))
+		})
+
+		Context("MBID non existent in Last.fm", func() {
+			It("calls again when the response is artist == [unknown]", func() {
+				f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.artist.getsimilar.unknown.json")
+				httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}
+				_, _ = agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)
+				Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(2))
+				Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
+			})
+			It("calls again when last.fm returns an error 6", func() {
+				httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError6)), StatusCode: 200}
+				_, _ = agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)
+				Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(2))
+				Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
+			})
 		})
 	})

@@ -152,28 +175,51 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 		It("returns top songs", func() {
 			f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.artist.gettoptracks.json")
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}
-			Expect(agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "U2", "", 2)).To(Equal([]agents.Song{
+			Expect(agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)).To(Equal([]agents.Song{
 				{Name: "Beautiful Day", MBID: "f7f264d0-a89b-4682-9cd7-a4e7c37637af"},
 				{Name: "With or Without You", MBID: "6b9a509f-6907-4a6e-9345-2f12da09ba4b"},
 			}))
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("U2"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
 		})

 		It("returns an error if Last.fm call fails", func() {
 			httpClient.Err = errors.New("error")
-			_, err := agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "U2", "", 2)
+			_, err := agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("U2"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
 		})

 		It("returns an error if Last.fm call returns an error", func() {
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError3)), StatusCode: 200}
+			_, err := agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("mbid-1234"))
+		})
+
+		It("returns an error if Last.fm call returns an error 6 and mbid is empty", func() {
+			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError6)), StatusCode: 200}
 			_, err := agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "U2", "", 2)
 			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("artist")).To(Equal("U2"))
+		})
+
+		Context("MBID non existent in Last.fm", func() {
+			It("calls again when the response is artist == [unknown]", func() {
+				f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.artist.gettoptracks.unknown.json")
+				httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}
+				_, _ = agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)
+				Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(2))
+				Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
+			})
+			It("calls again when last.fm returns an error 6", func() {
+				httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(lastfmError6)), StatusCode: 200}
+				_, _ = agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, "123", "U2", "mbid-1234", 2)
+				Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(2))
+				Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(BeEmpty())
+			})
 		})
 	})

@@ -196,12 +242,6 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 				TrackNumber:    1,
 				Duration:       180,
 				MbzRecordingID: "mbz-123",
-				Participants: map[model.Role]model.ParticipantList{
-					model.RoleArtist: []model.Participant{
-						{Artist: model.Artist{ID: "ar-1", Name: "First Artist"}},
-						{Artist: model.Artist{ID: "ar-2", Name: "Second Artist"}},
-					},
-				},
 			}
 		})

@@ -209,7 +249,7 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 			It("calls Last.fm with correct params", func() {
 				httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString("{}")), StatusCode: 200}

-				err := agent.NowPlaying(ctx, "user-1", track, 0)
+				err := agent.NowPlaying(ctx, "user-1", track)

 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.Method).To(Equal(http.MethodPost))
@@ -226,7 +266,7 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 			})

 			It("returns ErrNotAuthorized if user is not linked", func() {
-				err := agent.NowPlaying(ctx, "user-2", track, 0)
+				err := agent.NowPlaying(ctx, "user-2", track)
 				Expect(err).To(MatchError(scrobbler.ErrNotAuthorized))
 			})
 		})
@@ -253,23 +293,6 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 				Expect(sentParams.Get("timestamp")).To(Equal(strconv.FormatInt(ts.Unix(), 10)))
 			})

-			When("ScrobbleFirstArtistOnly is true", func() {
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					conf.Server.LastFM.ScrobbleFirstArtistOnly = true
-				})
-
-				It("uses only the first artist", func() {
-					ts := time.Now()
-					httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString("{}")), StatusCode: 200}
-
-					err := agent.Scrobble(ctx, "user-1", scrobbler.Scrobble{MediaFile: *track, TimeStamp: ts})
-
-					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-					sentParams := httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query()
-					Expect(sentParams.Get("artist")).To(Equal("First Artist"))
-				})
-			})
-
 			It("skips songs with less than 31 seconds", func() {
 				track.Duration = 29
 				httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString("{}")), StatusCode: 200}
@@ -345,6 +368,24 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 				MBID:        "03c91c40-49a6-44a7-90e7-a700edf97a62",
 				Description: "Believe is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on November 10, 1998 by Warner Bros. Records. The RIAA certified it Quadruple Platinum on December 23, 1999, recognizing four million shipments in the United States; Worldwide, the album has sold more than 20 million copies, making it the biggest-selling album of her career. In 1999 the album received three Grammy Awards nominations including \"Record of the Year\", \"Best Pop Album\" and winning \"Best Dance Recording\" for the single \"Believe\". It was released by Warner Bros. Records at the end of 1998. The album was executive produced by Rob <a href=\"https://www.last.fm/music/Cher/Believe\">Read more on Last.fm</a>.",
 				URL:         "https://www.last.fm/music/Cher/Believe",
+				Images: []agents.ExternalImage{
+					{
+						URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/34s/3b54885952161aaea4ce2965b2db1638.png",
+						Size: 34,
+					},
+					{
+						URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/64s/3b54885952161aaea4ce2965b2db1638.png",
+						Size: 64,
+					},
+					{
+						URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/174s/3b54885952161aaea4ce2965b2db1638.png",
+						Size: 174,
+					},
+					{
+						URL:  "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/300x300/3b54885952161aaea4ce2965b2db1638.png",
+						Size: 300,
+					},
+				},
 			}))
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
 			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("mbid")).To(Equal("03c91c40-49a6-44a7-90e7-a700edf97a62"))
@@ -354,8 +395,9 @@ var _ = Describe("lastfmAgent", func() {
 			f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.album.getinfo.empty_urls.json")
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}
 			Expect(agent.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, "The Definitive Less Damage And More Joy", "The Jesus and Mary Chain", "")).To(Equal(&agents.AlbumInfo{
-				Name: "The Definitive Less Damage And More Joy",
-				URL:  "https://www.last.fm/music/The+Jesus+and+Mary+Chain/The+Definitive+Less+Damage+And+More+Joy",
+				Name:   "The Definitive Less Damage And More Joy",
+				URL:    "https://www.last.fm/music/The+Jesus+and+Mary+Chain/The+Definitive+Less+Damage+And+More+Joy",
+				Images: []agents.ExternalImage{},
 			}))
 			Expect(httpClient.RequestCount).To(Equal(1))
 			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.Query().Get("album")).To(Equal("The Definitive Less Damage And More Joy"))
--- a/core/agents/lastfm/client.go
+++ b/core/agents/lastfm/client.go
@@ -59,10 +59,11 @@ func (c *client) albumGetInfo(ctx context.Context, name string, artist string, m
 	return &response.Album, nil
 }

-func (c *client) artistGetInfo(ctx context.Context, name string) (*Artist, error) {
+func (c *client) artistGetInfo(ctx context.Context, name string, mbid string) (*Artist, error) {
 	params := url.Values{}
 	params.Add("method", "artist.getInfo")
 	params.Add("artist", name)
+	params.Add("mbid", mbid)
 	params.Add("lang", c.lang)
 	response, err := c.makeRequest(ctx, http.MethodGet, params, false)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -71,10 +72,11 @@ func (c *client) artistGetInfo(ctx context.Context, name string) (*Artist, error
 	return &response.Artist, nil
 }

-func (c *client) artistGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, name string, limit int) (*SimilarArtists, error) {
+func (c *client) artistGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, name string, mbid string, limit int) (*SimilarArtists, error) {
 	params := url.Values{}
 	params.Add("method", "artist.getSimilar")
 	params.Add("artist", name)
+	params.Add("mbid", mbid)
 	params.Add("limit", strconv.Itoa(limit))
 	response, err := c.makeRequest(ctx, http.MethodGet, params, false)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -83,10 +85,11 @@ func (c *client) artistGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, name string, limit int) (
 	return &response.SimilarArtists, nil
 }

-func (c *client) artistGetTopTracks(ctx context.Context, name string, limit int) (*TopTracks, error) {
+func (c *client) artistGetTopTracks(ctx context.Context, name string, mbid string, limit int) (*TopTracks, error) {
 	params := url.Values{}
 	params.Add("method", "artist.getTopTracks")
 	params.Add("artist", name)
+	params.Add("mbid", mbid)
 	params.Add("limit", strconv.Itoa(limit))
 	response, err := c.makeRequest(ctx, http.MethodGet, params, false)
 	if err != nil {
--- a/core/agents/lastfm/client_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/lastfm/client_test.go
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ var _ = Describe("client", func() {
 			f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.artist.getinfo.json")
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}

-			artist, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2")
+			artist, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2", "123")
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 			Expect(artist.Name).To(Equal("U2"))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.String()).To(Equal(apiBaseUrl + "?api_key=API_KEY&artist=U2&format=json&lang=pt&method=artist.getInfo"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.String()).To(Equal(apiBaseUrl + "?api_key=API_KEY&artist=U2&format=json&lang=pt&mbid=123&method=artist.getInfo"))
 		})

 		It("fails if Last.fm returns an http status != 200", func() {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var _ = Describe("client", func() {
 				StatusCode: 500,
 			}

-			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2")
+			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2", "123")
 			Expect(err).To(MatchError("last.fm http status: (500)"))
 		})

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var _ = Describe("client", func() {
 				StatusCode: 400,
 			}

-			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2")
+			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2", "123")
 			Expect(err).To(MatchError(&lastFMError{Code: 3, Message: "Invalid Method - No method with that name in this package"}))
 		})

@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ var _ = Describe("client", func() {
 				StatusCode: 200,
 			}

-			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2")
+			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2", "123")
 			Expect(err).To(MatchError(&lastFMError{Code: 6, Message: "The artist you supplied could not be found"}))
 		})

 		It("fails if HttpClient.Do() returns error", func() {
 			httpClient.Err = errors.New("generic error")

-			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2")
+			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2", "123")
 			Expect(err).To(MatchError("generic error"))
 		})

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ var _ = Describe("client", func() {
 				StatusCode: 200,
 			}

-			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2")
+			_, err := client.artistGetInfo(context.Background(), "U2", "123")
 			Expect(err).To(MatchError("invalid character '<' looking for beginning of value"))
 		})

@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ var _ = Describe("client", func() {
 			f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.artist.getsimilar.json")
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}

-			similar, err := client.artistGetSimilar(context.Background(), "U2", 2)
+			similar, err := client.artistGetSimilar(context.Background(), "U2", "123", 2)
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 			Expect(len(similar.Artists)).To(Equal(2))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.String()).To(Equal(apiBaseUrl + "?api_key=API_KEY&artist=U2&format=json&limit=2&method=artist.getSimilar"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.String()).To(Equal(apiBaseUrl + "?api_key=API_KEY&artist=U2&format=json&limit=2&mbid=123&method=artist.getSimilar"))
 		})
 	})

@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ var _ = Describe("client", func() {
 			f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/lastfm.artist.gettoptracks.json")
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: f, StatusCode: 200}

-			top, err := client.artistGetTopTracks(context.Background(), "U2", 2)
+			top, err := client.artistGetTopTracks(context.Background(), "U2", "123", 2)
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 			Expect(len(top.Track)).To(Equal(2))
-			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.String()).To(Equal(apiBaseUrl + "?api_key=API_KEY&artist=U2&format=json&limit=2&method=artist.getTopTracks"))
+			Expect(httpClient.SavedRequest.URL.String()).To(Equal(apiBaseUrl + "?api_key=API_KEY&artist=U2&format=json&limit=2&mbid=123&method=artist.getTopTracks"))
 		})
 	})

--- a/core/agents/listenbrainz/agent.go
+++ b/core/agents/listenbrainz/agent.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/cache"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/slice"
 )

 const (
@@ -46,12 +45,6 @@ func (l *listenBrainzAgent) AgentName() string {
 }

 func (l *listenBrainzAgent) formatListen(track *model.MediaFile) listenInfo {
-	artistMBIDs := slice.Map(track.Participants[model.RoleArtist], func(p model.Participant) string {
-		return p.MbzArtistID
-	})
-	artistNames := slice.Map(track.Participants[model.RoleArtist], func(p model.Participant) string {
-		return p.Name
-	})
 	li := listenInfo{
 		TrackMetadata: trackMetadata{
 			ArtistName:  track.Artist,
@@ -61,11 +54,9 @@ func (l *listenBrainzAgent) formatListen(track *model.MediaFile) listenInfo {
 				SubmissionClient:        consts.AppName,
 				SubmissionClientVersion: consts.Version,
 				TrackNumber:             track.TrackNumber,
-				ArtistNames:             artistNames,
-				ArtistMBIDs:             artistMBIDs,
-				RecordingMBID:           track.MbzRecordingID,
-				ReleaseMBID:             track.MbzAlbumID,
-				ReleaseGroupMBID:        track.MbzReleaseGroupID,
+				ArtistMbzIDs:            []string{track.MbzArtistID},
+				RecordingMbzID:          track.MbzRecordingID,
+				ReleaseMbID:             track.MbzAlbumID,
 				DurationMs:              int(track.Duration * 1000),
 			},
 		},
@@ -73,17 +64,17 @@ func (l *listenBrainzAgent) formatListen(track *model.MediaFile) listenInfo {
 	return li
 }

-func (l *listenBrainzAgent) NowPlaying(ctx context.Context, userId string, track *model.MediaFile, position int) error {
+func (l *listenBrainzAgent) NowPlaying(ctx context.Context, userId string, track *model.MediaFile) error {
 	sk, err := l.sessionKeys.Get(ctx, userId)
 	if err != nil || sk == "" {
-		return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrNotAuthorized)
+		return scrobbler.ErrNotAuthorized
 	}

 	li := l.formatListen(track)
 	err = l.client.updateNowPlaying(ctx, sk, li)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn(ctx, "ListenBrainz updateNowPlaying returned error", "track", track.Title, err)
-		return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrUnrecoverable)
+		return scrobbler.ErrUnrecoverable
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -91,7 +82,7 @@ func (l *listenBrainzAgent) NowPlaying(ctx context.Context, userId string, track
 func (l *listenBrainzAgent) Scrobble(ctx context.Context, userId string, s scrobbler.Scrobble) error {
 	sk, err := l.sessionKeys.Get(ctx, userId)
 	if err != nil || sk == "" {
-		return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrNotAuthorized)
+		return scrobbler.ErrNotAuthorized
 	}

 	li := l.formatListen(&s.MediaFile)
@@ -105,12 +96,12 @@ func (l *listenBrainzAgent) Scrobble(ctx context.Context, userId string, s scrob
 	isListenBrainzError := errors.As(err, &lbErr)
 	if !isListenBrainzError {
 		log.Warn(ctx, "ListenBrainz Scrobble returned HTTP error", "track", s.Title, err)
-		return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrRetryLater)
+		return scrobbler.ErrRetryLater
 	}
 	if lbErr.Code == 500 || lbErr.Code == 503 {
-		return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrRetryLater)
+		return scrobbler.ErrRetryLater
 	}
-	return errors.Join(err, scrobbler.ErrUnrecoverable)
+	return scrobbler.ErrUnrecoverable
 }

 func (l *listenBrainzAgent) IsAuthorized(ctx context.Context, userId string) bool {
--- a/core/agents/listenbrainz/agent_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/listenbrainz/agent_test.go
@@ -32,26 +32,24 @@ var _ = Describe("listenBrainzAgent", func() {
 		agent = listenBrainzConstructor(ds)
 		agent.client = newClient("http://localhost:8080", httpClient)
 		track = &model.MediaFile{
-			ID:                "123",
-			Title:             "Track Title",
-			Album:             "Track Album",
-			Artist:            "Track Artist",
-			TrackNumber:       1,
-			MbzRecordingID:    "mbz-123",
-			MbzAlbumID:        "mbz-456",
-			MbzReleaseGroupID: "mbz-789",
-			Duration:          142.2,
-			Participants: map[model.Role]model.ParticipantList{
-				model.RoleArtist: []model.Participant{
-					{Artist: model.Artist{ID: "ar-1", Name: "Artist 1", MbzArtistID: "mbz-111"}},
-					{Artist: model.Artist{ID: "ar-2", Name: "Artist 2", MbzArtistID: "mbz-222"}},
-				},
-			},
+			ID:             "123",
+			Title:          "Track Title",
+			Album:          "Track Album",
+			Artist:         "Track Artist",
+			TrackNumber:    1,
+			MbzRecordingID: "mbz-123",
+			MbzAlbumID:     "mbz-456",
+			MbzArtistID:    "mbz-789",
+			Duration:       142.2,
 		}
 	})

 	Describe("formatListen", func() {
 		It("constructs the listenInfo properly", func() {
+			var idArtistId = func(element interface{}) string {
+				return element.(string)
+			}
+
 			lr := agent.formatListen(track)
 			Expect(lr).To(MatchAllFields(Fields{
 				"ListenedAt": Equal(0),
@@ -63,12 +61,12 @@ var _ = Describe("listenBrainzAgent", func() {
 						"SubmissionClient":        Equal(consts.AppName),
 						"SubmissionClientVersion": Equal(consts.Version),
 						"TrackNumber":             Equal(track.TrackNumber),
-						"RecordingMBID":           Equal(track.MbzRecordingID),
-						"ReleaseMBID":             Equal(track.MbzAlbumID),
-						"ReleaseGroupMBID":        Equal(track.MbzReleaseGroupID),
-						"ArtistNames":             ConsistOf("Artist 1", "Artist 2"),
-						"ArtistMBIDs":             ConsistOf("mbz-111", "mbz-222"),
-						"DurationMs":              Equal(142200),
+						"RecordingMbzID":          Equal(track.MbzRecordingID),
+						"ReleaseMbID":             Equal(track.MbzAlbumID),
+						"ArtistMbzIDs": MatchAllElements(idArtistId, Elements{
+							"mbz-789": Equal(track.MbzArtistID),
+						}),
+						"DurationMs": Equal(142200),
 					}),
 				}),
 			}))
@@ -79,12 +77,12 @@ var _ = Describe("listenBrainzAgent", func() {
 		It("updates NowPlaying successfully", func() {
 			httpClient.Res = http.Response{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(`{"status": "ok"}`)), StatusCode: 200}

-			err := agent.NowPlaying(ctx, "user-1", track, 0)
+			err := agent.NowPlaying(ctx, "user-1", track)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})

 		It("returns ErrNotAuthorized if user is not linked", func() {
-			err := agent.NowPlaying(ctx, "user-2", track, 0)
+			err := agent.NowPlaying(ctx, "user-2", track)
 			Expect(err).To(MatchError(scrobbler.ErrNotAuthorized))
 		})
 	})
--- a/core/agents/listenbrainz/client.go
+++ b/core/agents/listenbrainz/client.go
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@ type additionalInfo struct {
 	SubmissionClient        string   `json:"submission_client,omitempty"`
 	SubmissionClientVersion string   `json:"submission_client_version,omitempty"`
 	TrackNumber             int      `json:"tracknumber,omitempty"`
-	ArtistNames             []string `json:"artist_names,omitempty"`
-	ArtistMBIDs             []string `json:"artist_mbids,omitempty"`
-	RecordingMBID           string   `json:"recording_mbid,omitempty"`
-	ReleaseMBID             string   `json:"release_mbid,omitempty"`
-	ReleaseGroupMBID        string   `json:"release_group_mbid,omitempty"`
+	RecordingMbzID          string   `json:"recording_mbid,omitempty"`
+	ArtistMbzIDs            []string `json:"artist_mbids,omitempty"`
+	ReleaseMbID             string   `json:"release_mbid,omitempty"`
 	DurationMs              int      `json:"duration_ms,omitempty"`
 }

--- a/core/agents/listenbrainz/client_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/listenbrainz/client_test.go
@@ -74,12 +74,11 @@ var _ = Describe("client", func() {
 					TrackName:   "Track Title",
 					ReleaseName: "Track Album",
 					AdditionalInfo: additionalInfo{
-						TrackNumber:   1,
-						ArtistNames:   []string{"Artist 1", "Artist 2"},
-						ArtistMBIDs:   []string{"mbz-789", "mbz-012"},
-						RecordingMBID: "mbz-123",
-						ReleaseMBID:   "mbz-456",
-						DurationMs:    142200,
+						TrackNumber:    1,
+						RecordingMbzID: "mbz-123",
+						ArtistMbzIDs:   []string{"mbz-789"},
+						ReleaseMbID:    "mbz-456",
+						DurationMs:     142200,
 					},
 				},
 			}
--- a/core/agents/spotify/spotify.go
+++ b/core/agents/spotify/spotify.go
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ type spotifyAgent struct {
 }

 func spotifyConstructor(ds model.DataStore) agents.Interface {
-	if conf.Server.Spotify.ID == "" || conf.Server.Spotify.Secret == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
 	l := &spotifyAgent{
 		ds:     ds,
 		id:     conf.Server.Spotify.ID,
@@ -91,6 +88,8 @@ func (s *spotifyAgent) searchArtist(ctx context.Context, name string) (*Artist,

 func init() {
 	conf.AddHook(func() {
-		agents.Register(spotifyAgentName, spotifyConstructor)
+		if conf.Server.Spotify.ID != "" && conf.Server.Spotify.Secret != "" {
+			agents.Register(spotifyAgentName, spotifyConstructor)
+		}
 	})
 }
--- a/core/archiver.go
+++ b/core/archiver.go
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ func (a *archiver) zipAlbums(ctx context.Context, id string, format string, bitr
 	})
 	for _, album := range albums {
 		discs := slice.Group(album, func(mf model.MediaFile) int { return mf.DiscNumber })
-		isMultiDisc := len(discs) > 1
+		isMultDisc := len(discs) > 1
 		log.Debug(ctx, "Zipping album", "name", album[0].Album, "artist", album[0].AlbumArtist,
-			"format", format, "bitrate", bitrate, "isMultiDisc", isMultiDisc, "numTracks", len(album))
+			"format", format, "bitrate", bitrate, "isMultDisc", isMultDisc, "numTracks", len(album))
 		for _, mf := range album {
-			file := a.albumFilename(mf, format, isMultiDisc)
+			file := a.albumFilename(mf, format, isMultDisc)
 			_ = a.addFileToZip(ctx, z, mf, format, bitrate, file)
 		}
 	}
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ func createZipWriter(out io.Writer, format string, bitrate int) *zip.Writer {
 	return z
 }

-func (a *archiver) albumFilename(mf model.MediaFile, format string, isMultiDisc bool) string {
+func (a *archiver) albumFilename(mf model.MediaFile, format string, isMultDisc bool) string {
 	_, file := filepath.Split(mf.Path)
 	if format != "raw" {
 		file = strings.TrimSuffix(file, mf.Suffix) + format
 	}
-	if isMultiDisc {
+	if isMultDisc {
 		file = fmt.Sprintf("Disc %02d/%s", mf.DiscNumber, file)
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", sanitizeName(mf.Album), file)
@@ -91,58 +91,33 @@ func (a *archiver) albumFilename(mf model.MediaFile, format string, isMultiDisc

 func (a *archiver) ZipShare(ctx context.Context, id string, out io.Writer) error {
 	s, err := a.shares.Load(ctx, id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if !s.Downloadable {
 		return model.ErrNotAuthorized
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	log.Debug(ctx, "Zipping share", "name", s.ID, "format", s.Format, "bitrate", s.MaxBitRate, "numTracks", len(s.Tracks))
-	return a.zipMediaFiles(ctx, id, s.ID, s.Format, s.MaxBitRate, out, s.Tracks, false)
+	return a.zipMediaFiles(ctx, id, s.Format, s.MaxBitRate, out, s.Tracks)
 }

 func (a *archiver) ZipPlaylist(ctx context.Context, id string, format string, bitrate int, out io.Writer) error {
-	pls, err := a.ds.Playlist(ctx).GetWithTracks(id, true, false)
+	pls, err := a.ds.Playlist(ctx).GetWithTracks(id, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Error loading mediafiles from playlist", "id", id, err)
 		return err
 	}
 	mfs := pls.MediaFiles()
 	log.Debug(ctx, "Zipping playlist", "name", pls.Name, "format", format, "bitrate", bitrate, "numTracks", len(mfs))
-	return a.zipMediaFiles(ctx, id, pls.Name, format, bitrate, out, mfs, true)
+	return a.zipMediaFiles(ctx, id, format, bitrate, out, mfs)
 }

-func (a *archiver) zipMediaFiles(ctx context.Context, id, name string, format string, bitrate int, out io.Writer, mfs model.MediaFiles, addM3U bool) error {
+func (a *archiver) zipMediaFiles(ctx context.Context, id string, format string, bitrate int, out io.Writer, mfs model.MediaFiles) error {
 	z := createZipWriter(out, format, bitrate)
-
-	zippedMfs := make(model.MediaFiles, len(mfs))
 	for idx, mf := range mfs {
 		file := a.playlistFilename(mf, format, idx)
 		_ = a.addFileToZip(ctx, z, mf, format, bitrate, file)
-		mf.Path = file
-		zippedMfs[idx] = mf
 	}
-
-	// Add M3U file if requested
-	if addM3U && len(zippedMfs) > 0 {
-		plsName := sanitizeName(name)
-		w, err := z.CreateHeader(&zip.FileHeader{
-			Name:     plsName + ".m3u",
-			Modified: mfs[0].UpdatedAt,
-			Method:   zip.Store,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error creating playlist zip entry", err)
-			return err
-		}
-
-		_, err = w.Write([]byte(zippedMfs.ToM3U8(plsName, false)))
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error writing m3u in zip", err)
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	err := z.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Error closing zip file", "id", id, err)
@@ -163,14 +138,13 @@ func sanitizeName(target string) string {
 }

 func (a *archiver) addFileToZip(ctx context.Context, z *zip.Writer, mf model.MediaFile, format string, bitrate int, filename string) error {
-	path := mf.AbsolutePath()
 	w, err := z.CreateHeader(&zip.FileHeader{
 		Name:     filename,
 		Modified: mf.UpdatedAt,
 		Method:   zip.Store,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error creating zip entry", "file", path, err)
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error creating zip entry", "file", mf.Path, err)
 		return err
 	}

@@ -178,22 +152,22 @@ func (a *archiver) addFileToZip(ctx context.Context, z *zip.Writer, mf model.Med
 	if format != "raw" && format != "" {
 		r, err = a.ms.DoStream(ctx, &mf, format, bitrate, 0)
 	} else {
-		r, err = os.Open(path)
+		r, err = os.Open(mf.Path)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error opening file for zipping", "file", path, "format", format, err)
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error opening file for zipping", "file", mf.Path, "format", format, err)
 		return err
 	}

 	defer func() {
 		if err := r.Close(); err != nil && log.IsGreaterOrEqualTo(log.LevelDebug) {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error closing stream", "id", mf.ID, "file", path, err)
+			log.Error(ctx, "Error closing stream", "id", mf.ID, "file", mf.Path, err)
 		}
 	}()

 	_, err = io.Copy(w, r)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error zipping file", "file", path, err)
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error zipping file", "file", mf.Path, err)
 		return err
 	}

--- a/core/archiver_test.go
+++ b/core/archiver_test.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Archiver", func() {

 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		ms = &mockMediaStreamer{}
-		sh = &mockShare{}
 		ds = &mockDataStore{}
+		sh = &mockShare{}
 		arch = core.NewArchiver(ms, ds, sh)
 	})

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Archiver", func() {
 			}

 			plRepo := &mockPlaylistRepository{}
-			plRepo.On("GetWithTracks", "1", true, false).Return(pls, nil)
+			plRepo.On("GetWithTracks", "1", true).Return(pls, nil)
 			ds.On("Playlist", mock.Anything).Return(plRepo)
 			ms.On("DoStream", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "mp3", 128, 0).Return(io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("test")), nil).Times(2)

@@ -145,21 +145,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Archiver", func() {
 			zr, err := zip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(out.Bytes()), int64(out.Len()))
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())

-			Expect(len(zr.File)).To(Equal(3))
+			Expect(len(zr.File)).To(Equal(2))
 			Expect(zr.File[0].Name).To(Equal("01 - AC_DC - track1.mp3"))
 			Expect(zr.File[1].Name).To(Equal("02 - Artist 2 - track2.mp3"))
-			Expect(zr.File[2].Name).To(Equal("Test Playlist.m3u"))
-
-			// Verify M3U content
-			m3uFile, err := zr.File[2].Open()
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			defer m3uFile.Close()
-
-			m3uContent, err := io.ReadAll(m3uFile)
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-
-			expectedM3U := "#EXTM3U\n#PLAYLIST:Test Playlist\n#EXTINF:0,AC/DC - track1\n01 - AC_DC - track1.mp3\n#EXTINF:0,Artist 2 - track2\n02 - Artist 2 - track2.mp3\n"
-			Expect(string(m3uContent)).To(Equal(expectedM3U))
 		})
 	})
 })
@@ -179,19 +167,6 @@ func (m *mockDataStore) Playlist(ctx context.Context) model.PlaylistRepository {
 	return args.Get(0).(model.PlaylistRepository)
 }

-func (m *mockDataStore) Library(context.Context) model.LibraryRepository {
-	return &mockLibraryRepository{}
-}
-
-type mockLibraryRepository struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	model.LibraryRepository
-}
-
-func (m *mockLibraryRepository) GetPath(id int) (string, error) {
-	return "/music", nil
-}
-
 type mockMediaFileRepository struct {
 	mock.Mock
 	model.MediaFileRepository
@@ -207,8 +182,8 @@ type mockPlaylistRepository struct {
 	model.PlaylistRepository
 }

-func (m *mockPlaylistRepository) GetWithTracks(id string, refreshSmartPlaylists, includeMissing bool) (*model.Playlist, error) {
-	args := m.Called(id, refreshSmartPlaylists, includeMissing)
+func (m *mockPlaylistRepository) GetWithTracks(id string, includeTracks bool) (*model.Playlist, error) {
+	args := m.Called(id, includeTracks)
 	return args.Get(0).(*model.Playlist), args.Error(1)
 }

--- a/core/artwork/artwork.go
+++ b/core/artwork/artwork.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/ffmpeg"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ type Artwork interface {
 	GetOrPlaceholder(ctx context.Context, id string, size int, square bool) (io.ReadCloser, time.Time, error)
 }

-func NewArtwork(ds model.DataStore, cache cache.FileCache, ffmpeg ffmpeg.FFmpeg, provider external.Provider) Artwork {
-	return &artwork{ds: ds, cache: cache, ffmpeg: ffmpeg, provider: provider}
+func NewArtwork(ds model.DataStore, cache cache.FileCache, ffmpeg ffmpeg.FFmpeg, em core.ExternalMetadata) Artwork {
+	return &artwork{ds: ds, cache: cache, ffmpeg: ffmpeg, em: em}
 }

 type artwork struct {
-	ds       model.DataStore
-	cache    cache.FileCache
-	ffmpeg   ffmpeg.FFmpeg
-	provider external.Provider
+	ds     model.DataStore
+	cache  cache.FileCache
+	ffmpeg ffmpeg.FFmpeg
+	em     core.ExternalMetadata
 }

 type artworkReader interface {
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ func (a *artwork) getArtworkReader(ctx context.Context, artID model.ArtworkID, s
 	} else {
 		switch artID.Kind {
 		case model.KindArtistArtwork:
-			artReader, err = newArtistArtworkReader(ctx, a, artID, a.provider)
+			artReader, err = newArtistReader(ctx, a, artID, a.em)
 		case model.KindAlbumArtwork:
-			artReader, err = newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx, a, artID, a.provider)
+			artReader, err = newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx, a, artID, a.em)
 		case model.KindMediaFileArtwork:
 			artReader, err = newMediafileArtworkReader(ctx, a, artID)
 		case model.KindPlaylistArtwork:
--- a/core/artwork/artwork_internal_test.go
+++ b/core/artwork/artwork_internal_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 	var aw *artwork
 	var ds model.DataStore
 	var ffmpeg *tests.MockFFmpeg
-	var folderRepo *fakeFolderRepo
 	ctx := log.NewContext(context.TODO())
 	var alOnlyEmbed, alEmbedNotFound, alOnlyExternal, alExternalNotFound, alMultipleCovers model.Album
 	var arMultipleCovers model.Artist
@@ -34,21 +34,20 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 		conf.Server.ImageCacheSize = "0" // Disable cache
 		conf.Server.CoverArtPriority = "folder.*, cover.*, embedded , front.*"

-		folderRepo = &fakeFolderRepo{}
-		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{
-			MockedTranscoding: &tests.MockTranscodingRepo{},
-			MockedFolder:      folderRepo,
-		}
-		alOnlyEmbed = model.Album{ID: "222", Name: "Only embed", EmbedArtPath: "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album/test.mp3", FolderIDs: []string{"f1"}}
-		alEmbedNotFound = model.Album{ID: "333", Name: "Embed not found", EmbedArtPath: "tests/fixtures/NON_EXISTENT.mp3", FolderIDs: []string{"f1"}}
-		alOnlyExternal = model.Album{ID: "444", Name: "Only external", FolderIDs: []string{"f1"}}
-		alExternalNotFound = model.Album{ID: "555", Name: "External not found", FolderIDs: []string{"f2"}}
+		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{MockedTranscoding: &tests.MockTranscodingRepo{}}
+		alOnlyEmbed = model.Album{ID: "222", Name: "Only embed", EmbedArtPath: "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album/test.mp3"}
+		alEmbedNotFound = model.Album{ID: "333", Name: "Embed not found", EmbedArtPath: "tests/fixtures/NON_EXISTENT.mp3"}
+		alOnlyExternal = model.Album{ID: "444", Name: "Only external", ImageFiles: "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album/front.png"}
+		alExternalNotFound = model.Album{ID: "555", Name: "External not found", ImageFiles: "tests/fixtures/NON_EXISTENT.png"}
 		arMultipleCovers = model.Artist{ID: "777", Name: "All options"}
 		alMultipleCovers = model.Album{
-			ID:            "666",
-			Name:          "All options",
-			EmbedArtPath:  "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album/test.mp3",
-			FolderIDs:     []string{"f1"},
+			ID:           "666",
+			Name:         "All options",
+			EmbedArtPath: "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album/test.mp3",
+			Paths:        "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album",
+			ImageFiles: "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album/cover.jpg" + consts.Zwsp +
+				"tests/fixtures/artist/an-album/front.png" + consts.Zwsp +
+				"tests/fixtures/artist/an-album/artist.png",
 			AlbumArtistID: "777",
 		}
 		mfWithEmbed = model.MediaFile{ID: "22", Path: "tests/fixtures/test.mp3", HasCoverArt: true, AlbumID: "222"}
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 		})
 		Context("Embed images", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				folderRepo.result = nil
 				ds.Album(ctx).(*tests.MockAlbumRepo).SetData(model.Albums{
 					alOnlyEmbed,
 					alEmbedNotFound,
@@ -93,17 +91,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 		})
 		Context("External images", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				folderRepo.result = []model.Folder{}
 				ds.Album(ctx).(*tests.MockAlbumRepo).SetData(model.Albums{
 					alOnlyExternal,
 					alExternalNotFound,
 				})
 			})
 			It("returns external cover", func() {
-				folderRepo.result = []model.Folder{{
-					Path:       "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album",
-					ImageFiles: []string{"front.png"},
-				}}
 				aw, err := newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx, aw, alOnlyExternal.CoverArtID(), nil)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				_, path, err := aw.Reader(ctx)
@@ -111,7 +104,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 				Expect(path).To(Equal("tests/fixtures/artist/an-album/front.png"))
 			})
 			It("returns ErrUnavailable if external file is not available", func() {
-				folderRepo.result = []model.Folder{}
 				aw, err := newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx, aw, alExternalNotFound.CoverArtID(), nil)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				_, _, err = aw.Reader(ctx)
@@ -120,10 +112,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 		})
 		Context("Multiple covers", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				folderRepo.result = []model.Folder{{
-					Path:       "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album",
-					ImageFiles: []string{"cover.jpg", "front.png", "artist.png"},
-				}}
 				ds.Album(ctx).(*tests.MockAlbumRepo).SetData(model.Albums{
 					alMultipleCovers,
 				})
@@ -146,10 +134,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 	Describe("artistArtworkReader", func() {
 		Context("Multiple covers", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				folderRepo.result = []model.Folder{{
-					Path:       "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album",
-					ImageFiles: []string{"artist.png"},
-				}}
 				ds.Artist(ctx).(*tests.MockArtistRepo).SetData(model.Artists{
 					arMultipleCovers,
 				})
@@ -163,7 +147,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 			DescribeTable("ArtistArtPriority",
 				func(priority string, expected string) {
 					conf.Server.ArtistArtPriority = priority
-					aw, err := newArtistArtworkReader(ctx, aw, arMultipleCovers.CoverArtID(), nil)
+					aw, err := newArtistReader(ctx, aw, arMultipleCovers.CoverArtID(), nil)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 					_, path, err := aw.Reader(ctx)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -177,16 +161,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 	Describe("mediafileArtworkReader", func() {
 		Context("ID not found", func() {
 			It("returns ErrNotFound if mediafile is not in the DB", func() {
-				_, err := newMediafileArtworkReader(ctx, aw, model.MustParseArtworkID("mf-NOT-FOUND"))
+				_, err := newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx, aw, alMultipleCovers.CoverArtID(), nil)
 				Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound))
 			})
 		})
 		Context("Embed images", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				folderRepo.result = []model.Folder{{
-					Path:       "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album",
-					ImageFiles: []string{"front.png"},
-				}}
 				ds.Album(ctx).(*tests.MockAlbumRepo).SetData(model.Albums{
 					alOnlyEmbed,
 					alOnlyExternal,
@@ -209,17 +189,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				r, path, err := aw.Reader(ctx)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				data, _ := io.ReadAll(r)
-				Expect(data).ToNot(BeEmpty())
+				Expect(io.ReadAll(r)).To(Equal([]byte("content from ffmpeg")))
 				Expect(path).To(Equal("tests/fixtures/test.ogg"))
 			})
 			It("returns album cover if cannot read embed artwork", func() {
-				// Force fromTag to fail
-				mfCorruptedCover.Path = "tests/fixtures/DOES_NOT_EXIST.ogg"
-				Expect(ds.MediaFile(ctx).(*tests.MockMediaFileRepo).Put(&mfCorruptedCover)).To(Succeed())
-				// Simulate ffmpeg error
 				ffmpeg.Error = errors.New("not available")
-
 				aw, err := newMediafileArtworkReader(ctx, aw, mfCorruptedCover.CoverArtID())
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				_, path, err := aw.Reader(ctx)
@@ -237,10 +211,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 	})
 	Describe("resizedArtworkReader", func() {
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			folderRepo.result = []model.Folder{{
-				Path:       "tests/fixtures/artist/an-album",
-				ImageFiles: []string{"cover.jpg", "front.png"},
-			}}
 			ds.Album(ctx).(*tests.MockAlbumRepo).SetData(model.Albums{
 				alMultipleCovers,
 			})
@@ -277,11 +247,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 					coverFileName := "cover." + format
 					dirName := createImage(format, landscape, size)
 					alCover = model.Album{
-						ID:        "444",
-						Name:      "Only external",
-						FolderIDs: []string{"tmp"},
+						ID:         "444",
+						Name:       "Only external",
+						ImageFiles: filepath.Join(dirName, coverFileName),
 					}
-					folderRepo.result = []model.Folder{{Path: dirName, ImageFiles: []string{coverFileName}}}
 					ds.Album(ctx).(*tests.MockAlbumRepo).SetData(model.Albums{
 						alCover,
 					})
--- a/core/artwork/cache_warmer.go
+++ b/core/artwork/cache_warmer.go
@@ -22,21 +22,12 @@ type CacheWarmer interface {
 	PreCache(artID model.ArtworkID)
 }

-// NewCacheWarmer creates a new CacheWarmer instance. The CacheWarmer will pre-cache Artwork images in the background
-// to speed up the response time when the image is requested by the UI. The cache is pre-populated with the original
-// image size, as well as the size defined in the UICoverArtSize constant.
 func NewCacheWarmer(artwork Artwork, cache cache.FileCache) CacheWarmer {
 	// If image cache is disabled, return a NOOP implementation
 	if conf.Server.ImageCacheSize == "0" || !conf.Server.EnableArtworkPrecache {
 		return &noopCacheWarmer{}
 	}

-	// If the file cache is disabled, return a NOOP implementation
-	if cache.Disabled(context.Background()) {
-		log.Debug("Image cache disabled. Cache warmer will not run")
-		return &noopCacheWarmer{}
-	}
-
 	a := &cacheWarmer{
 		artwork:    artwork,
 		cache:      cache,
@@ -58,8 +49,13 @@ type cacheWarmer struct {
 	wakeSignal chan struct{}
 }

+var ignoredIds = map[string]struct{}{
+	consts.VariousArtistsID: {},
+	consts.UnknownArtistID:  {},
+}
+
 func (a *cacheWarmer) PreCache(artID model.ArtworkID) {
-	if a.cache.Disabled(context.Background()) {
+	if _, shouldIgnore := ignoredIds[artID.ID]; shouldIgnore {
 		return
 	}
 	a.mutex.Lock()
@@ -83,24 +79,10 @@ func (a *cacheWarmer) run(ctx context.Context) {
 			break
 		}

-		if a.cache.Disabled(ctx) {
-			a.mutex.Lock()
-			pending := len(a.buffer)
-			a.buffer = make(map[model.ArtworkID]struct{})
-			a.mutex.Unlock()
-			if pending > 0 {
-				log.Trace(ctx, "Cache disabled, discarding precache buffer", "bufferLen", pending)
-			}
-			return
-		}
-
 		// If cache not available, keep waiting
 		if !a.cache.Available(ctx) {
-			a.mutex.Lock()
-			bufferLen := len(a.buffer)
-			a.mutex.Unlock()
-			if bufferLen > 0 {
-				log.Trace(ctx, "Cache not available, buffering precache request", "bufferLen", bufferLen)
+			if len(a.buffer) > 0 {
+				log.Trace(ctx, "Cache not available, buffering precache request", "bufferLen", len(a.buffer))
 			}
 			continue
 		}
@@ -122,8 +104,14 @@ func (a *cacheWarmer) run(ctx context.Context) {
 }

 func (a *cacheWarmer) waitSignal(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration) {
+	var to <-chan time.Time
+	if !a.cache.Available(ctx) {
+		tmr := time.NewTimer(timeout)
+		defer tmr.Stop()
+		to = tmr.C
+	}
 	select {
-	case <-time.After(timeout):
+	case <-to:
 	case <-a.wakeSignal:
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 	}
@@ -154,10 +142,6 @@ func (a *cacheWarmer) doCacheImage(ctx context.Context, id model.ArtworkID) erro
 	return nil
 }

-func NoopCacheWarmer() CacheWarmer {
-	return &noopCacheWarmer{}
-}
-
 type noopCacheWarmer struct{}

 func (a *noopCacheWarmer) PreCache(model.ArtworkID) {}
--- a/core/artwork/cache_warmer_test.go
+++ b/core/artwork/cache_warmer_test.go
@@ -1,221 +0,0 @@
-package artwork
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"strings"
-	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/cache"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("CacheWarmer", func() {
-	var (
-		fc *mockFileCache
-		aw *mockArtwork
-	)
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-		fc = &mockFileCache{}
-		aw = &mockArtwork{}
-	})
-
-	Context("initialization", func() {
-		It("returns noop when cache is disabled", func() {
-			fc.SetDisabled(true)
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc)
-			_, ok := cw.(*noopCacheWarmer)
-			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("returns noop when ImageCacheSize is 0", func() {
-			conf.Server.ImageCacheSize = "0"
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc)
-			_, ok := cw.(*noopCacheWarmer)
-			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("returns noop when EnableArtworkPrecache is false", func() {
-			conf.Server.EnableArtworkPrecache = false
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc)
-			_, ok := cw.(*noopCacheWarmer)
-			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("returns real implementation when properly configured", func() {
-			conf.Server.ImageCacheSize = "100MB"
-			conf.Server.EnableArtworkPrecache = true
-			fc.SetDisabled(false)
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc)
-			_, ok := cw.(*cacheWarmer)
-			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-	})
-
-	Context("buffer management", func() {
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			conf.Server.ImageCacheSize = "100MB"
-			conf.Server.EnableArtworkPrecache = true
-			fc.SetDisabled(false)
-		})
-
-		It("drops buffered items when cache becomes disabled", func() {
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc).(*cacheWarmer)
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-test"))
-			fc.SetDisabled(true)
-			Eventually(func() int {
-				cw.mutex.Lock()
-				defer cw.mutex.Unlock()
-				return len(cw.buffer)
-			}).Should(Equal(0))
-		})
-
-		It("adds multiple items to buffer", func() {
-			fc.SetReady(false) // Make cache unavailable so items stay in buffer
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc).(*cacheWarmer)
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-1"))
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-2"))
-			cw.mutex.Lock()
-			defer cw.mutex.Unlock()
-			Expect(len(cw.buffer)).To(Equal(2))
-		})
-
-		It("deduplicates items in buffer", func() {
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc).(*cacheWarmer)
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-1"))
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-1"))
-			cw.mutex.Lock()
-			defer cw.mutex.Unlock()
-			Expect(len(cw.buffer)).To(Equal(1))
-		})
-	})
-
-	Context("error handling", func() {
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			conf.Server.ImageCacheSize = "100MB"
-			conf.Server.EnableArtworkPrecache = true
-			fc.SetDisabled(false)
-		})
-
-		It("continues processing after artwork retrieval error", func() {
-			aw.err = errors.New("artwork error")
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc).(*cacheWarmer)
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-error"))
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-1"))
-
-			Eventually(func() int {
-				cw.mutex.Lock()
-				defer cw.mutex.Unlock()
-				return len(cw.buffer)
-			}).Should(Equal(0))
-		})
-
-		It("continues processing after cache error", func() {
-			fc.err = errors.New("cache error")
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc).(*cacheWarmer)
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-error"))
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-1"))
-
-			Eventually(func() int {
-				cw.mutex.Lock()
-				defer cw.mutex.Unlock()
-				return len(cw.buffer)
-			}).Should(Equal(0))
-		})
-	})
-
-	Context("background processing", func() {
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			conf.Server.ImageCacheSize = "100MB"
-			conf.Server.EnableArtworkPrecache = true
-			fc.SetDisabled(false)
-		})
-
-		It("processes items in batches", func() {
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc).(*cacheWarmer)
-			for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-				cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID(fmt.Sprintf("al-%d", i)))
-			}
-
-			Eventually(func() int {
-				cw.mutex.Lock()
-				defer cw.mutex.Unlock()
-				return len(cw.buffer)
-			}).Should(Equal(0))
-		})
-
-		It("wakes up on new items", func() {
-			cw := NewCacheWarmer(aw, fc).(*cacheWarmer)
-
-			// Add first batch
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-1"))
-			Eventually(func() int {
-				cw.mutex.Lock()
-				defer cw.mutex.Unlock()
-				return len(cw.buffer)
-			}).Should(Equal(0))
-
-			// Add second batch
-			cw.PreCache(model.MustParseArtworkID("al-2"))
-			Eventually(func() int {
-				cw.mutex.Lock()
-				defer cw.mutex.Unlock()
-				return len(cw.buffer)
-			}).Should(Equal(0))
-		})
-	})
-})
-
-type mockArtwork struct {
-	err error
-}
-
-func (m *mockArtwork) Get(ctx context.Context, artID model.ArtworkID, size int, square bool) (io.ReadCloser, time.Time, error) {
-	if m.err != nil {
-		return nil, time.Time{}, m.err
-	}
-	return io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("test")), time.Now(), nil
-}
-
-func (m *mockArtwork) GetOrPlaceholder(ctx context.Context, id string, size int, square bool) (io.ReadCloser, time.Time, error) {
-	return m.Get(ctx, model.ArtworkID{}, size, square)
-}
-
-type mockFileCache struct {
-	disabled atomic.Bool
-	ready    atomic.Bool
-	err      error
-}
-
-func (f *mockFileCache) Get(ctx context.Context, item cache.Item) (*cache.CachedStream, error) {
-	if f.err != nil {
-		return nil, f.err
-	}
-	return &cache.CachedStream{Reader: io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("cached"))}, nil
-}
-
-func (f *mockFileCache) Available(ctx context.Context) bool {
-	return f.ready.Load() && !f.disabled.Load()
-}
-
-func (f *mockFileCache) Disabled(ctx context.Context) bool {
-	return f.disabled.Load()
-}
-
-func (f *mockFileCache) SetDisabled(v bool) {
-	f.disabled.Store(v)
-	f.ready.Store(true)
-}
-
-func (f *mockFileCache) SetReady(v bool) {
-	f.ready.Store(v)
-}
--- a/core/artwork/reader_album.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_album.go
@@ -5,52 +5,34 @@ import (
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"

-	"github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/ffmpeg"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 )

 type albumArtworkReader struct {
 	cacheKey
-	a          *artwork
-	provider   external.Provider
-	album      model.Album
-	updatedAt  *time.Time
-	imgFiles   []string
-	rootFolder string
+	a     *artwork
+	em    core.ExternalMetadata
+	album model.Album
 }

-func newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx context.Context, artwork *artwork, artID model.ArtworkID, provider external.Provider) (*albumArtworkReader, error) {
+func newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx context.Context, artwork *artwork, artID model.ArtworkID, em core.ExternalMetadata) (*albumArtworkReader, error) {
 	al, err := artwork.ds.Album(ctx).Get(artID.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	_, imgFiles, imagesUpdateAt, err := loadAlbumFoldersPaths(ctx, artwork.ds, *al)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	a := &albumArtworkReader{
-		a:          artwork,
-		provider:   provider,
-		album:      *al,
-		updatedAt:  imagesUpdateAt,
-		imgFiles:   imgFiles,
-		rootFolder: core.AbsolutePath(ctx, artwork.ds, al.LibraryID, ""),
+		a:     artwork,
+		em:    em,
+		album: *al,
 	}
 	a.cacheKey.artID = artID
-	if a.updatedAt != nil && a.updatedAt.After(al.UpdatedAt) {
-		a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = *a.updatedAt
-	} else {
-		a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = al.UpdatedAt
-	}
+	a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = al.UpdatedAt
 	return a, nil
 }

@@ -81,43 +63,12 @@ func (a *albumArtworkReader) fromCoverArtPriority(ctx context.Context, ffmpeg ff
 		pattern = strings.TrimSpace(pattern)
 		switch {
 		case pattern == "embedded":
-			embedArtPath := filepath.Join(a.rootFolder, a.album.EmbedArtPath)
-			ff = append(ff, fromTag(ctx, embedArtPath), fromFFmpegTag(ctx, ffmpeg, embedArtPath))
+			ff = append(ff, fromTag(ctx, a.album.EmbedArtPath), fromFFmpegTag(ctx, ffmpeg, a.album.EmbedArtPath))
 		case pattern == "external":
-			ff = append(ff, fromAlbumExternalSource(ctx, a.album, a.provider))
-		case len(a.imgFiles) > 0:
-			ff = append(ff, fromExternalFile(ctx, a.imgFiles, pattern))
+			ff = append(ff, fromAlbumExternalSource(ctx, a.album, a.em))
+		case a.album.ImageFiles != "":
+			ff = append(ff, fromExternalFile(ctx, a.album.ImageFiles, pattern))
 		}
 	}
 	return ff
 }
-
-func loadAlbumFoldersPaths(ctx context.Context, ds model.DataStore, albums ...model.Album) ([]string, []string, *time.Time, error) {
-	var folderIDs []string
-	for _, album := range albums {
-		folderIDs = append(folderIDs, album.FolderIDs...)
-	}
-	folders, err := ds.Folder(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{Filters: squirrel.Eq{"folder.id": folderIDs, "missing": false}})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
-	}
-	var paths []string
-	var imgFiles []string
-	var updatedAt time.Time
-	for _, f := range folders {
-		path := f.AbsolutePath()
-		paths = append(paths, path)
-		if f.ImagesUpdatedAt.After(updatedAt) {
-			updatedAt = f.ImagesUpdatedAt
-		}
-		for _, img := range f.ImageFiles {
-			imgFiles = append(imgFiles, filepath.Join(path, img))
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Sort image files to ensure consistent selection of cover art
-	// This prioritizes files from lower-numbered disc folders by sorting the paths
-	slices.Sort(imgFiles)
-
-	return paths, imgFiles, &updatedAt, nil
-}
--- a/core/artwork/reader_album_test.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_album_test.go
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-package artwork
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Album Artwork Reader", func() {
-	Describe("loadAlbumFoldersPaths", func() {
-		var (
-			ctx        context.Context
-			ds         *fakeDataStore
-			repo       *fakeFolderRepo
-			album      model.Album
-			now        time.Time
-			expectedAt time.Time
-		)
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			ctx = context.Background()
-			now = time.Now().Truncate(time.Second)
-			expectedAt = now.Add(5 * time.Minute)
-
-			// Set up the test folders with image files
-			repo = &fakeFolderRepo{
-				result: []model.Folder{
-					{
-						Path:            "Artist/Album/Disc1",
-						ImagesUpdatedAt: expectedAt,
-						ImageFiles:      []string{"cover.jpg", "back.jpg"},
-					},
-					{
-						Path:            "Artist/Album/Disc2",
-						ImagesUpdatedAt: now,
-						ImageFiles:      []string{"cover.jpg"},
-					},
-					{
-						Path:            "Artist/Album/Disc10",
-						ImagesUpdatedAt: now,
-						ImageFiles:      []string{"cover.jpg"},
-					},
-				},
-				err: nil,
-			}
-			ds = &fakeDataStore{
-				folderRepo: repo,
-			}
-			album = model.Album{
-				ID:        "album1",
-				Name:      "Album",
-				FolderIDs: []string{"folder1", "folder2", "folder3"},
-			}
-		})
-
-		It("returns sorted image files", func() {
-			_, imgFiles, imagesUpdatedAt, err := loadAlbumFoldersPaths(ctx, ds, album)
-
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(*imagesUpdatedAt).To(Equal(expectedAt))
-
-			// Check that image files are sorted alphabetically
-			Expect(imgFiles).To(HaveLen(4))
-
-			// The files should be sorted by full path
-			Expect(imgFiles[0]).To(Equal(filepath.FromSlash("Artist/Album/Disc1/back.jpg")))
-			Expect(imgFiles[1]).To(Equal(filepath.FromSlash("Artist/Album/Disc1/cover.jpg")))
-			Expect(imgFiles[2]).To(Equal(filepath.FromSlash("Artist/Album/Disc10/cover.jpg")))
-			Expect(imgFiles[3]).To(Equal(filepath.FromSlash("Artist/Album/Disc2/cover.jpg")))
-		})
-	})
-})
--- a/core/artwork/reader_artist.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_artist.go
@@ -13,65 +13,52 @@ import (

 	"github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 )

-const (
-	// maxArtistFolderTraversalDepth defines how many directory levels to search
-	// when looking for artist images (artist folder + parent directories)
-	maxArtistFolderTraversalDepth = 3
-)
-
 type artistReader struct {
 	cacheKey
 	a            *artwork
-	provider     external.Provider
+	em           core.ExternalMetadata
 	artist       model.Artist
 	artistFolder string
-	imgFiles     []string
+	files        string
 }

-func newArtistArtworkReader(ctx context.Context, artwork *artwork, artID model.ArtworkID, provider external.Provider) (*artistReader, error) {
+func newArtistReader(ctx context.Context, artwork *artwork, artID model.ArtworkID, em core.ExternalMetadata) (*artistReader, error) {
 	ar, err := artwork.ds.Artist(ctx).Get(artID.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	// Only consider albums where the artist is the sole album artist.
-	als, err := artwork.ds.Album(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{
-		Filters: squirrel.And{
-			squirrel.Eq{"album_artist_id": artID.ID},
-			squirrel.Eq{"json_array_length(participants, '$.albumartist')": 1},
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	albumPaths, imgFiles, imagesUpdatedAt, err := loadAlbumFoldersPaths(ctx, artwork.ds, als...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	artistFolder, artistFolderLastUpdate, err := loadArtistFolder(ctx, artwork.ds, als, albumPaths)
+	als, err := artwork.ds.Album(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{Filters: squirrel.Eq{"album_artist_id": artID.ID}})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	a := &artistReader{
-		a:            artwork,
-		provider:     provider,
-		artist:       *ar,
-		artistFolder: artistFolder,
-		imgFiles:     imgFiles,
+		a:      artwork,
+		em:     em,
+		artist: *ar,
 	}
 	// TODO Find a way to factor in the ExternalUpdateInfoAt in the cache key. Problem is that it can
 	// change _after_ retrieving from external sources, making the key invalid
 	//a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = ar.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt
-
-	a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = *imagesUpdatedAt
-	if artistFolderLastUpdate.After(a.cacheKey.lastUpdate) {
-		a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = artistFolderLastUpdate
+	var files []string
+	var paths []string
+	for _, al := range als {
+		files = append(files, al.ImageFiles)
+		paths = append(paths, splitList(al.Paths)...)
+		if a.cacheKey.lastUpdate.Before(al.UpdatedAt) {
+			a.cacheKey.lastUpdate = al.UpdatedAt
+		}
+	}
+	a.files = strings.Join(files, consts.Zwsp)
+	a.artistFolder = str.LongestCommonPrefix(paths)
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(a.artistFolder, string(filepath.Separator)) {
+		a.artistFolder, _ = filepath.Split(a.artistFolder)
 	}
 	a.cacheKey.artID = artID
 	return a, nil
@@ -102,9 +89,9 @@ func (a *artistReader) fromArtistArtPriority(ctx context.Context, priority strin
 		pattern = strings.TrimSpace(pattern)
 		switch {
 		case pattern == "external":
-			ff = append(ff, fromArtistExternalSource(ctx, a.artist, a.provider))
+			ff = append(ff, fromArtistExternalSource(ctx, a.artist, a.em))
 		case strings.HasPrefix(pattern, "album/"):
-			ff = append(ff, fromExternalFile(ctx, a.imgFiles, strings.TrimPrefix(pattern, "album/")))
+			ff = append(ff, fromExternalFile(ctx, a.files, strings.TrimPrefix(pattern, "album/")))
 		default:
 			ff = append(ff, fromArtistFolder(ctx, a.artistFolder, pattern))
 		}
@@ -114,73 +101,27 @@ func (a *artistReader) fromArtistArtPriority(ctx context.Context, priority strin

 func fromArtistFolder(ctx context.Context, artistFolder string, pattern string) sourceFunc {
 	return func() (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
-		current := artistFolder
-		for i := 0; i < maxArtistFolderTraversalDepth; i++ {
-			if reader, path, err := findImageInFolder(ctx, current, pattern); err == nil {
-				return reader, path, nil
-			}
-
-			parent := filepath.Dir(current)
-			if parent == current {
-				break
-			}
-			current = parent
-		}
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf(`no matches for '%s' in '%s' or its parent directories`, pattern, artistFolder)
-	}
-}
-
-func findImageInFolder(ctx context.Context, folder, pattern string) (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
-	log.Trace(ctx, "looking for artist image", "pattern", pattern, "folder", folder)
-	fsys := os.DirFS(folder)
-	matches, err := fs.Glob(fsys, pattern)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn(ctx, "Error matching artist image pattern", "pattern", pattern, "folder", folder, err)
-		return nil, "", err
-	}
-
-	for _, m := range matches {
-		if !model.IsImageFile(m) {
-			continue
-		}
-		filePath := filepath.Join(folder, m)
-		f, err := os.Open(filePath)
+		fsys := os.DirFS(artistFolder)
+		matches, err := fs.Glob(fsys, pattern)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn(ctx, "Could not open cover art file", "file", filePath, err)
-			continue
+			log.Warn(ctx, "Error matching artist image pattern", "pattern", pattern, "folder", artistFolder)
+			return nil, "", err
 		}
-		return f, filePath, nil
+		if len(matches) == 0 {
+			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf(`no matches for '%s' in '%s'`, pattern, artistFolder)
+		}
+		for _, m := range matches {
+			filePath := filepath.Join(artistFolder, m)
+			if !model.IsImageFile(m) {
+				continue
+			}
+			f, err := os.Open(filePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Warn(ctx, "Could not open cover art file", "file", filePath, err)
+				return nil, "", err
+			}
+			return f, filePath, nil
+		}
+		return nil, "", nil
 	}
-
-	return nil, "", fmt.Errorf(`no matches for '%s' in '%s'`, pattern, folder)
-}
-
-func loadArtistFolder(ctx context.Context, ds model.DataStore, albums model.Albums, paths []string) (string, time.Time, error) {
-	if len(albums) == 0 {
-		return "", time.Time{}, nil
-	}
-	libID := albums[0].LibraryID // Just need one of the albums, as they should all be in the same Library - for now! TODO: Support multiple libraries
-
-	folderPath := str.LongestCommonPrefix(paths)
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(folderPath, string(filepath.Separator)) {
-		folderPath, _ = filepath.Split(folderPath)
-	}
-	folderPath = filepath.Dir(folderPath)
-
-	// Manipulate the path to get the folder ID
-	// TODO: This is a bit hacky, but it's the easiest way to get the folder ID, ATM
-	libPath := core.AbsolutePath(ctx, ds, libID, "")
-	folderID := model.FolderID(model.Library{ID: libID, Path: libPath}, folderPath)
-
-	log.Trace(ctx, "Calculating artist folder details", "folderPath", folderPath, "folderID", folderID,
-		"libPath", libPath, "libID", libID, "albumPaths", paths)
-
-	// Get the last update time for the folder
-	folders, err := ds.Folder(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{Filters: squirrel.Eq{"folder.id": folderID, "missing": false}})
-	if err != nil || len(folders) == 0 {
-		log.Warn(ctx, "Could not find folder for artist", "folderPath", folderPath, "id", folderID,
-			"libPath", libPath, "libID", libID, err)
-		return "", time.Time{}, err
-	}
-	return folderPath, folders[0].ImagesUpdatedAt, nil
 }
--- a/core/artwork/reader_artist_test.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_artist_test.go
@@ -1,391 +0,0 @@
-package artwork
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("artistArtworkReader", func() {
-	var _ = Describe("loadArtistFolder", func() {
-		var (
-			ctx             context.Context
-			fds             *fakeDataStore
-			repo            *fakeFolderRepo
-			albums          model.Albums
-			paths           []string
-			now             time.Time
-			expectedUpdTime time.Time
-		)
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			ctx = context.Background()
-			DeferCleanup(stubCoreAbsolutePath())
-
-			now = time.Now().Truncate(time.Second)
-			expectedUpdTime = now.Add(5 * time.Minute)
-			repo = &fakeFolderRepo{
-				result: []model.Folder{
-					{
-						ImagesUpdatedAt: expectedUpdTime,
-					},
-				},
-				err: nil,
-			}
-			fds = &fakeDataStore{
-				folderRepo: repo,
-			}
-			albums = model.Albums{
-				{LibraryID: 1, ID: "album1", Name: "Album 1"},
-			}
-		})
-
-		When("no albums provided", func() {
-			It("returns empty and zero time", func() {
-				folder, upd, err := loadArtistFolder(ctx, fds, model.Albums{}, []string{"/dummy/path"})
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(folder).To(BeEmpty())
-				Expect(upd).To(BeZero())
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("artist has only one album", func() {
-			It("returns the parent folder", func() {
-				paths = []string{
-					filepath.FromSlash("/music/artist/album1"),
-				}
-				folder, upd, err := loadArtistFolder(ctx, fds, albums, paths)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(folder).To(Equal("/music/artist"))
-				Expect(upd).To(Equal(expectedUpdTime))
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("the artist have multiple albums", func() {
-			It("returns the common prefix for the albums paths", func() {
-				paths = []string{
-					filepath.FromSlash("/music/library/artist/one"),
-					filepath.FromSlash("/music/library/artist/two"),
-				}
-				folder, upd, err := loadArtistFolder(ctx, fds, albums, paths)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(folder).To(Equal(filepath.FromSlash("/music/library/artist")))
-				Expect(upd).To(Equal(expectedUpdTime))
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("the album paths contain same prefix", func() {
-			It("returns the common prefix", func() {
-				paths = []string{
-					filepath.FromSlash("/music/artist/album1"),
-					filepath.FromSlash("/music/artist/album2"),
-				}
-				folder, upd, err := loadArtistFolder(ctx, fds, albums, paths)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(folder).To(Equal("/music/artist"))
-				Expect(upd).To(Equal(expectedUpdTime))
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("ds.Folder().GetAll returns an error", func() {
-			It("returns an error", func() {
-				paths = []string{
-					filepath.FromSlash("/music/artist/album1"),
-					filepath.FromSlash("/music/artist/album2"),
-				}
-				repo.err = errors.New("fake error")
-				folder, upd, err := loadArtistFolder(ctx, fds, albums, paths)
-				Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring("fake error")))
-				// Folder and time are empty on error.
-				Expect(folder).To(BeEmpty())
-				Expect(upd).To(BeZero())
-			})
-		})
-	})
-
-	var _ = Describe("fromArtistFolder", func() {
-		var (
-			ctx      context.Context
-			tempDir  string
-			testFunc sourceFunc
-		)
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			ctx = context.Background()
-			tempDir = GinkgoT().TempDir()
-		})
-
-		When("artist folder contains matching image", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Create test structure: /temp/artist/artist.jpg
-				artistDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "artist")
-				Expect(os.MkdirAll(artistDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-				artistImagePath := filepath.Join(artistDir, "artist.jpg")
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(artistImagePath, []byte("fake image data"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-				testFunc = fromArtistFolder(ctx, artistDir, "artist.*")
-			})
-
-			It("finds and returns the image", func() {
-				reader, path, err := testFunc()
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(reader).ToNot(BeNil())
-				Expect(path).To(ContainSubstring("artist.jpg"))
-
-				// Verify we can read the content
-				data, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(string(data)).To(Equal("fake image data"))
-				reader.Close()
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("artist folder is empty but parent contains image", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Create test structure: /temp/parent/artist.jpg and /temp/parent/artist/album/
-				parentDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "parent")
-				artistDir := filepath.Join(parentDir, "artist")
-				albumDir := filepath.Join(artistDir, "album")
-				Expect(os.MkdirAll(albumDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-				// Put artist image in parent directory
-				artistImagePath := filepath.Join(parentDir, "artist.jpg")
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(artistImagePath, []byte("parent image"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-				testFunc = fromArtistFolder(ctx, artistDir, "artist.*")
-			})
-
-			It("finds image in parent directory", func() {
-				reader, path, err := testFunc()
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(reader).ToNot(BeNil())
-				Expect(path).To(ContainSubstring("parent" + string(filepath.Separator) + "artist.jpg"))
-
-				data, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(string(data)).To(Equal("parent image"))
-				reader.Close()
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("image is two levels up", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Create test structure: /temp/grandparent/artist.jpg and /temp/grandparent/parent/artist/
-				grandparentDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "grandparent")
-				parentDir := filepath.Join(grandparentDir, "parent")
-				artistDir := filepath.Join(parentDir, "artist")
-				Expect(os.MkdirAll(artistDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-				// Put artist image in grandparent directory
-				artistImagePath := filepath.Join(grandparentDir, "artist.jpg")
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(artistImagePath, []byte("grandparent image"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-				testFunc = fromArtistFolder(ctx, artistDir, "artist.*")
-			})
-
-			It("finds image in grandparent directory", func() {
-				reader, path, err := testFunc()
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(reader).ToNot(BeNil())
-				Expect(path).To(ContainSubstring("grandparent" + string(filepath.Separator) + "artist.jpg"))
-
-				data, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(string(data)).To(Equal("grandparent image"))
-				reader.Close()
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("images exist at multiple levels", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Create test structure with images at multiple levels
-				grandparentDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "grandparent")
-				parentDir := filepath.Join(grandparentDir, "parent")
-				artistDir := filepath.Join(parentDir, "artist")
-				Expect(os.MkdirAll(artistDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-				// Put artist images at all levels
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(artistDir, "artist.jpg"), []byte("artist level"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(parentDir, "artist.jpg"), []byte("parent level"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(grandparentDir, "artist.jpg"), []byte("grandparent level"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-				testFunc = fromArtistFolder(ctx, artistDir, "artist.*")
-			})
-
-			It("prioritizes the closest (artist folder) image", func() {
-				reader, path, err := testFunc()
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(reader).ToNot(BeNil())
-				Expect(path).To(ContainSubstring("artist" + string(filepath.Separator) + "artist.jpg"))
-
-				data, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(string(data)).To(Equal("artist level"))
-				reader.Close()
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("pattern matches multiple files", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				artistDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "artist")
-				Expect(os.MkdirAll(artistDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-				// Create multiple matching files
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(artistDir, "artist.jpg"), []byte("jpg image"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(artistDir, "artist.png"), []byte("png image"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(artistDir, "artist.txt"), []byte("text file"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-				testFunc = fromArtistFolder(ctx, artistDir, "artist.*")
-			})
-
-			It("returns the first valid image file", func() {
-				reader, path, err := testFunc()
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(reader).ToNot(BeNil())
-
-				// Should return an image file, not the text file
-				Expect(path).To(SatisfyAny(
-					ContainSubstring("artist.jpg"),
-					ContainSubstring("artist.png"),
-				))
-				Expect(path).ToNot(ContainSubstring("artist.txt"))
-				reader.Close()
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("no matching files exist anywhere", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				artistDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "artist")
-				Expect(os.MkdirAll(artistDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-				// Create non-matching files
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(artistDir, "cover.jpg"), []byte("cover image"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-				testFunc = fromArtistFolder(ctx, artistDir, "artist.*")
-			})
-
-			It("returns an error", func() {
-				reader, path, err := testFunc()
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(reader).To(BeNil())
-				Expect(path).To(BeEmpty())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("no matches for 'artist.*'"))
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("parent directories"))
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("directory traversal reaches filesystem root", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Start from a shallow directory to test root boundary
-				artistDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "artist")
-				Expect(os.MkdirAll(artistDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-				testFunc = fromArtistFolder(ctx, artistDir, "artist.*")
-			})
-
-			It("handles root boundary gracefully", func() {
-				reader, path, err := testFunc()
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(reader).To(BeNil())
-				Expect(path).To(BeEmpty())
-				// Should not panic or cause infinite loop
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("file exists but cannot be opened", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				artistDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "artist")
-				Expect(os.MkdirAll(artistDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-				// Create a file that cannot be opened (permission denied)
-				restrictedFile := filepath.Join(artistDir, "artist.jpg")
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(restrictedFile, []byte("restricted"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-				testFunc = fromArtistFolder(ctx, artistDir, "artist.*")
-			})
-
-			It("logs warning and continues searching", func() {
-				// This test depends on the ability to restrict file permissions
-				// For now, we'll just ensure it doesn't panic and returns appropriate error
-				reader, _, err := testFunc()
-				// The file should be readable in test environment, so this will succeed
-				// In a real scenario with permission issues, it would continue searching
-				if err == nil {
-					Expect(reader).ToNot(BeNil())
-					reader.Close()
-				}
-			})
-		})
-
-		When("single album artist scenario (original issue)", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Simulate the exact folder structure from the issue:
-				// /music/artist/album1/ (single album)
-				// /music/artist/artist.jpg (artist image that should be found)
-				artistDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "music", "artist")
-				albumDir := filepath.Join(artistDir, "album1")
-				Expect(os.MkdirAll(albumDir, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-				// Create artist.jpg in the artist folder (this was not being found before)
-				artistImagePath := filepath.Join(artistDir, "artist.jpg")
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(artistImagePath, []byte("single album artist image"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-				// The fromArtistFolder is called with the artist folder path
-				testFunc = fromArtistFolder(ctx, artistDir, "artist.*")
-			})
-
-			It("finds artist.jpg in artist folder for single album artist", func() {
-				reader, path, err := testFunc()
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(reader).ToNot(BeNil())
-				Expect(path).To(ContainSubstring("artist.jpg"))
-				Expect(path).To(ContainSubstring("artist"))
-
-				// Verify the content
-				data, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(string(data)).To(Equal("single album artist image"))
-				reader.Close()
-			})
-		})
-	})
-})
-
-type fakeFolderRepo struct {
-	model.FolderRepository
-	result []model.Folder
-	err    error
-}
-
-func (f *fakeFolderRepo) GetAll(...model.QueryOptions) ([]model.Folder, error) {
-	return f.result, f.err
-}
-
-type fakeDataStore struct {
-	model.DataStore
-	folderRepo *fakeFolderRepo
-}
-
-func (fds *fakeDataStore) Folder(_ context.Context) model.FolderRepository {
-	return fds.folderRepo
-}
-
-func stubCoreAbsolutePath() func() {
-	// Override core.AbsolutePath to return a fixed string during tests.
-	original := core.AbsolutePath
-	core.AbsolutePath = func(_ context.Context, ds model.DataStore, libID int, p string) string {
-		return filepath.FromSlash("/music")
-	}
-	return func() {
-		core.AbsolutePath = original
-	}
-}
--- a/core/artwork/reader_mediafile.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_mediafile.go
@@ -54,10 +54,9 @@ func (a *mediafileArtworkReader) LastUpdated() time.Time {
 func (a *mediafileArtworkReader) Reader(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
 	var ff []sourceFunc
 	if a.mediafile.CoverArtID().Kind == model.KindMediaFileArtwork {
-		path := a.mediafile.AbsolutePath()
 		ff = []sourceFunc{
-			fromTag(ctx, path),
-			fromFFmpegTag(ctx, a.a.ffmpeg, path),
+			fromTag(ctx, a.mediafile.Path),
+			fromFFmpegTag(ctx, a.a.ffmpeg, a.mediafile.Path),
 		}
 	}
 	ff = append(ff, fromAlbum(ctx, a.a, a.mediafile.AlbumCoverArtID()))
--- a/core/artwork/reader_playlist.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_playlist.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (a *playlistArtworkReader) fromGeneratedTiledCover(ctx context.Context) sou
 	}
 }

-func toAlbumArtworkIDs(albumIDs []string) []model.ArtworkID {
+func toArtworkIDs(albumIDs []string) []model.ArtworkID {
 	return slice.Map(albumIDs, func(id string) model.ArtworkID {
 		al := model.Album{ID: id}
 		return al.CoverArtID()
@@ -75,21 +75,24 @@ func (a *playlistArtworkReader) loadTiles(ctx context.Context) ([]image.Image, e
 		log.Error(ctx, "Error getting album IDs for playlist", "id", a.pl.ID, "name", a.pl.Name, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	ids := toAlbumArtworkIDs(albumIds)
+	ids := toArtworkIDs(albumIds)

 	var tiles []image.Image
-	for _, id := range ids {
-		r, _, err := fromAlbum(ctx, a.a, id)()
-		if err == nil {
-			tile, err := a.createTile(ctx, r)
-			if err == nil {
-				tiles = append(tiles, tile)
-			}
-			_ = r.Close()
-		}
-		if len(tiles) == 4 {
+	for len(tiles) < 4 {
+		if len(ids) == 0 {
 			break
 		}
+		id := ids[len(ids)-1]
+		ids = ids[0 : len(ids)-1]
+		r, _, err := fromAlbum(ctx, a.a, id)()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		tile, err := a.createTile(ctx, r)
+		if err == nil {
+			tiles = append(tiles, tile)
+		}
+		_ = r.Close()
 	}
 	switch len(tiles) {
 	case 0:
--- a/core/artwork/reader_resized.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_resized.go
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ func (a *resizedArtworkReader) Reader(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, strin

 	resized, origSize, err := resizeImage(orig, a.size, a.square)
 	if resized == nil {
-		log.Trace(ctx, "Image smaller than requested size", "artID", a.artID, "original", origSize, "resized", a.size, "square", a.square)
+		log.Trace(ctx, "Image smaller than requested size", "artID", a.artID, "original", origSize, "resized", a.size)
 	} else {
-		log.Trace(ctx, "Resizing artwork", "artID", a.artID, "original", origSize, "resized", a.size, "square", a.square)
+		log.Trace(ctx, "Resizing artwork", "artID", a.artID, "original", origSize, "resized", a.size)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn(ctx, "Could not resize image. Will return image as is", "artID", a.artID, "size", a.size, "square", a.square, err)
+		log.Warn(ctx, "Could not resize image. Will return image as is", "artID", a.artID, "size", a.size, err)
 	}
 	if err != nil || resized == nil {
 		// if we couldn't resize the image, return the original
--- a/core/artwork/sources.go
+++ b/core/artwork/sources.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/dhowden/tag"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/ffmpeg"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
@@ -53,9 +53,13 @@ func (f sourceFunc) String() string {
 	return name
 }

-func fromExternalFile(ctx context.Context, files []string, pattern string) sourceFunc {
+func splitList(s string) []string {
+	return strings.Split(s, consts.Zwsp)
+}
+
+func fromExternalFile(ctx context.Context, files string, pattern string) sourceFunc {
 	return func() (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
-		for _, file := range files {
+		for _, file := range splitList(files) {
 			_, name := filepath.Split(file)
 			match, err := filepath.Match(pattern, strings.ToLower(name))
 			if err != nil {
@@ -157,9 +161,9 @@ func fromAlbumPlaceholder() sourceFunc {
 		return r, consts.PlaceholderAlbumArt, nil
 	}
 }
-func fromArtistExternalSource(ctx context.Context, ar model.Artist, provider external.Provider) sourceFunc {
+func fromArtistExternalSource(ctx context.Context, ar model.Artist, em core.ExternalMetadata) sourceFunc {
 	return func() (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
-		imageUrl, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, ar.ID)
+		imageUrl, err := em.ArtistImage(ctx, ar.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, "", err
 		}
@@ -168,9 +172,9 @@ func fromArtistExternalSource(ctx context.Context, ar model.Artist, provider ext
 	}
 }

-func fromAlbumExternalSource(ctx context.Context, al model.Album, provider external.Provider) sourceFunc {
+func fromAlbumExternalSource(ctx context.Context, al model.Album, em core.ExternalMetadata) sourceFunc {
 	return func() (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
-		imageUrl, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, al.ID)
+		imageUrl, err := em.AlbumImage(ctx, al.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, "", err
 		}
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ func fromURL(ctx context.Context, imageUrl *url.URL) (io.ReadCloser, string, err
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		resp.Body.Close()
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("error retrieving artwork from %s: %s", imageUrl, resp.Status)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("error retrieveing artwork from %s: %s", imageUrl, resp.Status)
 	}
 	return resp.Body, imageUrl.String(), nil
 }
--- a/core/auth/auth.go
+++ b/core/auth/auth.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/go-chi/jwtauth/v5"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2/jwt"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/id"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
 )
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func WithAdminUser(ctx context.Context, ds model.DataStore) context.Context {
 }

 func createNewSecret(ctx context.Context, ds model.DataStore) string {
-	secret := id.NewRandom()
+	secret := uuid.NewString()
 	encSecret, err := utils.Encrypt(ctx, getEncKey(), secret)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Could not encrypt JWT secret", err)
--- a/core/common.go
+++ b/core/common.go
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ package core

 import (
 	"context"
-	"path/filepath"

-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
 )

@@ -15,13 +13,3 @@ func userName(ctx context.Context) string {
 		return user.UserName
 	}
 }
-
-// BFR We should only access files through the `storage.Storage` interface. This will require changing how
-// TagLib and ffmpeg access files
-var AbsolutePath = func(ctx context.Context, ds model.DataStore, libId int, path string) string {
-	libPath, err := ds.Library(ctx).GetPath(libId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return path
-	}
-	return filepath.Join(libPath, path)
-}
--- a/core/common_test.go
+++ b/core/common_test.go
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-package core
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("common.go", func() {
-	Describe("userName", func() {
-		It("returns the username from context", func() {
-			ctx := request.WithUser(context.Background(), model.User{UserName: "testuser"})
-			Expect(userName(ctx)).To(Equal("testuser"))
-		})
-
-		It("returns 'UNKNOWN' if no user in context", func() {
-			ctx := context.Background()
-			Expect(userName(ctx)).To(Equal("UNKNOWN"))
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("AbsolutePath", func() {
-		var (
-			ds    *tests.MockDataStore
-			libId int
-			path  string
-		)
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			ds = &tests.MockDataStore{}
-			libId = 1
-			path = "music/file.mp3"
-			mockLib := &tests.MockLibraryRepo{}
-			mockLib.SetData(model.Libraries{{ID: libId, Path: "/library/root"}})
-			ds.MockedLibrary = mockLib
-		})
-
-		It("returns the absolute path when library exists", func() {
-			ctx := context.Background()
-			abs := AbsolutePath(ctx, ds, libId, path)
-			Expect(abs).To(Equal("/library/root/music/file.mp3"))
-		})
-
-		It("returns the original path if library not found", func() {
-			ctx := context.Background()
-			abs := AbsolutePath(ctx, ds, 999, path)
-			Expect(abs).To(Equal(path))
-		})
-	})
-})
--- a/core/external/extdata_helper_test.go
+++ b/core/external/extdata_helper_test.go
@@ -1,284 +0,0 @@
-package external_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-)
-
-// --- Shared Mock Implementations ---
-
-// mockArtistRepo mocks model.ArtistRepository
-type mockArtistRepo struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	model.ArtistRepository
-}
-
-func newMockArtistRepo() *mockArtistRepo {
-	return &mockArtistRepo{}
-}
-
-// SetData sets up basic Get expectations.
-func (m *mockArtistRepo) SetData(artists model.Artists) {
-	for _, a := range artists {
-		artistCopy := a
-		m.On("Get", artistCopy.ID).Return(&artistCopy, nil)
-	}
-}
-
-// Get implements model.ArtistRepository.
-func (m *mockArtistRepo) Get(id string) (*model.Artist, error) {
-	args := m.Called(id)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(*model.Artist), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-// GetAll implements model.ArtistRepository.
-func (m *mockArtistRepo) GetAll(options ...model.QueryOptions) (model.Artists, error) {
-	argsSlice := make([]interface{}, len(options))
-	for i, v := range options {
-		argsSlice[i] = v
-	}
-	args := m.Called(argsSlice...)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(model.Artists), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-// SetError is a helper to set up a generic error for GetAll.
-func (m *mockArtistRepo) SetError(hasError bool) {
-	if hasError {
-		m.On("GetAll", mock.Anything).Return(nil, errors.New("mock repo error"))
-	}
-}
-
-// FindByName is a helper to set up a GetAll expectation for finding by name.
-func (m *mockArtistRepo) FindByName(name string, artist model.Artist) {
-	m.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-		return opt.Filters != nil
-	})).Return(model.Artists{artist}, nil).Once()
-}
-
-// mockMediaFileRepo mocks model.MediaFileRepository
-type mockMediaFileRepo struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	model.MediaFileRepository
-}
-
-func newMockMediaFileRepo() *mockMediaFileRepo {
-	return &mockMediaFileRepo{}
-}
-
-// SetData sets up basic Get expectations.
-func (m *mockMediaFileRepo) SetData(mediaFiles model.MediaFiles) {
-	for _, mf := range mediaFiles {
-		mfCopy := mf
-		m.On("Get", mfCopy.ID).Return(&mfCopy, nil)
-	}
-}
-
-// Get implements model.MediaFileRepository.
-func (m *mockMediaFileRepo) Get(id string) (*model.MediaFile, error) {
-	args := m.Called(id)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(*model.MediaFile), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-// GetAll implements model.MediaFileRepository.
-func (m *mockMediaFileRepo) GetAll(options ...model.QueryOptions) (model.MediaFiles, error) {
-	argsSlice := make([]interface{}, len(options))
-	for i, v := range options {
-		argsSlice[i] = v
-	}
-	args := m.Called(argsSlice...)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(model.MediaFiles), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-// SetError is a helper to set up a generic error for GetAll.
-func (m *mockMediaFileRepo) SetError(hasError bool) {
-	if hasError {
-		m.On("GetAll", mock.Anything).Return(nil, errors.New("mock repo error"))
-	}
-}
-
-// FindByMBID is a helper to set up a GetAll expectation for finding by MBID.
-func (m *mockMediaFileRepo) FindByMBID(mbid string, mediaFile model.MediaFile) {
-	m.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-		return opt.Filters != nil
-	})).Return(model.MediaFiles{mediaFile}, nil).Once()
-}
-
-// FindByArtistAndTitle is a helper to set up a GetAll expectation for finding by artist/title.
-func (m *mockMediaFileRepo) FindByArtistAndTitle(artistID string, title string, mediaFile model.MediaFile) {
-	m.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-		return opt.Filters != nil
-	})).Return(model.MediaFiles{mediaFile}, nil).Once()
-}
-
-// mockAlbumRepo mocks model.AlbumRepository
-type mockAlbumRepo struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	model.AlbumRepository
-}
-
-func newMockAlbumRepo() *mockAlbumRepo {
-	return &mockAlbumRepo{}
-}
-
-// Get implements model.AlbumRepository.
-func (m *mockAlbumRepo) Get(id string) (*model.Album, error) {
-	args := m.Called(id)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(*model.Album), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-// GetAll implements model.AlbumRepository.
-func (m *mockAlbumRepo) GetAll(options ...model.QueryOptions) (model.Albums, error) {
-	argsSlice := make([]interface{}, len(options))
-	for i, v := range options {
-		argsSlice[i] = v
-	}
-	args := m.Called(argsSlice...)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(model.Albums), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-// mockSimilarArtistAgent mocks agents implementing ArtistTopSongsRetriever and ArtistSimilarRetriever
-type mockSimilarArtistAgent struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	agents.Interface // Embed to satisfy methods not explicitly mocked
-}
-
-func (m *mockSimilarArtistAgent) AgentName() string {
-	return "mockSimilar"
-}
-
-func (m *mockSimilarArtistAgent) GetArtistTopSongs(ctx context.Context, id, artistName, mbid string, count int) ([]agents.Song, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, id, artistName, mbid, count)
-	if args.Get(0) != nil {
-		return args.Get(0).([]agents.Song), args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return nil, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockSimilarArtistAgent) GetSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string, limit int) ([]agents.Artist, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, id, name, mbid, limit)
-	if args.Get(0) != nil {
-		return args.Get(0).([]agents.Artist), args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return nil, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-// mockAgents mocks the main Agents interface used by Provider
-type mockAgents struct {
-	mock.Mock      // Embed testify mock
-	topSongsAgent  agents.ArtistTopSongsRetriever
-	similarAgent   agents.ArtistSimilarRetriever
-	imageAgent     agents.ArtistImageRetriever
-	albumInfoAgent interface {
-		agents.AlbumInfoRetriever
-		agents.AlbumImageRetriever
-	}
-	bioAgent  agents.ArtistBiographyRetriever
-	mbidAgent agents.ArtistMBIDRetriever
-	urlAgent  agents.ArtistURLRetriever
-	agents.Interface
-}
-
-func (m *mockAgents) AgentName() string {
-	return "mockCombined"
-}
-
-func (m *mockAgents) GetSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string, limit int) ([]agents.Artist, error) {
-	if m.similarAgent != nil {
-		return m.similarAgent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, id, name, mbid, limit)
-	}
-	args := m.Called(ctx, id, name, mbid, limit)
-	if args.Get(0) != nil {
-		return args.Get(0).([]agents.Artist), args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return nil, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockAgents) GetArtistTopSongs(ctx context.Context, id, artistName, mbid string, count int) ([]agents.Song, error) {
-	if m.topSongsAgent != nil {
-		return m.topSongsAgent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, id, artistName, mbid, count)
-	}
-	args := m.Called(ctx, id, artistName, mbid, count)
-	if args.Get(0) != nil {
-		return args.Get(0).([]agents.Song), args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return nil, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockAgents) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) (*agents.AlbumInfo, error) {
-	if m.albumInfoAgent != nil {
-		return m.albumInfoAgent.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
-	}
-	args := m.Called(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
-	if args.Get(0) != nil {
-		return args.Get(0).(*agents.AlbumInfo), args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return nil, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockAgents) GetArtistMBID(ctx context.Context, id string, name string) (string, error) {
-	if m.mbidAgent != nil {
-		return m.mbidAgent.GetArtistMBID(ctx, id, name)
-	}
-	args := m.Called(ctx, id, name)
-	return args.String(0), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockAgents) GetArtistURL(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string) (string, error) {
-	if m.urlAgent != nil {
-		return m.urlAgent.GetArtistURL(ctx, id, name, mbid)
-	}
-	args := m.Called(ctx, id, name, mbid)
-	return args.String(0), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockAgents) GetArtistBiography(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string) (string, error) {
-	if m.bioAgent != nil {
-		return m.bioAgent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, id, name, mbid)
-	}
-	args := m.Called(ctx, id, name, mbid)
-	return args.String(0), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockAgents) GetArtistImages(ctx context.Context, id, name, mbid string) ([]agents.ExternalImage, error) {
-	if m.imageAgent != nil {
-		return m.imageAgent.GetArtistImages(ctx, id, name, mbid)
-	}
-	args := m.Called(ctx, id, name, mbid)
-	if args.Get(0) != nil {
-		return args.Get(0).([]agents.ExternalImage), args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return nil, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockAgents) GetAlbumImages(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) ([]agents.ExternalImage, error) {
-	if m.albumInfoAgent != nil {
-		return m.albumInfoAgent.GetAlbumImages(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
-	}
-	args := m.Called(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
-	if args.Get(0) != nil {
-		return args.Get(0).([]agents.ExternalImage), args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return nil, args.Error(1)
-}
--- a/core/external/extdata_suite_test.go
+++ b/core/external/extdata_suite_test.go
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package external
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-func TestExternal(t *testing.T) {
-	tests.Init(t, false)
-	log.SetLevel(log.LevelFatal)
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "External Suite")
-}
--- a/core/external/provider_albumimage_test.go
+++ b/core/external/provider_albumimage_test.go
@@ -1,301 +0,0 @@
-package external_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"net/url"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Provider - AlbumImage", func() {
-	var ds *tests.MockDataStore
-	var provider Provider
-	var mockArtistRepo *mockArtistRepo
-	var mockAlbumRepo *mockAlbumRepo
-	var mockMediaFileRepo *mockMediaFileRepo
-	var mockAlbumAgent *mockAlbumInfoAgent
-	var ctx context.Context
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		ctx = GinkgoT().Context()
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-		conf.Server.Agents = "mockAlbum" // Configure mock agent
-
-		mockArtistRepo = newMockArtistRepo()
-		mockAlbumRepo = newMockAlbumRepo()
-		mockMediaFileRepo = newMockMediaFileRepo()
-
-		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{
-			MockedArtist:    mockArtistRepo,
-			MockedAlbum:     mockAlbumRepo,
-			MockedMediaFile: mockMediaFileRepo,
-		}
-
-		mockAlbumAgent = newMockAlbumInfoAgent()
-
-		agentsCombined := &mockAgents{albumInfoAgent: mockAlbumAgent}
-		provider = NewProvider(ds, agentsCombined)
-
-		// Default mocks
-		// Mocks for GetEntityByID sequence (initial failed lookups)
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "mf-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "mf-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-
-		// Default mock for non-existent entities - Use Maybe() for flexibility
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Maybe()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Maybe()
-		mockMediaFileRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Maybe()
-	})
-
-	It("returns the largest image URL when successful", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once() // Expect GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(&model.Album{ID: "album-1", Name: "Album One", AlbumArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Once()
-		// Explicitly mock agent call for this test
-		mockAlbumAgent.On("GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return([]agents.ExternalImage{
-				{URL: "http://example.com/large.jpg", Size: 1000},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/medium.jpg", Size: 500},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/small.jpg", Size: 200},
-			}, nil).Once()
-
-		expectedURL, _ := url.Parse("http://example.com/large.jpg")
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, "album-1")
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(imgURL).To(Equal(expectedURL))
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1") // From GetEntityByID
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")                       // Artist lookup no longer happens in getAlbum
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "") // Expect empty artist name
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound if the album is not found in the DB", func() {
-		// Arrange: Explicitly expect the full GetEntityByID sequence for "not-found"
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockMediaFileRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, "not-found")
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError("data not found"))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "not-found")
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "not-found")
-		mockMediaFileRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "not-found")
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-	})
-
-	It("returns the agent error if the agent fails", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once() // Expect GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(&model.Album{ID: "album-1", Name: "Album One", AlbumArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Once()
-
-		agentErr := errors.New("agent failure")
-		// Explicitly mock agent call for this test
-		mockAlbumAgent.On("GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "").Return(nil, agentErr).Once() // Expect empty artist
-
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, "album-1")
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError("agent failure"))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "") // Expect empty artist
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound if the agent returns ErrNotFound", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once() // Expect GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(&model.Album{ID: "album-1", Name: "Album One", AlbumArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Explicitly mock agent call for this test
-		mockAlbumAgent.On("GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "").Return(nil, agents.ErrNotFound).Once() // Expect empty artist
-
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, "album-1")
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError("data not found"))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "") // Expect empty artist
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound if the agent returns no images", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once() // Expect GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(&model.Album{ID: "album-1", Name: "Album One", AlbumArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Explicitly mock agent call for this test
-		mockAlbumAgent.On("GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return([]agents.ExternalImage{}, nil).Once() // Expect empty artist
-
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, "album-1")
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError("data not found"))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "") // Expect empty artist
-	})
-
-	It("returns context error if context is canceled", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		cctx, cancelCtx := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-		// Mock the necessary DB calls *before* canceling the context
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(&model.Album{ID: "album-1", Name: "Album One", AlbumArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Once()
-		// Expect the agent call even if context is cancelled, returning the context error
-		mockAlbumAgent.On("GetAlbumImages", cctx, "Album One", "", "").Return(nil, context.Canceled).Once()
-		// Cancel the context *before* calling the function under test
-		cancelCtx()
-
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(cctx, "album-1")
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError("context canceled"))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		// Agent should now be called, verify this expectation
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", cctx, "Album One", "", "")
-	})
-
-	It("derives album ID from MediaFile ID", func() {
-		// Arrange: Mock full GetEntityByID for "mf-1" and recursive "album-1"
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "mf-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "mf-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockMediaFileRepo.On("Get", "mf-1").Return(&model.MediaFile{ID: "mf-1", Title: "Track One", ArtistID: "artist-1", AlbumID: "album-1"}, nil).Once()
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(&model.Album{ID: "album-1", Name: "Album One", AlbumArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Explicitly mock agent call for this test
-		mockAlbumAgent.On("GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return([]agents.ExternalImage{
-				{URL: "http://example.com/large.jpg", Size: 1000},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/medium.jpg", Size: 500},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/small.jpg", Size: 200},
-			}, nil).Once()
-
-		expectedURL, _ := url.Parse("http://example.com/large.jpg")
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, "mf-1")
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(imgURL).To(Equal(expectedURL))
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-1")
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-1")
-		mockMediaFileRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-1")
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "")
-	})
-
-	It("handles different image orders from agent", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once() // Expect GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(&model.Album{ID: "album-1", Name: "Album One", AlbumArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Once()
-		// Explicitly mock agent call for this test
-		mockAlbumAgent.On("GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return([]agents.ExternalImage{
-				{URL: "http://example.com/small.jpg", Size: 200},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/large.jpg", Size: 1000},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/medium.jpg", Size: 500},
-			}, nil).Once()
-
-		expectedURL, _ := url.Parse("http://example.com/large.jpg")
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, "album-1")
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(imgURL).To(Equal(expectedURL)) // Should still pick the largest
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "")
-	})
-
-	It("handles agent returning only one image", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once() // Expect GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(&model.Album{ID: "album-1", Name: "Album One", AlbumArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Once()
-		// Explicitly mock agent call for this test
-		mockAlbumAgent.On("GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return([]agents.ExternalImage{
-				{URL: "http://example.com/single.jpg", Size: 700},
-			}, nil).Once()
-
-		expectedURL, _ := url.Parse("http://example.com/single.jpg")
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, "album-1")
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(imgURL).To(Equal(expectedURL))
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Album One", "", "")
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound if deriving album ID fails", func() {
-		// Arrange: Mock full GetEntityByID for "mf-no-album" and recursive "not-found"
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "mf-no-album").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "mf-no-album").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockMediaFileRepo.On("Get", "mf-no-album").Return(&model.MediaFile{ID: "mf-no-album", Title: "Track No Album", ArtistID: "artist-1", AlbumID: "not-found"}, nil).Once()
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockMediaFileRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-
-		imgURL, err := provider.AlbumImage(ctx, "mf-no-album")
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError("data not found"))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-no-album")
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-no-album")
-		mockMediaFileRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-no-album")
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "not-found")
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "not-found")
-		mockMediaFileRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "not-found")
-		mockAlbumAgent.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumImages", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-	})
-})
-
-// mockAlbumInfoAgent implementation
-type mockAlbumInfoAgent struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	agents.AlbumInfoRetriever
-	agents.AlbumImageRetriever
-}
-
-func newMockAlbumInfoAgent() *mockAlbumInfoAgent {
-	m := new(mockAlbumInfoAgent)
-	m.On("AgentName").Return("mockAlbum").Maybe()
-	return m
-}
-
-func (m *mockAlbumInfoAgent) AgentName() string {
-	args := m.Called()
-	return args.String(0)
-}
-
-func (m *mockAlbumInfoAgent) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) (*agents.AlbumInfo, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(*agents.AlbumInfo), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockAlbumInfoAgent) GetAlbumImages(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string) ([]agents.ExternalImage, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, name, artist, mbid)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).([]agents.ExternalImage), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-// Ensure mockAgent implements the interfaces
-var _ agents.AlbumInfoRetriever = (*mockAlbumInfoAgent)(nil)
-var _ agents.AlbumImageRetriever = (*mockAlbumInfoAgent)(nil)
--- a/core/external/provider_artistimage_test.go
+++ b/core/external/provider_artistimage_test.go
@@ -1,301 +0,0 @@
-package external_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"net/url"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Provider - ArtistImage", func() {
-	var ds *tests.MockDataStore
-	var provider Provider
-	var mockArtistRepo *mockArtistRepo
-	var mockAlbumRepo *mockAlbumRepo
-	var mockMediaFileRepo *mockMediaFileRepo
-	var mockImageAgent *mockArtistImageAgent
-	var agentsCombined *mockAgents
-	var ctx context.Context
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-		conf.Server.Agents = "mockImage" // Configure only the mock agent
-		ctx = GinkgoT().Context()
-
-		mockArtistRepo = newMockArtistRepo()
-		mockAlbumRepo = newMockAlbumRepo()
-		mockMediaFileRepo = newMockMediaFileRepo()
-
-		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{
-			MockedArtist:    mockArtistRepo,
-			MockedAlbum:     mockAlbumRepo,
-			MockedMediaFile: mockMediaFileRepo,
-		}
-
-		mockImageAgent = newMockArtistImageAgent()
-
-		// Use the mockAgents from helper, setting the specific agent
-		agentsCombined = &mockAgents{
-			imageAgent: mockImageAgent,
-		}
-
-		provider = NewProvider(ds, agentsCombined)
-
-		// Default mocks for successful Get calls
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "artist-1").Return(&model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One"}, nil).Maybe()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(&model.Album{ID: "album-1", Name: "Album One", AlbumArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Maybe()
-		mockMediaFileRepo.On("Get", "mf-1").Return(&model.MediaFile{ID: "mf-1", Title: "Track One", ArtistID: "artist-1"}, nil).Maybe()
-		// Default mock for non-existent entities
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Maybe()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Maybe()
-		mockMediaFileRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Maybe()
-
-		// Default successful image agent response
-		mockImageAgent.On("GetArtistImages", mock.Anything, "artist-1", "Artist One", "").
-			Return([]agents.ExternalImage{
-				{URL: "http://example.com/large.jpg", Size: 1000},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/medium.jpg", Size: 500},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/small.jpg", Size: 200},
-			}, nil).Maybe()
-	})
-
-	AfterEach(func() {
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mockMediaFileRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mockImageAgent.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("returns the largest image URL when successful", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		expectedURL, _ := url.Parse("http://example.com/large.jpg")
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "artist-1")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(imgURL).To(Equal(expectedURL))
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")
-		mockImageAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "")
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound if the artist is not found in the DB", func() {
-		// Arrange
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "not-found")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "not-found")
-		mockImageAgent.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-	})
-
-	It("returns the agent error if the agent fails", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		agentErr := errors.New("agent failure")
-		mockImageAgent.Mock = mock.Mock{} // Reset default expectation
-		mockImageAgent.On("GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "").Return(nil, agentErr).Once()
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "artist-1")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound)) // Corrected Expectation: The provider maps agent errors (other than canceled) to ErrNotFound if no image was found/populated
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")
-		mockImageAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "")
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound if the agent returns ErrNotFound", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockImageAgent.Mock = mock.Mock{} // Reset default expectation
-		mockImageAgent.On("GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "").Return(nil, agents.ErrNotFound).Once()
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "artist-1")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")
-		mockImageAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "")
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound if the agent returns no images", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockImageAgent.Mock = mock.Mock{} // Reset default expectation
-		mockImageAgent.On("GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "").Return([]agents.ExternalImage{}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "artist-1")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound)) // Implementation maps empty result to ErrNotFound
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")
-		mockImageAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "")
-	})
-
-	It("returns context error if context is canceled before agent call", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		cctx, cancelCtx := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		mockArtistRepo.Mock = mock.Mock{} // Reset default expectation for artist repo as well
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "artist-1").Return(&model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One"}, nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
-			cancelCtx() // Cancel context *during* the DB call simulation
-		}).Once()
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(cctx, "artist-1")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(context.Canceled))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")
-	})
-
-	It("derives artist ID from MediaFile ID", func() {
-		// Arrange: Add mocks for the initial GetEntityByID lookups
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "mf-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "mf-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		// Default mocks for MediaFileRepo.Get("mf-1") and ArtistRepo.Get("artist-1") handle the rest
-		expectedURL, _ := url.Parse("http://example.com/large.jpg")
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "mf-1")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(imgURL).To(Equal(expectedURL))
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-1") // GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-1")  // GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockMediaFileRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-1")
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1") // Should be called after getting MF
-		mockImageAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "")
-	})
-
-	It("derives artist ID from Album ID", func() {
-		// Arrange: Add mock for the initial GetEntityByID lookup
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "album-1").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		// Default mocks for AlbumRepo.Get("album-1") and ArtistRepo.Get("artist-1") handle the rest
-		expectedURL, _ := url.Parse("http://example.com/large.jpg")
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "album-1")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(imgURL).To(Equal(expectedURL))
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1") // GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "album-1")
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1") // Should be called after getting Album
-		mockImageAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "")
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound if derived artist is not found", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		// Add mocks for the initial GetEntityByID lookups
-		mockArtistRepo.On("Get", "mf-bad-artist").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockAlbumRepo.On("Get", "mf-bad-artist").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Once()
-		mockMediaFileRepo.On("Get", "mf-bad-artist").Return(&model.MediaFile{ID: "mf-bad-artist", ArtistID: "not-found"}, nil).Once()
-		// Add expectation for the recursive GetEntityByID call for the MediaFileRepo
-		mockMediaFileRepo.On("Get", "not-found").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound).Maybe()
-		// The default mocks for ArtistRepo/AlbumRepo handle the final "not-found" lookups
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "mf-bad-artist")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound))
-		Expect(imgURL).To(BeNil())
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-bad-artist") // GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockAlbumRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-bad-artist")  // GetEntityByID sequence
-		mockMediaFileRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "mf-bad-artist")
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "not-found")
-		mockImageAgent.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-	})
-
-	It("handles different image orders from agent", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockImageAgent.Mock = mock.Mock{} // Reset default expectation
-		mockImageAgent.On("GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "").
-			Return([]agents.ExternalImage{
-				{URL: "http://example.com/small.jpg", Size: 200},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/large.jpg", Size: 1000},
-				{URL: "http://example.com/medium.jpg", Size: 500},
-			}, nil).Once()
-		expectedURL, _ := url.Parse("http://example.com/large.jpg")
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "artist-1")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(imgURL).To(Equal(expectedURL)) // Still picks the largest
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")
-		mockImageAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "")
-	})
-
-	It("handles agent returning only one image", func() {
-		// Arrange
-		mockImageAgent.Mock = mock.Mock{} // Reset default expectation
-		mockImageAgent.On("GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "").
-			Return([]agents.ExternalImage{
-				{URL: "http://example.com/medium.jpg", Size: 500},
-			}, nil).Once()
-		expectedURL, _ := url.Parse("http://example.com/medium.jpg")
-
-		// Act
-		imgURL, err := provider.ArtistImage(ctx, "artist-1")
-
-		// Assert
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(imgURL).To(Equal(expectedURL))
-		mockArtistRepo.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Get", "artist-1")
-		mockImageAgent.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "")
-	})
-})
-
-// mockArtistImageAgent implementation using testify/mock
-// This remains local as it's specific to testing the ArtistImage functionality
-type mockArtistImageAgent struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	agents.ArtistImageRetriever // Embed interface
-}
-
-// Constructor for the mock agent
-func newMockArtistImageAgent() *mockArtistImageAgent {
-	mock := new(mockArtistImageAgent)
-	// Set default AgentName if needed, although usually called via mockAgents
-	mock.On("AgentName").Return("mockImage").Maybe()
-	return mock
-}
-
-func (m *mockArtistImageAgent) AgentName() string {
-	args := m.Called()
-	return args.String(0)
-}
-
-func (m *mockArtistImageAgent) GetArtistImages(ctx context.Context, id, artistName, mbid string) ([]agents.ExternalImage, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, id, artistName, mbid)
-	// Need careful type assertion for potentially nil slice
-	var res []agents.ExternalImage
-	if args.Get(0) != nil {
-		res = args.Get(0).([]agents.ExternalImage)
-	}
-	return res, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-// Ensure mockAgent implements the interface
-var _ agents.ArtistImageRetriever = (*mockArtistImageAgent)(nil)
--- a/core/external/provider_artistradio_test.go
+++ b/core/external/provider_artistradio_test.go
@@ -1,196 +0,0 @@
-package external_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Provider - ArtistRadio", func() {
-	var ds model.DataStore
-	var provider Provider
-	var mockAgent *mockSimilarArtistAgent
-	var mockTopAgent agents.ArtistTopSongsRetriever
-	var mockSimilarAgent agents.ArtistSimilarRetriever
-	var agentsCombined Agents
-	var artistRepo *mockArtistRepo
-	var mediaFileRepo *mockMediaFileRepo
-	var ctx context.Context
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		ctx = GinkgoT().Context()
-
-		artistRepo = newMockArtistRepo()
-		mediaFileRepo = newMockMediaFileRepo()
-
-		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{
-			MockedArtist:    artistRepo,
-			MockedMediaFile: mediaFileRepo,
-		}
-
-		mockAgent = &mockSimilarArtistAgent{}
-		mockTopAgent = mockAgent
-		mockSimilarAgent = mockAgent
-
-		agentsCombined = &mockAgents{
-			topSongsAgent: mockTopAgent,
-			similarAgent:  mockSimilarAgent,
-		}
-
-		provider = NewProvider(ds, agentsCombined)
-	})
-
-	It("returns similar songs from main artist and similar artists", func() {
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One"}
-		similarArtist := model.Artist{ID: "artist-3", Name: "Similar Artist"}
-		song1 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-1", Title: "Song One", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-1"}
-		song2 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-2", Title: "Song Two", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-2"}
-		song3 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-3", Title: "Song Three", ArtistID: "artist-3", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-3"}
-
-		artistRepo.On("Get", "artist-1").Return(&artist1, nil).Maybe()
-		artistRepo.On("Get", "artist-3").Return(&similarArtist, nil).Maybe()
-
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-			return opt.Max == 1 && opt.Filters != nil
-		})).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		similarAgentsResp := []agents.Artist{
-			{Name: "Similar Artist", MBID: "similar-mbid"},
-		}
-		mockAgent.On("GetSimilarArtists", mock.Anything, "artist-1", "Artist One", "", 15).
-			Return(similarAgentsResp, nil).Once()
-
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-			return opt.Max == 0 && opt.Filters != nil
-		})).Return(model.Artists{similarArtist}, nil).Once()
-
-		mockAgent.On("GetArtistTopSongs", mock.Anything, "artist-1", "Artist One", "", mock.Anything).
-			Return([]agents.Song{
-				{Name: "Song One", MBID: "mbid-1"},
-				{Name: "Song Two", MBID: "mbid-2"},
-			}, nil).Once()
-
-		mockAgent.On("GetArtistTopSongs", mock.Anything, "artist-3", "Similar Artist", "", mock.Anything).
-			Return([]agents.Song{
-				{Name: "Song Three", MBID: "mbid-3"},
-			}, nil).Once()
-
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song1, song2}, nil).Once()
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song3}, nil).Once()
-
-		songs, err := provider.ArtistRadio(ctx, "artist-1", 3)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(HaveLen(3))
-		for _, song := range songs {
-			Expect(song.ID).To(BeElementOf("song-1", "song-2", "song-3"))
-		}
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound when artist is not found", func() {
-		artistRepo.On("Get", "artist-unknown-artist").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound)
-		mediaFileRepo.On("Get", "artist-unknown-artist").Return(nil, model.ErrNotFound)
-
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-			return opt.Max == 1 && opt.Filters != nil
-		})).Return(model.Artists{}, nil).Maybe()
-
-		songs, err := provider.ArtistRadio(ctx, "artist-unknown-artist", 5)
-
-		Expect(err).To(Equal(model.ErrNotFound))
-		Expect(songs).To(BeNil())
-	})
-
-	It("returns songs from main artist when GetSimilarArtists returns error", func() {
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One"}
-		song1 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-1", Title: "Song One", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-1"}
-
-		artistRepo.On("Get", "artist-1").Return(&artist1, nil).Maybe()
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-			return opt.Max == 1 && opt.Filters != nil
-		})).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Maybe()
-
-		mockAgent.On("GetSimilarArtists", mock.Anything, "artist-1", "Artist One", "", 15).
-			Return(nil, errors.New("error getting similar artists")).Once()
-
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-			return opt.Max == 0 && opt.Filters != nil
-		})).Return(model.Artists{}, nil).Once()
-
-		mockAgent.On("GetArtistTopSongs", mock.Anything, "artist-1", "Artist One", "", mock.Anything).
-			Return([]agents.Song{
-				{Name: "Song One", MBID: "mbid-1"},
-			}, nil).Once()
-
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song1}, nil).Once()
-
-		songs, err := provider.ArtistRadio(ctx, "artist-1", 5)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(HaveLen(1))
-		Expect(songs[0].ID).To(Equal("song-1"))
-	})
-
-	It("returns empty list when GetArtistTopSongs returns error", func() {
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One"}
-
-		artistRepo.On("Get", "artist-1").Return(&artist1, nil).Maybe()
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-			return opt.Max == 1 && opt.Filters != nil
-		})).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Maybe()
-
-		mockAgent.On("GetSimilarArtists", mock.Anything, "artist-1", "Artist One", "", 15).
-			Return([]agents.Artist{}, nil).Once()
-
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-			return opt.Max == 0 && opt.Filters != nil
-		})).Return(model.Artists{}, nil).Once()
-
-		mockAgent.On("GetArtistTopSongs", mock.Anything, "artist-1", "Artist One", "", mock.Anything).
-			Return(nil, errors.New("error getting top songs")).Once()
-
-		songs, err := provider.ArtistRadio(ctx, "artist-1", 5)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(BeEmpty())
-	})
-
-	It("respects count parameter", func() {
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One"}
-		song1 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-1", Title: "Song One", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-1"}
-		song2 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-2", Title: "Song Two", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-2"}
-
-		artistRepo.On("Get", "artist-1").Return(&artist1, nil).Maybe()
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-			return opt.Max == 1 && opt.Filters != nil
-		})).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Maybe()
-
-		mockAgent.On("GetSimilarArtists", mock.Anything, "artist-1", "Artist One", "", 15).
-			Return([]agents.Artist{}, nil).Once()
-
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.MatchedBy(func(opt model.QueryOptions) bool {
-			return opt.Max == 0 && opt.Filters != nil
-		})).Return(model.Artists{}, nil).Once()
-
-		mockAgent.On("GetArtistTopSongs", mock.Anything, "artist-1", "Artist One", "", mock.Anything).
-			Return([]agents.Song{
-				{Name: "Song One", MBID: "mbid-1"},
-				{Name: "Song Two", MBID: "mbid-2"},
-			}, nil).Once()
-
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song1, song2}, nil).Once()
-
-		songs, err := provider.ArtistRadio(ctx, "artist-1", 1)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(HaveLen(1))
-		Expect(songs[0].ID).To(BeElementOf("song-1", "song-2"))
-	})
-})
--- a/core/external/provider_topsongs_test.go
+++ b/core/external/provider_topsongs_test.go
@@ -1,274 +0,0 @@
-package external_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/lastfm"
-	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/listenbrainz"
-	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/spotify"
-	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Provider - TopSongs", func() {
-	var (
-		p             Provider
-		artistRepo    *mockArtistRepo    // From provider_helper_test.go
-		mediaFileRepo *mockMediaFileRepo // From provider_helper_test.go
-		ag            *mockAgents        // Consolidated mock from export_test.go
-		ctx           context.Context
-	)
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		ctx = GinkgoT().Context()
-
-		artistRepo = newMockArtistRepo()       // Use helper mock
-		mediaFileRepo = newMockMediaFileRepo() // Use helper mock
-
-		// Configure tests.MockDataStore to use the testify/mock-based repos
-		ds := &tests.MockDataStore{
-			MockedArtist:    artistRepo,
-			MockedMediaFile: mediaFileRepo,
-		}
-
-		ag = new(mockAgents)
-
-		p = NewProvider(ds, ag)
-	})
-
-	It("returns top songs for a known artist", func() {
-		// Mock finding the artist
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One", MbzArtistID: "mbid-artist-1"}
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock agent response
-		agentSongs := []agents.Song{
-			{Name: "Song One", MBID: "mbid-song-1"},
-			{Name: "Song Two", MBID: "mbid-song-2"},
-		}
-		ag.On("GetArtistTopSongs", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "mbid-artist-1", 2).Return(agentSongs, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock finding matching tracks (both returned in a single query)
-		song1 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-1", Title: "Song One", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-song-1"}
-		song2 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-2", Title: "Song Two", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-song-2"}
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song1, song2}, nil).Once()
-
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(ctx, "Artist One", 2)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(HaveLen(2))
-		Expect(songs[0].ID).To(Equal("song-1"))
-		Expect(songs[1].ID).To(Equal("song-2"))
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mediaFileRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("returns nil for an unknown artist", func() {
-		// Mock artist not found
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{}, nil).Once()
-
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(ctx, "Unknown Artist", 5)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred()) // TopSongs returns nil error if artist not found
-		Expect(songs).To(BeNil())
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistTopSongs", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-	})
-
-	It("returns error when the agent returns an error", func() {
-		// Mock finding the artist
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One", MbzArtistID: "mbid-artist-1"}
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock agent error
-		agentErr := errors.New("agent error")
-		ag.On("GetArtistTopSongs", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "mbid-artist-1", 5).Return(nil, agentErr).Once()
-
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(ctx, "Artist One", 5)
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(agentErr))
-		Expect(songs).To(BeNil())
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("returns ErrNotFound when the agent returns ErrNotFound", func() {
-		// Mock finding the artist
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One", MbzArtistID: "mbid-artist-1"}
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock agent ErrNotFound
-		ag.On("GetArtistTopSongs", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "mbid-artist-1", 5).Return(nil, agents.ErrNotFound).Once()
-
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(ctx, "Artist One", 5)
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound))
-		Expect(songs).To(BeNil())
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("returns fewer songs if count is less than available top songs", func() {
-		// Mock finding the artist
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One", MbzArtistID: "mbid-artist-1"}
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock agent response (only need 1 for the test)
-		agentSongs := []agents.Song{{Name: "Song One", MBID: "mbid-song-1"}}
-		ag.On("GetArtistTopSongs", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "mbid-artist-1", 1).Return(agentSongs, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock finding matching track
-		song1 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-1", Title: "Song One", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-song-1"}
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song1}, nil).Once()
-
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(ctx, "Artist One", 1)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(HaveLen(1))
-		Expect(songs[0].ID).To(Equal("song-1"))
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mediaFileRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("returns fewer songs if fewer matching tracks are found", func() {
-		// Mock finding the artist
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One", MbzArtistID: "mbid-artist-1"}
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock agent response
-		agentSongs := []agents.Song{
-			{Name: "Song One", MBID: "mbid-song-1"},
-			{Name: "Song Two", MBID: "mbid-song-2"},
-		}
-		ag.On("GetArtistTopSongs", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "mbid-artist-1", 2).Return(agentSongs, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock finding matching tracks (only find song 1 on bulk query)
-		song1 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-1", Title: "Song One", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-song-1"}
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song1}, nil).Once() // bulk MBID query
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{}, nil).Once()      // title fallback for song2
-
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(ctx, "Artist One", 2)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(HaveLen(1))
-		Expect(songs[0].ID).To(Equal("song-1"))
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mediaFileRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("returns error when context is canceled during agent call", func() {
-		// Mock finding the artist
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One", MbzArtistID: "mbid-artist-1"}
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Setup context that will be canceled
-		canceledCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-
-		// Mock agent call to return context canceled error
-		ag.On("GetArtistTopSongs", canceledCtx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "mbid-artist-1", 5).Return(nil, context.Canceled).Once()
-
-		cancel() // Cancel the context before calling
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(canceledCtx, "Artist One", 5)
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(context.Canceled))
-		Expect(songs).To(BeNil())
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("falls back to title matching when MbzRecordingID is missing", func() {
-		// Mock finding the artist
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One", MbzArtistID: "mbid-artist-1"}
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock agent response with songs that have NO MBID (empty string)
-		agentSongs := []agents.Song{
-			{Name: "Song One", MBID: ""}, // No MBID, should fall back to title matching
-			{Name: "Song Two", MBID: ""}, // No MBID, should fall back to title matching
-		}
-		ag.On("GetArtistTopSongs", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "mbid-artist-1", 2).Return(agentSongs, nil).Once()
-
-		// Since there are no MBIDs, loadTracksByMBID should not make any database call
-		// loadTracksByTitle should make a database call for title matching
-		song1 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-1", Title: "Song One", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "", OrderTitle: "song one"}
-		song2 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-2", Title: "Song Two", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "", OrderTitle: "song two"}
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song1, song2}, nil).Once()
-
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(ctx, "Artist One", 2)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(HaveLen(2))
-		Expect(songs[0].ID).To(Equal("song-1"))
-		Expect(songs[1].ID).To(Equal("song-2"))
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mediaFileRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("combines MBID and title matching when some songs have missing MbzRecordingID", func() {
-		// Mock finding the artist
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One", MbzArtistID: "mbid-artist-1"}
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock agent response with mixed MBID availability
-		agentSongs := []agents.Song{
-			{Name: "Song One", MBID: "mbid-song-1"}, // Has MBID, should match by MBID
-			{Name: "Song Two", MBID: ""},            // No MBID, should fall back to title matching
-		}
-		ag.On("GetArtistTopSongs", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "mbid-artist-1", 2).Return(agentSongs, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock the MBID query (finds song1 by MBID)
-		song1 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-1", Title: "Song One", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-song-1", OrderTitle: "song one"}
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock the title fallback query (finds song2 by title)
-		song2 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-2", Title: "Song Two", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "", OrderTitle: "song two"}
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song2}, nil).Once()
-
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(ctx, "Artist One", 2)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(HaveLen(2))
-		Expect(songs[0].ID).To(Equal("song-1")) // Found by MBID
-		Expect(songs[1].ID).To(Equal("song-2")) // Found by title
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mediaFileRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("only returns requested count when provider returns additional items", func() {
-		// Mock finding the artist
-		artist1 := model.Artist{ID: "artist-1", Name: "Artist One", MbzArtistID: "mbid-artist-1"}
-		artistRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.Artists{artist1}, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock agent response
-		agentSongs := []agents.Song{
-			{Name: "Song One", MBID: "mbid-song-1"},
-			{Name: "Song Two", MBID: "mbid-song-2"},
-		}
-		ag.On("GetArtistTopSongs", ctx, "artist-1", "Artist One", "mbid-artist-1", 1).Return(agentSongs, nil).Once()
-
-		// Mock finding matching tracks (both returned in a single query)
-		song1 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-1", Title: "Song One", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-song-1"}
-		song2 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-2", Title: "Song Two", ArtistID: "artist-1", MbzRecordingID: "mbid-song-2"}
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{song1, song2}, nil).Once()
-
-		songs, err := p.TopSongs(ctx, "Artist One", 1)
-
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(songs).To(HaveLen(1))
-		Expect(songs[0].ID).To(Equal("song-1"))
-		artistRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mediaFileRepo.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-})
--- a/core/external/provider_updatealbuminfo_test.go
+++ b/core/external/provider_updatealbuminfo_test.go
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-package external_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/gg"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	log.SetLevel(log.LevelDebug)
-}
-
-var _ = Describe("Provider - UpdateAlbumInfo", func() {
-	var (
-		ctx           context.Context
-		p             external.Provider
-		ds            *tests.MockDataStore
-		ag            *mockAgents
-		mockAlbumRepo *tests.MockAlbumRepo
-	)
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		ctx = GinkgoT().Context()
-		ds = new(tests.MockDataStore)
-		ag = new(mockAgents)
-		p = external.NewProvider(ds, ag)
-		mockAlbumRepo = ds.Album(ctx).(*tests.MockAlbumRepo)
-		conf.Server.DevAlbumInfoTimeToLive = 1 * time.Hour
-	})
-
-	It("returns error when album is not found", func() {
-		album, err := p.UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx, "al-not-found")
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound))
-		Expect(album).To(BeNil())
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumInfo", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-	})
-
-	It("populates info when album exists but has no external info", func() {
-		originalAlbum := &model.Album{
-			ID:          "al-existing",
-			Name:        "Test Album",
-			AlbumArtist: "Test Artist",
-			MbzAlbumID:  "mbid-album",
-		}
-		mockAlbumRepo.SetData(model.Albums{*originalAlbum})
-
-		expectedInfo := &agents.AlbumInfo{
-			URL:         "http://example.com/album",
-			Description: "Album Description",
-		}
-		ag.On("GetAlbumInfo", ctx, "Test Album", "Test Artist", "mbid-album").Return(expectedInfo, nil)
-		ag.On("GetAlbumImages", ctx, "Test Album", "Test Artist", "mbid-album").Return([]agents.ExternalImage{
-			{URL: "http://example.com/large.jpg", Size: 300},
-			{URL: "http://example.com/medium.jpg", Size: 200},
-			{URL: "http://example.com/small.jpg", Size: 100},
-		}, nil)
-
-		updatedAlbum, err := p.UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx, "al-existing")
-
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(updatedAlbum).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(updatedAlbum.ID).To(Equal("al-existing"))
-		Expect(updatedAlbum.ExternalUrl).To(Equal("http://example.com/album"))
-		Expect(updatedAlbum.Description).To(Equal("Album Description"))
-		Expect(updatedAlbum.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(*updatedAlbum.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt).To(BeTemporally("~", time.Now(), time.Second))
-
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("returns cached info when album exists and info is not expired", func() {
-		now := time.Now()
-		originalAlbum := &model.Album{
-			ID:                    "al-cached",
-			Name:                  "Cached Album",
-			AlbumArtist:           "Cached Artist",
-			ExternalUrl:           "http://cached.com/album",
-			Description:           "Cached Desc",
-			LargeImageUrl:         "http://cached.com/large.jpg",
-			ExternalInfoUpdatedAt: gg.P(now.Add(-conf.Server.DevAlbumInfoTimeToLive / 2)),
-		}
-		mockAlbumRepo.SetData(model.Albums{*originalAlbum})
-
-		updatedAlbum, err := p.UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx, "al-cached")
-
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(updatedAlbum).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(*updatedAlbum).To(Equal(*originalAlbum))
-
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumInfo", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-	})
-
-	It("returns cached info and triggers background refresh when info is expired", func() {
-		now := time.Now()
-		expiredTime := now.Add(-conf.Server.DevAlbumInfoTimeToLive * 2)
-		originalAlbum := &model.Album{
-			ID:                    "al-expired",
-			Name:                  "Expired Album",
-			AlbumArtist:           "Expired Artist",
-			ExternalUrl:           "http://expired.com/album",
-			Description:           "Expired Desc",
-			LargeImageUrl:         "http://expired.com/large.jpg",
-			ExternalInfoUpdatedAt: gg.P(expiredTime),
-		}
-		mockAlbumRepo.SetData(model.Albums{*originalAlbum})
-
-		updatedAlbum, err := p.UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx, "al-expired")
-
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(updatedAlbum).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(*updatedAlbum).To(Equal(*originalAlbum))
-
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetAlbumInfo", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-	})
-
-	It("returns error when agent fails to get album info", func() {
-		originalAlbum := &model.Album{
-			ID:          "al-agent-error",
-			Name:        "Agent Error Album",
-			AlbumArtist: "Agent Error Artist",
-			MbzAlbumID:  "mbid-agent-error",
-		}
-		mockAlbumRepo.SetData(model.Albums{*originalAlbum})
-
-		expectedErr := errors.New("agent communication failed")
-		ag.On("GetAlbumInfo", ctx, "Agent Error Album", "Agent Error Artist", "mbid-agent-error").Return(nil, expectedErr)
-
-		updatedAlbum, err := p.UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx, "al-agent-error")
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(expectedErr))
-		Expect(updatedAlbum).To(BeNil())
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("returns original album when agent returns ErrNotFound", func() {
-		originalAlbum := &model.Album{
-			ID:          "al-agent-notfound",
-			Name:        "Agent NotFound Album",
-			AlbumArtist: "Agent NotFound Artist",
-			MbzAlbumID:  "mbid-agent-notfound",
-		}
-		mockAlbumRepo.SetData(model.Albums{*originalAlbum})
-
-		ag.On("GetAlbumInfo", ctx, "Agent NotFound Album", "Agent NotFound Artist", "mbid-agent-notfound").Return(nil, agents.ErrNotFound)
-
-		updatedAlbum, err := p.UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx, "al-agent-notfound")
-
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(updatedAlbum).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(*updatedAlbum).To(Equal(*originalAlbum))
-		Expect(updatedAlbum.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt).To(BeNil())
-
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-})
--- a/core/external/provider_updateartistinfo_test.go
+++ b/core/external/provider_updateartistinfo_test.go
@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-package external_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/gg"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	log.SetLevel(log.LevelDebug)
-}
-
-var _ = Describe("Provider - UpdateArtistInfo", func() {
-	var (
-		ctx            context.Context
-		p              external.Provider
-		ds             *tests.MockDataStore
-		ag             *mockAgents
-		mockArtistRepo *tests.MockArtistRepo
-	)
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-		conf.Server.DevArtistInfoTimeToLive = 1 * time.Hour
-		ctx = GinkgoT().Context()
-		ds = new(tests.MockDataStore)
-		ag = new(mockAgents)
-		p = external.NewProvider(ds, ag)
-		mockArtistRepo = ds.Artist(ctx).(*tests.MockArtistRepo)
-	})
-
-	It("returns error when artist is not found", func() {
-		artist, err := p.UpdateArtistInfo(ctx, "ar-not-found", 10, false)
-
-		Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound))
-		Expect(artist).To(BeNil())
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistMBID")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistBiography")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistURL")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetSimilarArtists")
-	})
-
-	It("populates info when artist exists but has no external info", func() {
-		originalArtist := &model.Artist{
-			ID:   "ar-existing",
-			Name: "Test Artist",
-		}
-		mockArtistRepo.SetData(model.Artists{*originalArtist})
-
-		expectedMBID := "mbid-artist-123"
-		expectedBio := "Artist Bio"
-		expectedURL := "http://artist.url"
-		expectedImages := []agents.ExternalImage{
-			{URL: "http://large.jpg", Size: 300},
-			{URL: "http://medium.jpg", Size: 200},
-			{URL: "http://small.jpg", Size: 100},
-		}
-		rawSimilar := []agents.Artist{
-			{Name: "Similar Artist 1", MBID: "mbid-similar-1"},
-			{Name: "Similar Artist 2", MBID: "mbid-similar-2"},
-			{Name: "Similar Artist 3", MBID: "mbid-similar-3"},
-		}
-		similarInDS := model.Artist{ID: "ar-similar-2", Name: "Similar Artist 2"}
-
-		ag.On("GetArtistMBID", ctx, "ar-existing", "Test Artist").Return(expectedMBID, nil).Once()
-		ag.On("GetArtistImages", ctx, "ar-existing", "Test Artist", expectedMBID).Return(expectedImages, nil).Once()
-		ag.On("GetArtistBiography", ctx, "ar-existing", "Test Artist", expectedMBID).Return(expectedBio, nil).Once()
-		ag.On("GetArtistURL", ctx, "ar-existing", "Test Artist", expectedMBID).Return(expectedURL, nil).Once()
-		ag.On("GetSimilarArtists", ctx, "ar-existing", "Test Artist", expectedMBID, 100).Return(rawSimilar, nil).Once()
-
-		mockArtistRepo.SetData(model.Artists{*originalArtist, similarInDS})
-
-		updatedArtist, err := p.UpdateArtistInfo(ctx, "ar-existing", 10, false)
-
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(updatedArtist).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(updatedArtist.ID).To(Equal("ar-existing"))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.MbzArtistID).To(Equal(expectedMBID))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.Biography).To(Equal("Artist Bio"))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.ExternalUrl).To(Equal(expectedURL))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.LargeImageUrl).To(Equal("http://large.jpg"))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.MediumImageUrl).To(Equal("http://medium.jpg"))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SmallImageUrl).To(Equal("http://small.jpg"))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(*updatedArtist.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt).To(BeTemporally("~", time.Now(), time.Second))
-
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists).To(HaveLen(1))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[0].ID).To(Equal("ar-similar-2"))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[0].Name).To(Equal("Similar Artist 2"))
-
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-
-	It("returns cached info when artist exists and info is not expired", func() {
-		now := time.Now()
-		originalArtist := &model.Artist{
-			ID:                    "ar-cached",
-			Name:                  "Cached Artist",
-			MbzArtistID:           "mbid-cached",
-			ExternalUrl:           "http://cached.url",
-			Biography:             "Cached Bio",
-			LargeImageUrl:         "http://cached_large.jpg",
-			ExternalInfoUpdatedAt: gg.P(now.Add(-conf.Server.DevArtistInfoTimeToLive / 2)),
-			SimilarArtists: model.Artists{
-				{ID: "ar-similar-present", Name: "Similar Present"},
-				{ID: "ar-similar-absent", Name: "Similar Absent"},
-			},
-		}
-		similarInDS := model.Artist{ID: "ar-similar-present", Name: "Similar Present Updated"}
-		mockArtistRepo.SetData(model.Artists{*originalArtist, similarInDS})
-
-		updatedArtist, err := p.UpdateArtistInfo(ctx, "ar-cached", 5, false)
-
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(updatedArtist).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(updatedArtist.ID).To(Equal(originalArtist.ID))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.Name).To(Equal(originalArtist.Name))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.MbzArtistID).To(Equal(originalArtist.MbzArtistID))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.ExternalUrl).To(Equal(originalArtist.ExternalUrl))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.Biography).To(Equal(originalArtist.Biography))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.LargeImageUrl).To(Equal(originalArtist.LargeImageUrl))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt).To(Equal(originalArtist.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt))
-
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists).To(HaveLen(1))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[0].ID).To(Equal(similarInDS.ID))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[0].Name).To(Equal(similarInDS.Name))
-
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistMBID")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistBiography")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistURL")
-	})
-
-	It("returns cached info and triggers background refresh when info is expired", func() {
-		now := time.Now()
-		expiredTime := now.Add(-conf.Server.DevArtistInfoTimeToLive * 2)
-		originalArtist := &model.Artist{
-			ID:                    "ar-expired",
-			Name:                  "Expired Artist",
-			ExternalInfoUpdatedAt: gg.P(expiredTime),
-			SimilarArtists: model.Artists{
-				{ID: "ar-exp-similar", Name: "Expired Similar"},
-			},
-		}
-		similarInDS := model.Artist{ID: "ar-exp-similar", Name: "Expired Similar Updated"}
-		mockArtistRepo.SetData(model.Artists{*originalArtist, similarInDS})
-
-		updatedArtist, err := p.UpdateArtistInfo(ctx, "ar-expired", 5, false)
-
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(updatedArtist).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(updatedArtist.ID).To(Equal(originalArtist.ID))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.Name).To(Equal(originalArtist.Name))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt).To(Equal(originalArtist.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt))
-
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists).To(HaveLen(1))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[0].ID).To(Equal(similarInDS.ID))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[0].Name).To(Equal(similarInDS.Name))
-
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistMBID")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistImages")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistBiography")
-		ag.AssertNotCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetArtistURL")
-	})
-
-	It("includes non-present similar artists when includeNotPresent is true", func() {
-		now := time.Now()
-		originalArtist := &model.Artist{
-			ID:                    "ar-similar-test",
-			Name:                  "Similar Test Artist",
-			ExternalInfoUpdatedAt: gg.P(now.Add(-conf.Server.DevArtistInfoTimeToLive / 2)),
-			SimilarArtists: model.Artists{
-				{ID: "ar-sim-present", Name: "Similar Present"},
-				{ID: "", Name: "Similar Absent Raw"},
-				{ID: "ar-sim-absent-lookup", Name: "Similar Absent Lookup"},
-			},
-		}
-		similarInDS := model.Artist{ID: "ar-sim-present", Name: "Similar Present Updated"}
-		mockArtistRepo.SetData(model.Artists{*originalArtist, similarInDS})
-
-		updatedArtist, err := p.UpdateArtistInfo(ctx, "ar-similar-test", 5, true)
-
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(updatedArtist).NotTo(BeNil())
-
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists).To(HaveLen(3))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[0].ID).To(Equal(similarInDS.ID))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[0].Name).To(Equal(similarInDS.Name))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[1].ID).To(BeEmpty())
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[1].Name).To(Equal("Similar Absent Raw"))
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[2].ID).To(BeEmpty())
-		Expect(updatedArtist.SimilarArtists[2].Name).To(Equal("Similar Absent Lookup"))
-	})
-
-	It("updates ArtistInfo even if an optional agent call fails", func() {
-		originalArtist := &model.Artist{
-			ID:   "ar-agent-fail",
-			Name: "Agent Fail Artist",
-		}
-		mockArtistRepo.SetData(model.Artists{*originalArtist})
-
-		expectedErr := errors.New("agent MBID failed")
-		ag.On("GetArtistMBID", ctx, "ar-agent-fail", "Agent Fail Artist").Return("", expectedErr).Once()
-		ag.On("GetArtistImages", ctx, "ar-agent-fail", "Agent Fail Artist", mock.Anything).Return(nil, nil).Maybe()
-		ag.On("GetArtistBiography", ctx, "ar-agent-fail", "Agent Fail Artist", mock.Anything).Return("", nil).Maybe()
-		ag.On("GetArtistURL", ctx, "ar-agent-fail", "Agent Fail Artist", mock.Anything).Return("", nil).Maybe()
-		ag.On("GetSimilarArtists", ctx, "ar-agent-fail", "Agent Fail Artist", mock.Anything, 100).Return(nil, nil).Maybe()
-
-		updatedArtist, err := p.UpdateArtistInfo(ctx, "ar-agent-fail", 10, false)
-
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(updatedArtist).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(updatedArtist.ID).To(Equal("ar-agent-fail"))
-		ag.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
-})
--- a/core/external_metadata.go
+++ b/core/external_metadata.go
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-package external
+package core

 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/deezer"
 	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/lastfm"
 	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/listenbrainz"
 	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/spotify"
@@ -21,30 +19,30 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
 	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/gg"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/random"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/slice"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/str"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )

 const (
-	maxSimilarArtists  = 100
-	refreshDelay       = 5 * time.Second
-	refreshTimeout     = 15 * time.Second
-	refreshQueueLength = 2000
+	unavailableArtistID = "-1"
+	maxSimilarArtists   = 100
+	refreshDelay        = 5 * time.Second
+	refreshTimeout      = 15 * time.Second
+	refreshQueueLength  = 2000
 )

-type Provider interface {
+type ExternalMetadata interface {
 	UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (*model.Album, error)
 	UpdateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string, count int, includeNotPresent bool) (*model.Artist, error)
-	ArtistRadio(ctx context.Context, id string, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error)
+	SimilarSongs(ctx context.Context, id string, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error)
 	TopSongs(ctx context.Context, artist string, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error)
 	ArtistImage(ctx context.Context, id string) (*url.URL, error)
 	AlbumImage(ctx context.Context, id string) (*url.URL, error)
 }

-type provider struct {
+type externalMetadata struct {
 	ds          model.DataStore
-	ag          Agents
+	ag          *agents.Agents
 	artistQueue refreshQueue[auxArtist]
 	albumQueue  refreshQueue[auxAlbum]
 }
@@ -59,25 +57,14 @@ type auxArtist struct {
 	Name string
 }

-type Agents interface {
-	agents.AlbumInfoRetriever
-	agents.AlbumImageRetriever
-	agents.ArtistBiographyRetriever
-	agents.ArtistMBIDRetriever
-	agents.ArtistImageRetriever
-	agents.ArtistSimilarRetriever
-	agents.ArtistTopSongsRetriever
-	agents.ArtistURLRetriever
-}
-
-func NewProvider(ds model.DataStore, agents Agents) Provider {
-	e := &provider{ds: ds, ag: agents}
+func NewExternalMetadata(ds model.DataStore, agents *agents.Agents) ExternalMetadata {
+	e := &externalMetadata{ds: ds, ag: agents}
 	e.artistQueue = newRefreshQueue(context.TODO(), e.populateArtistInfo)
 	e.albumQueue = newRefreshQueue(context.TODO(), e.populateAlbumInfo)
 	return e
 }

-func (e *provider) getAlbum(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxAlbum, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) getAlbum(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxAlbum, error) {
 	var entity interface{}
 	entity, err := model.GetEntityByID(ctx, e.ds, id)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -94,11 +81,10 @@ func (e *provider) getAlbum(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxAlbum, error) {
 	default:
 		return auxAlbum{}, model.ErrNotFound
 	}
-
 	return album, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (*model.Album, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (*model.Album, error) {
 	album, err := e.getAlbum(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info(ctx, "Not found", "id", id)
@@ -123,7 +109,7 @@ func (e *provider) UpdateAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (*model.Album
 	return &album.Album, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) populateAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, album auxAlbum) (auxAlbum, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) populateAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, album auxAlbum) (auxAlbum, error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	info, err := e.ag.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, album.Name, album.AlbumArtist, album.MbzAlbumID)
 	if errors.Is(err, agents.ErrNotFound) {
@@ -142,24 +128,23 @@ func (e *provider) populateAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, album auxAlbum) (auxAl
 		album.Description = info.Description
 	}

-	images, err := e.ag.GetAlbumImages(ctx, album.Name, album.AlbumArtist, album.MbzAlbumID)
-	if err == nil && len(images) > 0 {
-		sort.Slice(images, func(i, j int) bool {
-			return images[i].Size > images[j].Size
+	if len(info.Images) > 0 {
+		sort.Slice(info.Images, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return info.Images[i].Size > info.Images[j].Size
 		})

-		album.LargeImageUrl = images[0].URL
+		album.LargeImageUrl = info.Images[0].URL

-		if len(images) >= 2 {
-			album.MediumImageUrl = images[1].URL
+		if len(info.Images) >= 2 {
+			album.MediumImageUrl = info.Images[1].URL
 		}

-		if len(images) >= 3 {
-			album.SmallImageUrl = images[2].URL
+		if len(info.Images) >= 3 {
+			album.SmallImageUrl = info.Images[2].URL
 		}
 	}

-	err = e.ds.Album(ctx).UpdateExternalInfo(&album.Album)
+	err = e.ds.Album(ctx).Put(&album.Album)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Error trying to update album external information", "id", album.ID, "name", album.Name,
 			"elapsed", time.Since(start), err)
@@ -170,7 +155,7 @@ func (e *provider) populateAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, album auxAlbum) (auxAl
 	return album, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) getArtist(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxArtist, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) getArtist(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxArtist, error) {
 	var entity interface{}
 	entity, err := model.GetEntityByID(ctx, e.ds, id)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -192,7 +177,7 @@ func (e *provider) getArtist(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxArtist, error)
 	return artist, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) UpdateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string, similarCount int, includeNotPresent bool) (*model.Artist, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) UpdateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string, similarCount int, includeNotPresent bool) (*model.Artist, error) {
 	artist, err := e.refreshArtistInfo(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -202,7 +187,7 @@ func (e *provider) UpdateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string, similarCount
 	return &artist.Artist, err
 }

-func (e *provider) refreshArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxArtist, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) refreshArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxArtist, error) {
 	artist, err := e.getArtist(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return auxArtist{}, err
@@ -226,7 +211,7 @@ func (e *provider) refreshArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxArtist,
 	return artist, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) populateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, artist auxArtist) (auxArtist, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) populateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, artist auxArtist) (auxArtist, error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	// Get MBID first, if it is not yet available
 	if artist.MbzArtistID == "" {
@@ -251,7 +236,7 @@ func (e *provider) populateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, artist auxArtist) (au
 	}

 	artist.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt = P(time.Now())
-	err := e.ds.Artist(ctx).UpdateExternalInfo(&artist.Artist)
+	err := e.ds.Artist(ctx).Put(&artist.Artist)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Error trying to update artist external information", "id", artist.ID, "name", artist.Name,
 			"elapsed", time.Since(start), err)
@@ -261,7 +246,7 @@ func (e *provider) populateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, artist auxArtist) (au
 	return artist, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) ArtistRadio(ctx context.Context, id string, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) SimilarSongs(ctx context.Context, id string, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error) {
 	artist, err := e.getArtist(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -269,14 +254,14 @@ func (e *provider) ArtistRadio(ctx context.Context, id string, count int) (model

 	e.callGetSimilar(ctx, e.ag, &artist, 15, false)
 	if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
-		log.Warn(ctx, "ArtistRadio call canceled", ctx.Err())
+		log.Warn(ctx, "SimilarSongs call canceled", ctx.Err())
 		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}

 	weightedSongs := random.NewWeightedChooser[model.MediaFile]()
 	addArtist := func(a model.Artist, weightedSongs *random.WeightedChooser[model.MediaFile], count, artistWeight int) error {
 		if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
-			log.Warn(ctx, "ArtistRadio call canceled", ctx.Err())
+			log.Warn(ctx, "SimilarSongs call canceled", ctx.Err())
 			return ctx.Err()
 		}

@@ -319,7 +304,7 @@ func (e *provider) ArtistRadio(ctx context.Context, id string, count int) (model
 	return similarSongs, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) ArtistImage(ctx context.Context, id string) (*url.URL, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) ArtistImage(ctx context.Context, id string) (*url.URL, error) {
 	artist, err := e.getArtist(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -333,191 +318,105 @@ func (e *provider) ArtistImage(ctx context.Context, id string) (*url.URL, error)

 	imageUrl := artist.ArtistImageUrl()
 	if imageUrl == "" {
-		return nil, model.ErrNotFound
+		return nil, agents.ErrNotFound
 	}
 	return url.Parse(imageUrl)
 }

-func (e *provider) AlbumImage(ctx context.Context, id string) (*url.URL, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) AlbumImage(ctx context.Context, id string) (*url.URL, error) {
 	album, err := e.getAlbum(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

-	images, err := e.ag.GetAlbumImages(ctx, album.Name, album.AlbumArtist, album.MbzAlbumID)
-	if err != nil {
-		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, agents.ErrNotFound):
-			log.Trace(ctx, "Album not found in agent", "albumID", id, "name", album.Name, "artist", album.AlbumArtist)
-			return nil, model.ErrNotFound
-		case errors.Is(err, context.Canceled):
-			log.Debug(ctx, "GetAlbumImages call canceled", err)
-		default:
-			log.Warn(ctx, "Error getting album images from agent", "albumID", id, "name", album.Name, "artist", album.AlbumArtist, err)
-		}
+	info, err := e.ag.GetAlbumInfo(ctx, album.Name, album.AlbumArtist, album.MbzAlbumID)
+	if errors.Is(err, agents.ErrNotFound) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	if len(images) == 0 {
-		log.Warn(ctx, "Agent returned no images without error", "albumID", id, "name", album.Name, "artist", album.AlbumArtist)
-		return nil, model.ErrNotFound
+	if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
+		log.Warn(ctx, "AlbumImage call canceled", ctx.Err())
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}

 	// Return the biggest image
 	var img agents.ExternalImage
-	for _, i := range images {
+	for _, i := range info.Images {
 		if img.Size <= i.Size {
 			img = i
 		}
 	}
 	if img.URL == "" {
-		return nil, model.ErrNotFound
+		return nil, agents.ErrNotFound
 	}
 	return url.Parse(img.URL)
 }

-func (e *provider) TopSongs(ctx context.Context, artistName string, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) TopSongs(ctx context.Context, artistName string, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error) {
 	artist, err := e.findArtistByName(ctx, artistName)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Artist not found", "name", artistName, err)
 		return nil, nil
 	}

-	songs, err := e.getMatchingTopSongs(ctx, e.ag, artist, count)
-	if err != nil {
-		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, agents.ErrNotFound):
-			log.Trace(ctx, "TopSongs not found", "name", artistName)
-			return nil, model.ErrNotFound
-		case errors.Is(err, context.Canceled):
-			log.Debug(ctx, "TopSongs call canceled", err)
-		default:
-			log.Warn(ctx, "Error getting top songs from agent", "artist", artistName, err)
-		}
-
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return songs, nil
+	return e.getMatchingTopSongs(ctx, e.ag, artist, count)
 }

-func (e *provider) getMatchingTopSongs(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistTopSongsRetriever, artist *auxArtist, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) getMatchingTopSongs(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistTopSongsRetriever, artist *auxArtist, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error) {
 	songs, err := agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, artist.ID, artist.Name, artist.MbzArtistID, count)
+	if errors.Is(err, agents.ErrNotFound) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get top songs for artist %s: %w", artist.Name, err)
+		return nil, err
 	}

-	mbidMatches, err := e.loadTracksByMBID(ctx, songs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load tracks by MBID: %w", err)
+	var mfs model.MediaFiles
+	for _, t := range songs {
+		mf, err := e.findMatchingTrack(ctx, t.MBID, artist.ID, t.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		mfs = append(mfs, *mf)
+		if len(mfs) == count {
+			break
+		}
 	}
-	titleMatches, err := e.loadTracksByTitle(ctx, songs, artist, mbidMatches)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load tracks by title: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Trace(ctx, "Top Songs loaded", "name", artist.Name, "numSongs", len(songs), "numMBIDMatches", len(mbidMatches), "numTitleMatches", len(titleMatches))
-	mfs := e.selectTopSongs(songs, mbidMatches, titleMatches, count)
-
 	if len(mfs) == 0 {
 		log.Debug(ctx, "No matching top songs found", "name", artist.Name)
 	} else {
 		log.Debug(ctx, "Found matching top songs", "name", artist.Name, "numSongs", len(mfs))
 	}
-
 	return mfs, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) loadTracksByMBID(ctx context.Context, songs []agents.Song) (map[string]model.MediaFile, error) {
-	var mbids []string
-	for _, s := range songs {
-		if s.MBID != "" {
-			mbids = append(mbids, s.MBID)
+func (e *externalMetadata) findMatchingTrack(ctx context.Context, mbid string, artistID, title string) (*model.MediaFile, error) {
+	if mbid != "" {
+		mfs, err := e.ds.MediaFile(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{
+			Filters: squirrel.Eq{"mbz_recording_id": mbid},
+		})
+		if err == nil && len(mfs) > 0 {
+			return &mfs[0], nil
 		}
+		return e.findMatchingTrack(ctx, "", artistID, title)
 	}
-	matches := map[string]model.MediaFile{}
-	if len(mbids) == 0 {
-		return matches, nil
-	}
-	res, err := e.ds.MediaFile(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{
-		Filters: squirrel.And{
-			squirrel.Eq{"mbz_recording_id": mbids},
-			squirrel.Eq{"missing": false},
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return matches, err
-	}
-	for _, mf := range res {
-		if id := mf.MbzRecordingID; id != "" {
-			if _, ok := matches[id]; !ok {
-				matches[id] = mf
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return matches, nil
-}
-
-func (e *provider) loadTracksByTitle(ctx context.Context, songs []agents.Song, artist *auxArtist, mbidMatches map[string]model.MediaFile) (map[string]model.MediaFile, error) {
-	titleMap := map[string]string{}
-	for _, s := range songs {
-		if s.MBID != "" && mbidMatches[s.MBID].ID != "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		sanitized := str.SanitizeFieldForSorting(s.Name)
-		titleMap[sanitized] = s.Name
-	}
-	matches := map[string]model.MediaFile{}
-	if len(titleMap) == 0 {
-		return matches, nil
-	}
-	titleFilters := squirrel.Or{}
-	for sanitized := range titleMap {
-		titleFilters = append(titleFilters, squirrel.Like{"order_title": sanitized})
-	}
-
-	res, err := e.ds.MediaFile(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{
+	mfs, err := e.ds.MediaFile(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{
 		Filters: squirrel.And{
 			squirrel.Or{
-				squirrel.Eq{"artist_id": artist.ID},
-				squirrel.Eq{"album_artist_id": artist.ID},
+				squirrel.Eq{"artist_id": artistID},
+				squirrel.Eq{"album_artist_id": artistID},
 			},
-			titleFilters,
-			squirrel.Eq{"missing": false},
+			squirrel.Like{"order_title": str.SanitizeFieldForSorting(title)},
 		},
 		Sort: "starred desc, rating desc, year asc, compilation asc ",
+		Max:  1,
 	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return matches, err
+	if err != nil || len(mfs) == 0 {
+		return nil, model.ErrNotFound
 	}
-	for _, mf := range res {
-		sanitized := str.SanitizeFieldForSorting(mf.Title)
-		if _, ok := matches[sanitized]; !ok {
-			matches[sanitized] = mf
-		}
-	}
-	return matches, nil
+	return &mfs[0], nil
 }

-func (e *provider) selectTopSongs(songs []agents.Song, byMBID, byTitle map[string]model.MediaFile, count int) model.MediaFiles {
-	var mfs model.MediaFiles
-	for _, t := range songs {
-		if len(mfs) == count {
-			break
-		}
-		if t.MBID != "" {
-			if mf, ok := byMBID[t.MBID]; ok {
-				mfs = append(mfs, mf)
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		if mf, ok := byTitle[str.SanitizeFieldForSorting(t.Name)]; ok {
-			mfs = append(mfs, mf)
-		}
-	}
-	return mfs
-}
-
-func (e *provider) callGetURL(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistURLRetriever, artist *auxArtist) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) callGetURL(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistURLRetriever, artist *auxArtist) {
 	artisURL, err := agent.GetArtistURL(ctx, artist.ID, artist.Name, artist.MbzArtistID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -525,7 +424,7 @@ func (e *provider) callGetURL(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistURLRetriev
 	artist.ExternalUrl = artisURL
 }

-func (e *provider) callGetBiography(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistBiographyRetriever, artist *auxArtist) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) callGetBiography(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistBiographyRetriever, artist *auxArtist) {
 	bio, err := agent.GetArtistBiography(ctx, artist.ID, str.Clear(artist.Name), artist.MbzArtistID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -535,7 +434,7 @@ func (e *provider) callGetBiography(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistBiog
 	artist.Biography = strings.ReplaceAll(bio, "<a ", "<a target='_blank' ")
 }

-func (e *provider) callGetImage(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistImageRetriever, artist *auxArtist) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) callGetImage(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistImageRetriever, artist *auxArtist) {
 	images, err := agent.GetArtistImages(ctx, artist.ID, artist.Name, artist.MbzArtistID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -553,14 +452,14 @@ func (e *provider) callGetImage(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistImageRet
 	}
 }

-func (e *provider) callGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistSimilarRetriever, artist *auxArtist,
+func (e *externalMetadata) callGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistSimilarRetriever, artist *auxArtist,
 	limit int, includeNotPresent bool) {
 	similar, err := agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, artist.ID, artist.Name, artist.MbzArtistID, limit)
 	if len(similar) == 0 || err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	start := time.Now()
-	sa, err := e.mapSimilarArtists(ctx, similar, limit, includeNotPresent)
+	sa, err := e.mapSimilarArtists(ctx, similar, includeNotPresent)
 	log.Debug(ctx, "Mapped Similar Artists", "artist", artist.Name, "numSimilar", len(sa), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -568,63 +467,32 @@ func (e *provider) callGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistSimila
 	artist.SimilarArtists = sa
 }

-func (e *provider) mapSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, similar []agents.Artist, limit int, includeNotPresent bool) (model.Artists, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) mapSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, similar []agents.Artist, includeNotPresent bool) (model.Artists, error) {
 	var result model.Artists
 	var notPresent []string

-	artistNames := slice.Map(similar, func(artist agents.Artist) string { return artist.Name })
-
-	// Query all artists at once
-	clauses := slice.Map(artistNames, func(name string) squirrel.Sqlizer {
-		return squirrel.Like{"artist.name": name}
-	})
-	artists, err := e.ds.Artist(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{
-		Filters: squirrel.Or(clauses),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Create a map for quick lookup
-	artistMap := make(map[string]model.Artist)
-	for _, artist := range artists {
-		artistMap[artist.Name] = artist
-	}
-
-	count := 0
-
-	// Process the similar artists
+	// First select artists that are present.
 	for _, s := range similar {
-		if artist, found := artistMap[s.Name]; found {
-			result = append(result, artist)
-			count++
-
-			if count >= limit {
-				break
-			}
-		} else {
+		sa, err := e.findArtistByName(ctx, s.Name)
+		if err != nil {
 			notPresent = append(notPresent, s.Name)
+			continue
 		}
+		result = append(result, sa.Artist)
 	}

 	// Then fill up with non-present artists
-	if includeNotPresent && count < limit {
+	if includeNotPresent {
 		for _, s := range notPresent {
-			// Let the ID empty to indicate that the artist is not present in the DB
-			sa := model.Artist{Name: s}
+			sa := model.Artist{ID: unavailableArtistID, Name: s}
 			result = append(result, sa)
-
-			count++
-			if count >= limit {
-				break
-			}
 		}
 	}

 	return result, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) findArtistByName(ctx context.Context, artistName string) (*auxArtist, error) {
+func (e *externalMetadata) findArtistByName(ctx context.Context, artistName string) (*auxArtist, error) {
 	artists, err := e.ds.Artist(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{
 		Filters: squirrel.Like{"artist.name": artistName},
 		Max:     1,
@@ -642,10 +510,10 @@ func (e *provider) findArtistByName(ctx context.Context, artistName string) (*au
 	return artist, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) loadSimilar(ctx context.Context, artist *auxArtist, count int, includeNotPresent bool) error {
+func (e *externalMetadata) loadSimilar(ctx context.Context, artist *auxArtist, count int, includeNotPresent bool) error {
 	var ids []string
 	for _, sa := range artist.SimilarArtists {
-		if sa.ID == "" {
+		if sa.ID == unavailableArtistID {
 			continue
 		}
 		ids = append(ids, sa.ID)
@@ -676,7 +544,7 @@ func (e *provider) loadSimilar(ctx context.Context, artist *auxArtist, count int
 				continue
 			}
 			la = sa
-			la.ID = ""
+			la.ID = unavailableArtistID
 		}
 		loaded = append(loaded, la)
 	}
--- a/core/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
+++ b/core/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func New() FFmpeg {
 }

 const (
-	extractImageCmd = "ffmpeg -i %s -map 0:v -map -0:V -vcodec copy -f image2pipe -"
+	extractImageCmd = "ffmpeg -i %s -an -vcodec copy -f image2pipe -"
 	probeCmd        = "ffmpeg %s -f ffmetadata"
 )

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ func (e *ffmpeg) Transcode(ctx context.Context, command, path string, maxBitRate
 	if _, err := ffmpegCmd(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	// First make sure the file exists
-	if err := fileExists(path); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	args := createFFmpegCommand(command, path, maxBitRate, offset)
 	return e.start(ctx, args)
 }
@@ -51,25 +47,10 @@ func (e *ffmpeg) ExtractImage(ctx context.Context, path string) (io.ReadCloser,
 	if _, err := ffmpegCmd(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	// First make sure the file exists
-	if err := fileExists(path); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	args := createFFmpegCommand(extractImageCmd, path, 0, 0)
 	return e.start(ctx, args)
 }

-func fileExists(path string) error {
-	s, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if s.IsDir() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("'%s' is a directory", path)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (e *ffmpeg) Probe(ctx context.Context, files []string) (string, error) {
 	if _, err := ffmpegCmd(); err != nil {
 		return "", err
--- a/core/inspect.go
+++ b/core/inspect.go
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-package core
-
-import (
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/metadata"
-	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/gg"
-)
-
-type InspectOutput struct {
-	File       string           `json:"file"`
-	RawTags    model.RawTags    `json:"rawTags"`
-	MappedTags *model.MediaFile `json:"mappedTags,omitempty"`
-}
-
-func Inspect(filePath string, libraryId int, folderId string) (*InspectOutput, error) {
-	path, file := filepath.Split(filePath)
-
-	s, err := storage.For(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	fs, err := s.FS()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	tags, err := fs.ReadTags(file)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	tag, ok := tags[file]
-	if !ok {
-		log.Error("Could not get tags for path", "path", filePath)
-		return nil, model.ErrNotFound
-	}
-
-	md := metadata.New(path, tag)
-	result := &InspectOutput{
-		File:       filePath,
-		RawTags:    tags[file].Tags,
-		MappedTags: P(md.ToMediaFile(libraryId, folderId)),
-	}
-
-	return result, nil
-}
--- a/core/library.go
+++ b/core/library.go
@@ -1,412 +0,0 @@
-package core
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
-	"github.com/deluan/rest"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server/events"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/slice"
-)
-
-// Scanner interface for triggering scans
-type Scanner interface {
-	ScanAll(ctx context.Context, fullScan bool) (warnings []string, err error)
-}
-
-// Watcher interface for managing file system watchers
-type Watcher interface {
-	Watch(ctx context.Context, lib *model.Library) error
-	StopWatching(ctx context.Context, libraryID int) error
-}
-
-// Library provides business logic for library management and user-library associations
-type Library interface {
-	GetUserLibraries(ctx context.Context, userID string) (model.Libraries, error)
-	SetUserLibraries(ctx context.Context, userID string, libraryIDs []int) error
-	ValidateLibraryAccess(ctx context.Context, userID string, libraryID int) error
-
-	NewRepository(ctx context.Context) rest.Repository
-}
-
-type libraryService struct {
-	ds      model.DataStore
-	scanner Scanner
-	watcher Watcher
-	broker  events.Broker
-}
-
-// NewLibrary creates a new Library service
-func NewLibrary(ds model.DataStore, scanner Scanner, watcher Watcher, broker events.Broker) Library {
-	return &libraryService{
-		ds:      ds,
-		scanner: scanner,
-		watcher: watcher,
-		broker:  broker,
-	}
-}
-
-// User-library association operations
-
-func (s *libraryService) GetUserLibraries(ctx context.Context, userID string) (model.Libraries, error) {
-	// Verify user exists
-	if _, err := s.ds.User(ctx).Get(userID); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return s.ds.User(ctx).GetUserLibraries(userID)
-}
-
-func (s *libraryService) SetUserLibraries(ctx context.Context, userID string, libraryIDs []int) error {
-	// Verify user exists
-	user, err := s.ds.User(ctx).Get(userID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Admin users get all libraries automatically - don't allow manual assignment
-	if user.IsAdmin {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: cannot manually assign libraries to admin users", model.ErrValidation)
-	}
-
-	// Regular users must have at least one library
-	if len(libraryIDs) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: at least one library must be assigned to non-admin users", model.ErrValidation)
-	}
-
-	// Validate all library IDs exist
-	if len(libraryIDs) > 0 {
-		if err := s.validateLibraryIDs(ctx, libraryIDs); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Set user libraries
-	err = s.ds.User(ctx).SetUserLibraries(userID, libraryIDs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error setting user libraries: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Send refresh event to all clients
-	event := &events.RefreshResource{}
-	libIDs := slice.Map(libraryIDs, func(id int) string { return strconv.Itoa(id) })
-	event = event.With("user", userID).With("library", libIDs...)
-	s.broker.SendBroadcastMessage(ctx, event)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (s *libraryService) ValidateLibraryAccess(ctx context.Context, userID string, libraryID int) error {
-	user, ok := request.UserFrom(ctx)
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("user not found in context")
-	}
-
-	// Admin users have access to all libraries
-	if user.IsAdmin {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Check if user has explicit access to this library
-	libraries, err := s.ds.User(ctx).GetUserLibraries(userID)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error checking library access", "userID", userID, "libraryID", libraryID, err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("error checking library access: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	for _, lib := range libraries {
-		if lib.ID == libraryID {
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf("%w: user does not have access to library %d", model.ErrNotAuthorized, libraryID)
-}
-
-// REST repository wrapper
-
-func (s *libraryService) NewRepository(ctx context.Context) rest.Repository {
-	repo := s.ds.Library(ctx)
-	wrapper := &libraryRepositoryWrapper{
-		ctx:               ctx,
-		LibraryRepository: repo,
-		Repository:        repo.(rest.Repository),
-		ds:                s.ds,
-		scanner:           s.scanner,
-		watcher:           s.watcher,
-		broker:            s.broker,
-	}
-	return wrapper
-}
-
-type libraryRepositoryWrapper struct {
-	rest.Repository
-	model.LibraryRepository
-	ctx     context.Context
-	ds      model.DataStore
-	scanner Scanner
-	watcher Watcher
-	broker  events.Broker
-}
-
-func (r *libraryRepositoryWrapper) Save(entity interface{}) (string, error) {
-	lib := entity.(*model.Library)
-	if err := r.validateLibrary(lib); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	err := r.LibraryRepository.Put(lib)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", r.mapError(err)
-	}
-
-	// Start watcher and trigger scan after successful library creation
-	if r.watcher != nil {
-		if err := r.watcher.Watch(r.ctx, lib); err != nil {
-			log.Warn(r.ctx, "Failed to start watcher for new library", "libraryID", lib.ID, "name", lib.Name, "path", lib.Path, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if r.scanner != nil {
-		go r.triggerScan(lib, "new")
-	}
-
-	// Send library refresh event to all clients
-	if r.broker != nil {
-		event := &events.RefreshResource{}
-		r.broker.SendBroadcastMessage(r.ctx, event.With("library", strconv.Itoa(lib.ID)))
-		log.Debug(r.ctx, "Library created - sent refresh event", "libraryID", lib.ID, "name", lib.Name)
-	}
-
-	return strconv.Itoa(lib.ID), nil
-}
-
-func (r *libraryRepositoryWrapper) Update(id string, entity interface{}, cols ...string) error {
-	lib := entity.(*model.Library)
-	libID, err := strconv.Atoi(id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid library ID: %s", id)
-	}
-
-	lib.ID = libID
-	if err := r.validateLibrary(lib); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Get the original library to check if path changed
-	originalLib, err := r.Get(libID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return r.mapError(err)
-	}
-
-	pathChanged := originalLib.Path != lib.Path
-
-	err = r.LibraryRepository.Put(lib)
-	if err != nil {
-		return r.mapError(err)
-	}
-
-	// Restart watcher and trigger scan if path was updated
-	if pathChanged {
-		if r.watcher != nil {
-			if err := r.watcher.Watch(r.ctx, lib); err != nil {
-				log.Warn(r.ctx, "Failed to restart watcher for updated library", "libraryID", lib.ID, "name", lib.Name, "path", lib.Path, err)
-			}
-		}
-
-		if r.scanner != nil {
-			go r.triggerScan(lib, "updated")
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Send library refresh event to all clients
-	if r.broker != nil {
-		event := &events.RefreshResource{}
-		r.broker.SendBroadcastMessage(r.ctx, event.With("library", id))
-		log.Debug(r.ctx, "Library updated - sent refresh event", "libraryID", libID, "name", lib.Name)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r *libraryRepositoryWrapper) Delete(id string) error {
-	libID, err := strconv.Atoi(id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &rest.ValidationError{Errors: map[string]string{
-			"id": "invalid library ID format",
-		}}
-	}
-
-	// Get library info before deletion for logging
-	lib, err := r.Get(libID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return r.mapError(err)
-	}
-
-	err = r.LibraryRepository.Delete(libID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return r.mapError(err)
-	}
-
-	// Stop watcher and trigger scan after successful library deletion to clean up orphaned data
-	if r.watcher != nil {
-		if err := r.watcher.StopWatching(r.ctx, libID); err != nil {
-			log.Warn(r.ctx, "Failed to stop watcher for deleted library", "libraryID", libID, "name", lib.Name, "path", lib.Path, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if r.scanner != nil {
-		go r.triggerScan(lib, "deleted")
-	}
-
-	// Send library refresh event to all clients
-	if r.broker != nil {
-		event := &events.RefreshResource{}
-		r.broker.SendBroadcastMessage(r.ctx, event.With("library", id))
-		log.Debug(r.ctx, "Library deleted - sent refresh event", "libraryID", libID, "name", lib.Name)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Helper methods
-
-func (r *libraryRepositoryWrapper) mapError(err error) error {
-	if err == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	errStr := err.Error()
-
-	// Handle database constraint violations.
-	// TODO: Being tied to react-admin translations is not ideal, but this will probably go away with the new UI/API
-	if strings.Contains(errStr, "UNIQUE constraint failed") {
-		if strings.Contains(errStr, "library.name") {
-			return &rest.ValidationError{Errors: map[string]string{"name": "ra.validation.unique"}}
-		}
-		if strings.Contains(errStr, "library.path") {
-			return &rest.ValidationError{Errors: map[string]string{"path": "ra.validation.unique"}}
-		}
-	}
-
-	switch {
-	case errors.Is(err, model.ErrNotFound):
-		return rest.ErrNotFound
-	case errors.Is(err, model.ErrNotAuthorized):
-		return rest.ErrPermissionDenied
-	default:
-		return err
-	}
-}
-
-func (r *libraryRepositoryWrapper) validateLibrary(library *model.Library) error {
-	validationErrors := make(map[string]string)
-
-	if library.Name == "" {
-		validationErrors["name"] = "ra.validation.required"
-	}
-
-	if library.Path == "" {
-		validationErrors["path"] = "ra.validation.required"
-	} else {
-		// Validate path format and accessibility
-		if err := r.validateLibraryPath(library); err != nil {
-			validationErrors["path"] = err.Error()
-		}
-	}
-
-	if len(validationErrors) > 0 {
-		return &rest.ValidationError{Errors: validationErrors}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r *libraryRepositoryWrapper) validateLibraryPath(library *model.Library) error {
-	// Validate path format
-	if !filepath.IsAbs(library.Path) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("library path must be absolute")
-	}
-
-	// Clean the path to normalize it
-	cleanPath := filepath.Clean(library.Path)
-	library.Path = cleanPath
-
-	// Check if path exists and is accessible using storage abstraction
-	fileStore, err := storage.For(library.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid storage scheme: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	fsys, err := fileStore.FS()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn(r.ctx, "Error validating library.path", "path", library.Path, err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("resources.library.validation.pathInvalid")
-	}
-
-	// Check if root directory exists
-	info, err := fs.Stat(fsys, ".")
-	if err != nil {
-		// Parse the error message to check for "not a directory"
-		log.Warn(r.ctx, "Error stating library.path", "path", library.Path, err)
-		errStr := err.Error()
-		if strings.Contains(errStr, "not a directory") ||
-			strings.Contains(errStr, "The directory name is invalid.") {
-			return fmt.Errorf("resources.library.validation.pathNotDirectory")
-		} else if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("resources.library.validation.pathNotFound")
-		} else if os.IsPermission(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("resources.library.validation.pathNotAccessible")
-		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("resources.library.validation.pathInvalid")
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !info.IsDir() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("resources.library.validation.pathNotDirectory")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (s *libraryService) validateLibraryIDs(ctx context.Context, libraryIDs []int) error {
-	if len(libraryIDs) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Use CountAll to efficiently validate library IDs exist
-	count, err := s.ds.Library(ctx).CountAll(model.QueryOptions{
-		Filters: squirrel.Eq{"id": libraryIDs},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error validating library IDs: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if int(count) != len(libraryIDs) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: one or more library IDs are invalid", model.ErrValidation)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r *libraryRepositoryWrapper) triggerScan(lib *model.Library, action string) {
-	log.Info(r.ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Triggering scan for %s library", action), "libraryID", lib.ID, "name", lib.Name, "path", lib.Path)
-	start := time.Now()
-	warnings, err := r.scanner.ScanAll(r.ctx, false) // Quick scan for new library
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(r.ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Error scanning %s library", action), "libraryID", lib.ID, "name", lib.Name, err)
-	} else {
-		log.Info(r.ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Scan completed for %s library", action), "libraryID", lib.ID, "name", lib.Name, "warnings", len(warnings), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
-	}
-}
--- a/core/library_test.go
+++ b/core/library_test.go
@@ -1,980 +0,0 @@
-package core_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/deluan/rest"
-	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/adapters/taglib" // Register taglib extractor
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
-	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage/local" // Register local storage
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server/events"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-// These tests require the local storage adapter and the taglib extractor to be registered.
-var _ = Describe("Library Service", func() {
-	var service core.Library
-	var ds *tests.MockDataStore
-	var libraryRepo *tests.MockLibraryRepo
-	var userRepo *tests.MockedUserRepo
-	var ctx context.Context
-	var tempDir string
-	var scanner *mockScanner
-	var watcherManager *mockWatcherManager
-	var broker *mockEventBroker
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-
-		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{}
-		libraryRepo = &tests.MockLibraryRepo{}
-		userRepo = tests.CreateMockUserRepo()
-		ds.MockedLibrary = libraryRepo
-		ds.MockedUser = userRepo
-
-		// Create a mock scanner that tracks calls
-		scanner = &mockScanner{}
-		// Create a mock watcher manager
-		watcherManager = &mockWatcherManager{
-			libraryStates: make(map[int]model.Library),
-		}
-		// Create a mock event broker
-		broker = &mockEventBroker{}
-		service = core.NewLibrary(ds, scanner, watcherManager, broker)
-		ctx = context.Background()
-
-		// Create a temporary directory for testing valid paths
-		var err error
-		tempDir, err = os.MkdirTemp("", "navidrome-library-test-")
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		DeferCleanup(func() {
-			os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("Library CRUD Operations", func() {
-		var repo rest.Persistable
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			r := service.NewRepository(ctx)
-			repo = r.(rest.Persistable)
-		})
-
-		Describe("Create", func() {
-			It("creates a new library successfully", func() {
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "New Library", Path: tempDir}
-
-				_, err := repo.Save(library)
-
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(libraryRepo.Data[1].Name).To(Equal("New Library"))
-				Expect(libraryRepo.Data[1].Path).To(Equal(tempDir))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when library name is empty", func() {
-				library := &model.Library{Path: tempDir}
-
-				_, err := repo.Save(library)
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("ra.validation.required"))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when library path is empty", func() {
-				library := &model.Library{Name: "Test"}
-
-				_, err := repo.Save(library)
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("ra.validation.required"))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when library path is not absolute", func() {
-				library := &model.Library{Name: "Test", Path: "relative/path"}
-
-				_, err := repo.Save(library)
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-				Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-				Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("library path must be absolute"))
-			})
-
-			Context("Database constraint violations", func() {
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					// Set up an existing library that will cause constraint violations
-					libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-						{ID: 1, Name: "Existing Library", Path: tempDir},
-					})
-				})
-
-				AfterEach(func() {
-					// Reset custom PutFn after each test
-					libraryRepo.PutFn = nil
-				})
-
-				It("handles name uniqueness constraint violation from database", func() {
-					// Create the directory that will be used for the test
-					otherTempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "navidrome-other-")
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-					DeferCleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(otherTempDir) })
-
-					// Try to create another library with the same name
-					library := &model.Library{ID: 2, Name: "Existing Library", Path: otherTempDir}
-
-					// Mock the repository to return a UNIQUE constraint error
-					libraryRepo.PutFn = func(library *model.Library) error {
-						return errors.New("UNIQUE constraint failed: library.name")
-					}
-
-					_, err = repo.Save(library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["name"]).To(Equal("ra.validation.unique"))
-				})
-
-				It("handles path uniqueness constraint violation from database", func() {
-					// Try to create another library with the same path
-					library := &model.Library{ID: 2, Name: "Different Library", Path: tempDir}
-
-					// Mock the repository to return a UNIQUE constraint error
-					libraryRepo.PutFn = func(library *model.Library) error {
-						return errors.New("UNIQUE constraint failed: library.path")
-					}
-
-					_, err := repo.Save(library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("ra.validation.unique"))
-				})
-			})
-		})
-
-		Describe("Update", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-					{ID: 1, Name: "Original Library", Path: tempDir},
-				})
-			})
-
-			It("updates an existing library successfully", func() {
-				newTempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "navidrome-library-update-")
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				DeferCleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(newTempDir) })
-
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Updated Library", Path: newTempDir}
-
-				err = repo.Update("1", library)
-
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(libraryRepo.Data[1].Name).To(Equal("Updated Library"))
-				Expect(libraryRepo.Data[1].Path).To(Equal(newTempDir))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when library doesn't exist", func() {
-				// Create a unique temporary directory to avoid path conflicts
-				uniqueTempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "navidrome-nonexistent-")
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				DeferCleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(uniqueTempDir) })
-
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 999, Name: "Non-existent", Path: uniqueTempDir}
-
-				err = repo.Update("999", library)
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err).To(Equal(model.ErrNotFound))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when library name is empty", func() {
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Path: tempDir}
-
-				err := repo.Update("1", library)
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("ra.validation.required"))
-			})
-
-			It("cleans and normalizes the path on update", func() {
-				unnormalizedPath := tempDir + "//../" + filepath.Base(tempDir)
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Updated Library", Path: unnormalizedPath}
-
-				err := repo.Update("1", library)
-
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(libraryRepo.Data[1].Path).To(Equal(filepath.Clean(unnormalizedPath)))
-			})
-
-			It("allows updating library with same name (no change)", func() {
-				// Set up a library
-				libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-					{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library", Path: tempDir},
-				})
-
-				// Update the library keeping the same name (should be allowed)
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library", Path: tempDir}
-
-				err := repo.Update("1", library)
-
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			})
-
-			It("allows updating library with same path (no change)", func() {
-				// Set up a library
-				libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-					{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library", Path: tempDir},
-				})
-
-				// Update the library keeping the same path (should be allowed)
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library", Path: tempDir}
-
-				err := repo.Update("1", library)
-
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			})
-
-			Context("Database constraint violations during update", func() {
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					// Reset any custom PutFn from previous tests
-					libraryRepo.PutFn = nil
-				})
-
-				It("handles name uniqueness constraint violation during update", func() {
-					// Create additional temp directory for the test
-					otherTempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "navidrome-other-")
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-					DeferCleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(otherTempDir) })
-
-					// Set up two libraries
-					libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-						{ID: 1, Name: "Library One", Path: tempDir},
-						{ID: 2, Name: "Library Two", Path: otherTempDir},
-					})
-
-					// Mock database constraint violation
-					libraryRepo.PutFn = func(library *model.Library) error {
-						return errors.New("UNIQUE constraint failed: library.name")
-					}
-
-					// Try to update library 2 to have the same name as library 1
-					library := &model.Library{ID: 2, Name: "Library One", Path: otherTempDir}
-
-					err = repo.Update("2", library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["name"]).To(Equal("ra.validation.unique"))
-				})
-
-				It("handles path uniqueness constraint violation during update", func() {
-					// Create additional temp directory for the test
-					otherTempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "navidrome-other-")
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-					DeferCleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(otherTempDir) })
-
-					// Set up two libraries
-					libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-						{ID: 1, Name: "Library One", Path: tempDir},
-						{ID: 2, Name: "Library Two", Path: otherTempDir},
-					})
-
-					// Mock database constraint violation
-					libraryRepo.PutFn = func(library *model.Library) error {
-						return errors.New("UNIQUE constraint failed: library.path")
-					}
-
-					// Try to update library 2 to have the same path as library 1
-					library := &model.Library{ID: 2, Name: "Library Two", Path: tempDir}
-
-					err = repo.Update("2", library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("ra.validation.unique"))
-				})
-			})
-		})
-
-		Describe("Path Validation", func() {
-			Context("Create operation", func() {
-				It("fails when path is not absolute", func() {
-					library := &model.Library{Name: "Test", Path: "relative/path"}
-
-					_, err := repo.Save(library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("library path must be absolute"))
-				})
-
-				It("fails when path does not exist", func() {
-					nonExistentPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "nonexistent")
-					library := &model.Library{Name: "Test", Path: nonExistentPath}
-
-					_, err := repo.Save(library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("resources.library.validation.pathInvalid"))
-				})
-
-				It("fails when path is a file instead of directory", func() {
-					testFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, "testfile.txt")
-					err := os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("test"), 0600)
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-					library := &model.Library{Name: "Test", Path: testFile}
-
-					_, err = repo.Save(library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("resources.library.validation.pathNotDirectory"))
-				})
-
-				It("fails when path is not accessible due to permissions", func() {
-					Skip("Permission tests are environment-dependent and may fail in CI")
-					// This test is skipped because creating a directory with no read permissions
-					// is complex and may not work consistently across different environments
-				})
-
-				It("handles multiple validation errors", func() {
-					library := &model.Library{Name: "", Path: "relative/path"}
-
-					_, err := repo.Save(library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors).To(HaveKey("name"))
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors).To(HaveKey("path"))
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["name"]).To(Equal("ra.validation.required"))
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("library path must be absolute"))
-				})
-			})
-
-			Context("Update operation", func() {
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-						{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library", Path: tempDir},
-					})
-				})
-
-				It("fails when updated path is not absolute", func() {
-					library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Test", Path: "relative/path"}
-
-					err := repo.Update("1", library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("library path must be absolute"))
-				})
-
-				It("allows updating library with same name (no change)", func() {
-					// Set up a library
-					libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-						{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library", Path: tempDir},
-					})
-
-					// Update the library keeping the same name (should be allowed)
-					library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library", Path: tempDir}
-
-					err := repo.Update("1", library)
-
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				})
-
-				It("fails when updated path does not exist", func() {
-					nonExistentPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "nonexistent")
-					library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Test", Path: nonExistentPath}
-
-					err := repo.Update("1", library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("resources.library.validation.pathInvalid"))
-				})
-
-				It("fails when updated path is a file instead of directory", func() {
-					testFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, "updatefile.txt")
-					err := os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("test"), 0600)
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-					library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Test", Path: testFile}
-
-					err = repo.Update("1", library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("resources.library.validation.pathNotDirectory"))
-				})
-
-				It("handles multiple validation errors on update", func() {
-					// Try to update with empty name and invalid path
-					library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "", Path: "relative/path"}
-
-					err := repo.Update("1", library)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					var validationErr *rest.ValidationError
-					Expect(errors.As(err, &validationErr)).To(BeTrue())
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors).To(HaveKey("name"))
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors).To(HaveKey("path"))
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["name"]).To(Equal("ra.validation.required"))
-					Expect(validationErr.Errors["path"]).To(Equal("library path must be absolute"))
-				})
-			})
-		})
-
-		Describe("Delete", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-					{ID: 1, Name: "Library to Delete", Path: tempDir},
-				})
-			})
-
-			It("deletes an existing library successfully", func() {
-				err := repo.Delete("1")
-
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(libraryRepo.Data).To(HaveLen(0))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when library doesn't exist", func() {
-				err := repo.Delete("999")
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err).To(Equal(model.ErrNotFound))
-			})
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("User-Library Association Operations", func() {
-		var regularUser, adminUser *model.User
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			regularUser = &model.User{ID: "user1", UserName: "regular", IsAdmin: false}
-			adminUser = &model.User{ID: "admin1", UserName: "admin", IsAdmin: true}
-
-			userRepo.Data = map[string]*model.User{
-				"regular": regularUser,
-				"admin":   adminUser,
-			}
-			libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-				{ID: 1, Name: "Library 1", Path: "/music1"},
-				{ID: 2, Name: "Library 2", Path: "/music2"},
-				{ID: 3, Name: "Library 3", Path: "/music3"},
-			})
-		})
-
-		Describe("GetUserLibraries", func() {
-			It("returns user's libraries", func() {
-				userRepo.UserLibraries = map[string][]int{
-					"user1": {1},
-				}
-
-				result, err := service.GetUserLibraries(ctx, "user1")
-
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(result).To(HaveLen(1))
-				Expect(result[0].ID).To(Equal(1))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when user doesn't exist", func() {
-				_, err := service.GetUserLibraries(ctx, "nonexistent")
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err).To(Equal(model.ErrNotFound))
-			})
-		})
-
-		Describe("SetUserLibraries", func() {
-			It("sets libraries for regular user successfully", func() {
-				err := service.SetUserLibraries(ctx, "user1", []int{1, 2})
-
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				libraries := userRepo.UserLibraries["user1"]
-				Expect(libraries).To(HaveLen(2))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when user doesn't exist", func() {
-				err := service.SetUserLibraries(ctx, "nonexistent", []int{1})
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err).To(Equal(model.ErrNotFound))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when trying to set libraries for admin user", func() {
-				err := service.SetUserLibraries(ctx, "admin1", []int{1})
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("cannot manually assign libraries to admin users"))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when no libraries provided for regular user", func() {
-				err := service.SetUserLibraries(ctx, "user1", []int{})
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("at least one library must be assigned to non-admin users"))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when library doesn't exist", func() {
-				err := service.SetUserLibraries(ctx, "user1", []int{999})
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("one or more library IDs are invalid"))
-			})
-
-			It("fails when some libraries don't exist", func() {
-				err := service.SetUserLibraries(ctx, "user1", []int{1, 999, 2})
-
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("one or more library IDs are invalid"))
-			})
-		})
-
-		Describe("ValidateLibraryAccess", func() {
-			Context("admin user", func() {
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					ctx = request.WithUser(ctx, *adminUser)
-				})
-
-				It("allows access to any library", func() {
-					err := service.ValidateLibraryAccess(ctx, "admin1", 1)
-
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				})
-			})
-
-			Context("regular user", func() {
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					ctx = request.WithUser(ctx, *regularUser)
-					userRepo.UserLibraries = map[string][]int{
-						"user1": {1},
-					}
-				})
-
-				It("allows access to user's libraries", func() {
-					err := service.ValidateLibraryAccess(ctx, "user1", 1)
-
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				})
-
-				It("denies access to libraries user doesn't have", func() {
-					err := service.ValidateLibraryAccess(ctx, "user1", 2)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("user does not have access to library 2"))
-				})
-			})
-
-			Context("no user in context", func() {
-				It("fails with user not found error", func() {
-					err := service.ValidateLibraryAccess(ctx, "user1", 1)
-
-					Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-					Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("user not found in context"))
-				})
-			})
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("Scan Triggering", func() {
-		var repo rest.Persistable
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			r := service.NewRepository(ctx)
-			repo = r.(rest.Persistable)
-		})
-
-		It("triggers scan when creating a new library", func() {
-			library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "New Library", Path: tempDir}
-
-			_, err := repo.Save(library)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Wait briefly for the goroutine to complete
-			Eventually(func() int {
-				return scanner.len()
-			}, "1s", "10ms").Should(Equal(1))
-
-			// Verify scan was called with correct parameters
-			Expect(scanner.ScanCalls[0].FullScan).To(BeFalse()) // Should be quick scan
-		})
-
-		It("triggers scan when updating library path", func() {
-			// First create a library
-			libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-				{ID: 1, Name: "Original Library", Path: tempDir},
-			})
-
-			// Create a new temporary directory for the update
-			newTempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "navidrome-library-update-")
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			DeferCleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(newTempDir) })
-
-			// Update the library with a new path
-			library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Updated Library", Path: newTempDir}
-			err = repo.Update("1", library)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Wait briefly for the goroutine to complete
-			Eventually(func() int {
-				return scanner.len()
-			}, "1s", "10ms").Should(Equal(1))
-
-			// Verify scan was called with correct parameters
-			Expect(scanner.ScanCalls[0].FullScan).To(BeFalse()) // Should be quick scan
-		})
-
-		It("does not trigger scan when updating library without path change", func() {
-			// First create a library
-			libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-				{ID: 1, Name: "Original Library", Path: tempDir},
-			})
-
-			// Update the library name only (same path)
-			library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Updated Name", Path: tempDir}
-			err := repo.Update("1", library)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Wait a bit to ensure no scan was triggered
-			Consistently(func() int {
-				return scanner.len()
-			}, "100ms", "10ms").Should(Equal(0))
-		})
-
-		It("does not trigger scan when library creation fails", func() {
-			// Try to create library with invalid data (empty name)
-			library := &model.Library{Path: tempDir}
-
-			_, err := repo.Save(library)
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Ensure no scan was triggered since creation failed
-			Consistently(func() int {
-				return scanner.len()
-			}, "100ms", "10ms").Should(Equal(0))
-		})
-
-		It("does not trigger scan when library update fails", func() {
-			// First create a library
-			libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-				{ID: 1, Name: "Original Library", Path: tempDir},
-			})
-
-			// Try to update with invalid data (empty name)
-			library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "", Path: tempDir}
-			err := repo.Update("1", library)
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Ensure no scan was triggered since update failed
-			Consistently(func() int {
-				return scanner.len()
-			}, "100ms", "10ms").Should(Equal(0))
-		})
-
-		It("triggers scan when deleting a library", func() {
-			// First create a library
-			libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-				{ID: 1, Name: "Library to Delete", Path: tempDir},
-			})
-
-			// Delete the library
-			err := repo.Delete("1")
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Wait briefly for the goroutine to complete
-			Eventually(func() int {
-				return scanner.len()
-			}, "1s", "10ms").Should(Equal(1))
-
-			// Verify scan was called with correct parameters
-			Expect(scanner.ScanCalls[0].FullScan).To(BeFalse()) // Should be quick scan
-		})
-
-		It("does not trigger scan when library deletion fails", func() {
-			// Try to delete a non-existent library
-			err := repo.Delete("999")
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Ensure no scan was triggered since deletion failed
-			Consistently(func() int {
-				return scanner.len()
-			}, "100ms", "10ms").Should(Equal(0))
-		})
-
-		Context("Watcher Integration", func() {
-			It("starts watcher when creating a new library", func() {
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "New Library", Path: tempDir}
-
-				_, err := repo.Save(library)
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-				// Verify watcher was started
-				Eventually(func() int {
-					return watcherManager.lenStarted()
-				}, "1s", "10ms").Should(Equal(1))
-
-				Expect(watcherManager.StartedWatchers[0].ID).To(Equal(1))
-				Expect(watcherManager.StartedWatchers[0].Name).To(Equal("New Library"))
-				Expect(watcherManager.StartedWatchers[0].Path).To(Equal(tempDir))
-			})
-
-			It("restarts watcher when library path is updated", func() {
-				// First create a library
-				libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-					{ID: 1, Name: "Original Library", Path: tempDir},
-				})
-
-				// Simulate that this library already has a watcher
-				watcherManager.simulateExistingLibrary(model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Original Library", Path: tempDir})
-
-				// Create a new temp directory for the update
-				newTempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "navidrome-library-update-")
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				DeferCleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(newTempDir) })
-
-				// Update library with new path
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Updated Library", Path: newTempDir}
-				err = repo.Update("1", library)
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-				// Verify watcher was restarted
-				Eventually(func() int {
-					return watcherManager.lenRestarted()
-				}, "1s", "10ms").Should(Equal(1))
-
-				Expect(watcherManager.RestartedWatchers[0].ID).To(Equal(1))
-				Expect(watcherManager.RestartedWatchers[0].Path).To(Equal(newTempDir))
-			})
-
-			It("does not restart watcher when only library name is updated", func() {
-				// First create a library
-				libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-					{ID: 1, Name: "Original Library", Path: tempDir},
-				})
-
-				// Update library with same path but different name
-				library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Updated Name", Path: tempDir}
-				err := repo.Update("1", library)
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-				// Verify watcher was NOT restarted (since path didn't change)
-				Consistently(func() int {
-					return watcherManager.lenRestarted()
-				}, "100ms", "10ms").Should(Equal(0))
-			})
-
-			It("stops watcher when library is deleted", func() {
-				// Set up a library
-				libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-					{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library", Path: tempDir},
-				})
-
-				err := repo.Delete("1")
-				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-				// Verify watcher was stopped
-				Eventually(func() int {
-					return watcherManager.lenStopped()
-				}, "1s", "10ms").Should(Equal(1))
-
-				Expect(watcherManager.StoppedWatchers[0]).To(Equal(1))
-			})
-
-			It("does not stop watcher when library deletion fails", func() {
-				// Set up a library
-				libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-					{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library", Path: tempDir},
-				})
-
-				// Mock deletion to fail by trying to delete non-existent library
-				err := repo.Delete("999")
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-
-				// Verify watcher was NOT stopped since deletion failed
-				Consistently(func() int {
-					return watcherManager.lenStopped()
-				}, "100ms", "10ms").Should(Equal(0))
-			})
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("Event Broadcasting", func() {
-		var repo rest.Persistable
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			r := service.NewRepository(ctx)
-			repo = r.(rest.Persistable)
-			// Clear any events from broker
-			broker.Events = []events.Event{}
-		})
-
-		It("sends refresh event when creating a library", func() {
-			library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "New Library", Path: tempDir}
-
-			_, err := repo.Save(library)
-
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(broker.Events).To(HaveLen(1))
-		})
-
-		It("sends refresh event when updating a library", func() {
-			// First create a library
-			libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-				{ID: 1, Name: "Original Library", Path: tempDir},
-			})
-
-			library := &model.Library{ID: 1, Name: "Updated Library", Path: tempDir}
-			err := repo.Update("1", library)
-
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(broker.Events).To(HaveLen(1))
-		})
-
-		It("sends refresh event when deleting a library", func() {
-			// First create a library
-			libraryRepo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-				{ID: 2, Name: "Library to Delete", Path: tempDir},
-			})
-
-			err := repo.Delete("2")
-
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(broker.Events).To(HaveLen(1))
-		})
-	})
-})
-
-// mockScanner provides a simple mock implementation of core.Scanner for testing
-type mockScanner struct {
-	ScanCalls []ScanCall
-	mu        sync.RWMutex
-}
-
-type ScanCall struct {
-	FullScan bool
-}
-
-func (m *mockScanner) ScanAll(ctx context.Context, fullScan bool) (warnings []string, err error) {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-	m.ScanCalls = append(m.ScanCalls, ScanCall{
-		FullScan: fullScan,
-	})
-	return []string{}, nil
-}
-
-func (m *mockScanner) len() int {
-	m.mu.RLock()
-	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
-	return len(m.ScanCalls)
-}
-
-// mockWatcherManager provides a simple mock implementation of core.Watcher for testing
-type mockWatcherManager struct {
-	StartedWatchers   []model.Library
-	StoppedWatchers   []int
-	RestartedWatchers []model.Library
-	libraryStates     map[int]model.Library // Track which libraries we know about
-	mu                sync.RWMutex
-}
-
-func (m *mockWatcherManager) Watch(ctx context.Context, lib *model.Library) error {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-
-	// Check if we already know about this library ID
-	if _, exists := m.libraryStates[lib.ID]; exists {
-		// This is a restart - the library already existed
-		// Update our tracking and record the restart
-		for i, startedLib := range m.StartedWatchers {
-			if startedLib.ID == lib.ID {
-				m.StartedWatchers[i] = *lib
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		m.RestartedWatchers = append(m.RestartedWatchers, *lib)
-		m.libraryStates[lib.ID] = *lib
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// This is a new library - first time we're seeing it
-	m.StartedWatchers = append(m.StartedWatchers, *lib)
-	m.libraryStates[lib.ID] = *lib
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *mockWatcherManager) StopWatching(ctx context.Context, libraryID int) error {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-	m.StoppedWatchers = append(m.StoppedWatchers, libraryID)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *mockWatcherManager) lenStarted() int {
-	m.mu.RLock()
-	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
-	return len(m.StartedWatchers)
-}
-
-func (m *mockWatcherManager) lenStopped() int {
-	m.mu.RLock()
-	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
-	return len(m.StoppedWatchers)
-}
-
-func (m *mockWatcherManager) lenRestarted() int {
-	m.mu.RLock()
-	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
-	return len(m.RestartedWatchers)
-}
-
-// simulateExistingLibrary simulates the scenario where a library already exists
-// and has a watcher running (used by tests to set up the initial state)
-func (m *mockWatcherManager) simulateExistingLibrary(lib model.Library) {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-	m.libraryStates[lib.ID] = lib
-}
-
-// mockEventBroker provides a mock implementation of events.Broker for testing
-type mockEventBroker struct {
-	http.Handler
-	Events []events.Event
-	mu     sync.RWMutex
-}
-
-func (m *mockEventBroker) SendMessage(ctx context.Context, event events.Event) {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-	m.Events = append(m.Events, event)
-}
-
-func (m *mockEventBroker) SendBroadcastMessage(ctx context.Context, event events.Event) {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-	m.Events = append(m.Events, event)
-}
--- a/core/lyrics/lyrics.go
+++ b/core/lyrics/lyrics.go
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-package lyrics
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-)
-
-func GetLyrics(ctx context.Context, mf *model.MediaFile) (model.LyricList, error) {
-	var lyricsList model.LyricList
-	var err error
-
-	for pattern := range strings.SplitSeq(strings.ToLower(conf.Server.LyricsPriority), ",") {
-		pattern = strings.TrimSpace(pattern)
-		switch {
-		case pattern == "embedded":
-			lyricsList, err = fromEmbedded(ctx, mf)
-		case strings.HasPrefix(pattern, "."):
-			lyricsList, err = fromExternalFile(ctx, mf, pattern)
-		default:
-			log.Error(ctx, "Invalid lyric pattern", "pattern", pattern)
-		}
-
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(ctx, "error parsing lyrics", "source", pattern, err)
-		}
-
-		if len(lyricsList) > 0 {
-			return lyricsList, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil, nil
-}
--- a/core/lyrics/lyrics_suite_test.go
+++ b/core/lyrics/lyrics_suite_test.go
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package lyrics_test
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-func TestLyrics(t *testing.T) {
-	tests.Init(t, false)
-	log.SetLevel(log.LevelFatal)
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Lyrics Suite")
-}
--- a/core/lyrics/lyrics_test.go
+++ b/core/lyrics/lyrics_test.go
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-package lyrics_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/lyrics"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/gg"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("sources", func() {
-	var mf model.MediaFile
-	var ctx context.Context
-
-	const badLyrics = "This is a set of lyrics\nThat is not good"
-	unsynced, _ := model.ToLyrics("xxx", badLyrics)
-	embeddedLyrics := model.LyricList{*unsynced}
-
-	syncedLyrics := model.LyricList{
-		model.Lyrics{
-			DisplayArtist: "Rick Astley",
-			DisplayTitle:  "That one song",
-			Lang:          "eng",
-			Line: []model.Line{
-				{
-					Start: gg.P(int64(18800)),
-					Value: "We're no strangers to love",
-				},
-				{
-					Start: gg.P(int64(22801)),
-					Value: "You know the rules and so do I",
-				},
-			},
-			Offset: gg.P(int64(-100)),
-			Synced: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	unsyncedLyrics := model.LyricList{
-		model.Lyrics{
-			Lang: "xxx",
-			Line: []model.Line{
-				{
-					Value: "We're no strangers to love",
-				},
-				{
-					Value: "You know the rules and so do I",
-				},
-			},
-			Synced: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-
-		lyricsJson, _ := json.Marshal(embeddedLyrics)
-
-		mf = model.MediaFile{
-			Lyrics: string(lyricsJson),
-			Path:   "tests/fixtures/test.mp3",
-		}
-		ctx = context.Background()
-	})
-
-	DescribeTable("Lyrics Priority", func(priority string, expected model.LyricList) {
-		conf.Server.LyricsPriority = priority
-		list, err := lyrics.GetLyrics(ctx, &mf)
-		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-		Expect(list).To(Equal(expected))
-	},
-		Entry("embedded > lrc > txt", "embedded,.lrc,.txt", embeddedLyrics),
-		Entry("lrc > embedded > txt", ".lrc,embedded,.txt", syncedLyrics),
-		Entry("txt > lrc > embedded", ".txt,.lrc,embedded", unsyncedLyrics))
-
-	Context("Errors", func() {
-		var RegularUserContext = XContext
-		var isRegularUser = os.Getuid() != 0
-		if isRegularUser {
-			RegularUserContext = Context
-		}
-
-		RegularUserContext("run without root permissions", func() {
-			var accessForbiddenFile string
-
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				accessForbiddenFile = utils.TempFileName("access_forbidden-", ".mp3")
-
-				f, err := os.OpenFile(accessForbiddenFile, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0222)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-				mf.Path = accessForbiddenFile
-
-				DeferCleanup(func() {
-					Expect(f.Close()).To(Succeed())
-					Expect(os.Remove(accessForbiddenFile)).To(Succeed())
-				})
-			})
-
-			It("should fallback to embedded if an error happens when parsing file", func() {
-				conf.Server.LyricsPriority = ".mp3,embedded"
-
-				list, err := lyrics.GetLyrics(ctx, &mf)
-				Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-				Expect(list).To(Equal(embeddedLyrics))
-			})
-
-			It("should return nothing if error happens when trying to parse file", func() {
-				conf.Server.LyricsPriority = ".mp3"
-
-				list, err := lyrics.GetLyrics(ctx, &mf)
-				Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-				Expect(list).To(BeEmpty())
-			})
-		})
-	})
-})
--- a/core/lyrics/sources.go
+++ b/core/lyrics/sources.go
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-package lyrics
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"os"
-	"path"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/ioutils"
-)
-
-func fromEmbedded(ctx context.Context, mf *model.MediaFile) (model.LyricList, error) {
-	if mf.Lyrics != "" {
-		log.Trace(ctx, "embedded lyrics found in file", "title", mf.Title)
-		return mf.StructuredLyrics()
-	}
-
-	log.Trace(ctx, "no embedded lyrics for file", "path", mf.Title)
-
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-func fromExternalFile(ctx context.Context, mf *model.MediaFile, suffix string) (model.LyricList, error) {
-	basePath := mf.AbsolutePath()
-	ext := path.Ext(basePath)
-
-	externalLyric := basePath[0:len(basePath)-len(ext)] + suffix
-
-	contents, err := ioutils.UTF8ReadFile(externalLyric)
-	if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-		log.Trace(ctx, "no lyrics found at path", "path", externalLyric)
-		return nil, nil
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	lyrics, err := model.ToLyrics("xxx", string(contents))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "error parsing lyric external file", "path", externalLyric, err)
-		return nil, err
-	} else if lyrics == nil {
-		log.Trace(ctx, "empty lyrics from external file", "path", externalLyric)
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	log.Trace(ctx, "retrieved lyrics from external file", "path", externalLyric)
-
-	return model.LyricList{*lyrics}, nil
-}
--- a/core/lyrics/sources_test.go
+++ b/core/lyrics/sources_test.go
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-package lyrics
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/gg"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("sources", func() {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	Describe("fromEmbedded", func() {
-		It("should return nothing for a media file with no lyrics", func() {
-			mf := model.MediaFile{}
-			lyrics, err := fromEmbedded(ctx, &mf)
-
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(0))
-		})
-
-		It("should return lyrics for a media file with well-formatted lyrics", func() {
-			const syncedLyrics = "[00:18.80]We're no strangers to love\n[00:22.801]You know the rules and so do I"
-			const unsyncedLyrics = "We're no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I"
-
-			synced, _ := model.ToLyrics("eng", syncedLyrics)
-			unsynced, _ := model.ToLyrics("xxx", unsyncedLyrics)
-
-			expectedList := model.LyricList{*synced, *unsynced}
-			lyricsJson, err := json.Marshal(expectedList)
-
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			mf := model.MediaFile{
-				Lyrics: string(lyricsJson),
-			}
-
-			lyrics, err := fromEmbedded(ctx, &mf)
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).ToNot(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).To(Equal(expectedList))
-		})
-
-		It("should return an error if somehow the JSON is bad", func() {
-			mf := model.MediaFile{Lyrics: "["}
-			lyrics, err := fromEmbedded(ctx, &mf)
-
-			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(0))
-			Expect(err).ToNot(BeNil())
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("fromExternalFile", func() {
-		It("should return nil for lyrics that don't exist", func() {
-			mf := model.MediaFile{Path: "tests/fixtures/01 Invisible (RED) Edit Version.mp3"}
-			lyrics, err := fromExternalFile(ctx, &mf, ".lrc")
-
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(0))
-		})
-
-		It("should return synchronized lyrics from a file", func() {
-			mf := model.MediaFile{Path: "tests/fixtures/test.mp3"}
-			lyrics, err := fromExternalFile(ctx, &mf, ".lrc")
-
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).To(Equal(model.LyricList{
-				model.Lyrics{
-					DisplayArtist: "Rick Astley",
-					DisplayTitle:  "That one song",
-					Lang:          "eng",
-					Line: []model.Line{
-						{
-							Start: gg.P(int64(18800)),
-							Value: "We're no strangers to love",
-						},
-						{
-							Start: gg.P(int64(22801)),
-							Value: "You know the rules and so do I",
-						},
-					},
-					Offset: gg.P(int64(-100)),
-					Synced: true,
-				},
-			}))
-		})
-
-		It("should return unsynchronized lyrics from a file", func() {
-			mf := model.MediaFile{Path: "tests/fixtures/test.mp3"}
-			lyrics, err := fromExternalFile(ctx, &mf, ".txt")
-
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).To(Equal(model.LyricList{
-				model.Lyrics{
-					Lang: "xxx",
-					Line: []model.Line{
-						{
-							Value: "We're no strangers to love",
-						},
-						{
-							Value: "You know the rules and so do I",
-						},
-					},
-					Synced: false,
-				},
-			}))
-		})
-
-		It("should handle LRC files with UTF-8 BOM marker (issue #4631)", func() {
-			// The function looks for <basePath-without-ext><suffix>, so we need to pass
-			// a MediaFile with .mp3 path and look for .lrc suffix
-			mf := model.MediaFile{Path: "tests/fixtures/bom-test.mp3"}
-			lyrics, err := fromExternalFile(ctx, &mf, ".lrc")
-
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).ToNot(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
-
-			// The critical assertion: even with BOM, synced should be true
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Synced).To(BeTrue(), "Lyrics with BOM marker should be recognized as synced")
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Line).To(HaveLen(1))
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[0].Start).To(Equal(gg.P(int64(0))))
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[0].Value).To(ContainSubstring("作曲"))
-		})
-
-		It("should handle UTF-16 LE encoded LRC files", func() {
-			mf := model.MediaFile{Path: "tests/fixtures/bom-utf16-test.mp3"}
-			lyrics, err := fromExternalFile(ctx, &mf, ".lrc")
-
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).ToNot(BeNil())
-			Expect(lyrics).To(HaveLen(1))
-
-			// UTF-16 should be properly converted to UTF-8
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Synced).To(BeTrue(), "UTF-16 encoded lyrics should be recognized as synced")
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Line).To(HaveLen(2))
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[0].Start).To(Equal(gg.P(int64(18800))))
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[0].Value).To(Equal("We're no strangers to love"))
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[1].Start).To(Equal(gg.P(int64(22801))))
-			Expect(lyrics[0].Line[1].Value).To(Equal("You know the rules and so do I"))
-		})
-	})
-})
--- a/core/media_streamer.go
+++ b/core/media_streamer.go
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ type mediaStreamer struct {
 }

 type streamJob struct {
-	ms       *mediaStreamer
-	mf       *model.MediaFile
-	filePath string
-	format   string
-	bitRate  int
-	offset   int
+	ms      *mediaStreamer
+	mf      *model.MediaFile
+	format  string
+	bitRate int
+	offset  int
 }

 func (j *streamJob) Key() string {
@@ -69,14 +68,13 @@ func (ms *mediaStreamer) DoStream(ctx context.Context, mf *model.MediaFile, reqF

 	format, bitRate = selectTranscodingOptions(ctx, ms.ds, mf, reqFormat, reqBitRate)
 	s := &Stream{ctx: ctx, mf: mf, format: format, bitRate: bitRate}
-	filePath := mf.AbsolutePath()

 	if format == "raw" {
-		log.Debug(ctx, "Streaming RAW file", "id", mf.ID, "path", filePath,
+		log.Debug(ctx, "Streaming RAW file", "id", mf.ID, "path", mf.Path,
 			"requestBitrate", reqBitRate, "requestFormat", reqFormat, "requestOffset", reqOffset,
 			"originalBitrate", mf.BitRate, "originalFormat", mf.Suffix,
 			"selectedBitrate", bitRate, "selectedFormat", format)
-		f, err := os.Open(filePath)
+		f, err := os.Open(mf.Path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -87,12 +85,11 @@ func (ms *mediaStreamer) DoStream(ctx context.Context, mf *model.MediaFile, reqF
 	}

 	job := &streamJob{
-		ms:       ms,
-		mf:       mf,
-		filePath: filePath,
-		format:   format,
-		bitRate:  bitRate,
-		offset:   reqOffset,
+		ms:      ms,
+		mf:      mf,
+		format:  format,
+		bitRate: bitRate,
+		offset:  reqOffset,
 	}
 	r, err := ms.cache.Get(ctx, job)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ func (ms *mediaStreamer) DoStream(ctx context.Context, mf *model.MediaFile, reqF
 	s.ReadCloser = r
 	s.Seeker = r.Seeker

-	log.Debug(ctx, "Streaming TRANSCODED file", "id", mf.ID, "path", filePath,
+	log.Debug(ctx, "Streaming TRANSCODED file", "id", mf.ID, "path", mf.Path,
 		"requestBitrate", reqBitRate, "requestFormat", reqFormat, "requestOffset", reqOffset,
 		"originalBitrate", mf.BitRate, "originalFormat", mf.Suffix,
 		"selectedBitrate", bitRate, "selectedFormat", format, "cached", cached, "seekable", s.Seekable())
@@ -204,7 +201,7 @@ func NewTranscodingCache() TranscodingCache {
 				log.Error(ctx, "Error loading transcoding command", "format", job.format, err)
 				return nil, os.ErrInvalid
 			}
-			out, err := job.ms.transcoder.Transcode(ctx, t.Command, job.filePath, job.bitRate, job.offset)
+			out, err := job.ms.transcoder.Transcode(ctx, t.Command, job.mf.Path, job.bitRate, job.offset)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error(ctx, "Error starting transcoder", "id", job.mf.ID, err)
 				return nil, os.ErrInvalid
--- a/core/metrics/insights.go
+++ b/core/metrics/insights.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/metrics/insights"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/schema"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/singleton"
 )

@@ -35,18 +34,12 @@ var (
 )

 type insightsCollector struct {
-	ds           model.DataStore
-	pluginLoader PluginLoader
-	lastRun      atomic.Int64
-	lastStatus   atomic.Bool
+	ds         model.DataStore
+	lastRun    atomic.Int64
+	lastStatus atomic.Bool
 }

-// PluginLoader defines an interface for loading plugins
-type PluginLoader interface {
-	PluginList() map[string]schema.PluginManifest
-}
-
-func GetInstance(ds model.DataStore, pluginLoader PluginLoader) Insights {
+func GetInstance(ds model.DataStore) Insights {
 	return singleton.GetInstance(func() *insightsCollector {
 		id, err := ds.Property(context.TODO()).Get(consts.InsightsIDKey)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -58,7 +51,7 @@ func GetInstance(ds model.DataStore, pluginLoader PluginLoader) Insights {
 			}
 		}
 		insightsID = id
-		return &insightsCollector{ds: ds, pluginLoader: pluginLoader}
+		return &insightsCollector{ds: ds}
 	})
 }

@@ -183,19 +176,18 @@ var staticData = sync.OnceValue(func() insights.Data {
 	data.Config.DefaultBackgroundURLSet = conf.Server.UILoginBackgroundURL == consts.DefaultUILoginBackgroundURL
 	data.Config.EnableArtworkPrecache = conf.Server.EnableArtworkPrecache
 	data.Config.EnableCoverAnimation = conf.Server.EnableCoverAnimation
-	data.Config.EnableNowPlaying = conf.Server.EnableNowPlaying
 	data.Config.EnableDownloads = conf.Server.EnableDownloads
 	data.Config.EnableSharing = conf.Server.EnableSharing
 	data.Config.EnableStarRating = conf.Server.EnableStarRating
-	data.Config.EnableLastFM = conf.Server.LastFM.Enabled && conf.Server.LastFM.ApiKey != "" && conf.Server.LastFM.Secret != ""
-	data.Config.EnableSpotify = conf.Server.Spotify.ID != "" && conf.Server.Spotify.Secret != ""
+	data.Config.EnableLastFM = conf.Server.LastFM.Enabled
 	data.Config.EnableListenBrainz = conf.Server.ListenBrainz.Enabled
-	data.Config.EnableDeezer = conf.Server.Deezer.Enabled
 	data.Config.EnableMediaFileCoverArt = conf.Server.EnableMediaFileCoverArt
+	data.Config.EnableSpotify = conf.Server.Spotify.ID != ""
 	data.Config.EnableJukebox = conf.Server.Jukebox.Enabled
 	data.Config.EnablePrometheus = conf.Server.Prometheus.Enabled
 	data.Config.TranscodingCacheSize = conf.Server.TranscodingCacheSize
 	data.Config.ImageCacheSize = conf.Server.ImageCacheSize
+	data.Config.ScanSchedule = conf.Server.ScanSchedule
 	data.Config.SessionTimeout = uint64(math.Trunc(conf.Server.SessionTimeout.Seconds()))
 	data.Config.SearchFullString = conf.Server.SearchFullString
 	data.Config.RecentlyAddedByModTime = conf.Server.RecentlyAddedByModTime
@@ -203,13 +195,6 @@ var staticData = sync.OnceValue(func() insights.Data {
 	data.Config.BackupSchedule = conf.Server.Backup.Schedule
 	data.Config.BackupCount = conf.Server.Backup.Count
 	data.Config.DevActivityPanel = conf.Server.DevActivityPanel
-	data.Config.ScannerEnabled = conf.Server.Scanner.Enabled
-	data.Config.ScanSchedule = conf.Server.Scanner.Schedule
-	data.Config.ScanWatcherWait = uint64(math.Trunc(conf.Server.Scanner.WatcherWait.Seconds()))
-	data.Config.ScanOnStartup = conf.Server.Scanner.ScanOnStartup
-	data.Config.ReverseProxyConfigured = conf.Server.ReverseProxyWhitelist != ""
-	data.Config.HasCustomPID = conf.Server.PID.Track != "" || conf.Server.PID.Album != ""
-	data.Config.HasCustomTags = len(conf.Server.Tags) > 0

 	return data
 })
@@ -244,29 +229,12 @@ func (c *insightsCollector) collect(ctx context.Context) []byte {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Trace(ctx, "Error reading radios count", err)
 	}
-	data.Library.Libraries, err = c.ds.Library(ctx).CountAll()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Trace(ctx, "Error reading libraries count", err)
-	}
 	data.Library.ActiveUsers, err = c.ds.User(ctx).CountAll(model.QueryOptions{
 		Filters: squirrel.Gt{"last_access_at": time.Now().Add(-7 * 24 * time.Hour)},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Trace(ctx, "Error reading active users count", err)
 	}
-
-	// Check for smart playlists
-	data.Config.HasSmartPlaylists, err = c.hasSmartPlaylists(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Trace(ctx, "Error checking for smart playlists", err)
-	}
-
-	// Collect plugins if permitted and enabled
-	if conf.Server.DevEnablePluginsInsights && conf.Server.Plugins.Enabled {
-		data.Plugins = c.collectPlugins(ctx)
-	}
-
-	// Collect active players if permitted
 	if conf.Server.DevEnablePlayerInsights {
 		data.Library.ActivePlayers, err = c.ds.Player(ctx).CountByClient(model.QueryOptions{
 			Filters: squirrel.Gt{"last_seen": time.Now().Add(-7 * 24 * time.Hour)},
@@ -292,23 +260,3 @@ func (c *insightsCollector) collect(ctx context.Context) []byte {
 	}
 	return resp
 }
-
-// hasSmartPlaylists checks if there are any smart playlists (playlists with rules)
-func (c *insightsCollector) hasSmartPlaylists(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	count, err := c.ds.Playlist(ctx).CountAll(model.QueryOptions{
-		Filters: squirrel.And{squirrel.NotEq{"rules": ""}, squirrel.NotEq{"rules": nil}},
-	})
-	return count > 0, err
-}
-
-// collectPlugins collects information about installed plugins
-func (c *insightsCollector) collectPlugins(_ context.Context) map[string]insights.PluginInfo {
-	plugins := make(map[string]insights.PluginInfo)
-	for id, manifest := range c.pluginLoader.PluginList() {
-		plugins[id] = insights.PluginInfo{
-			Name:    manifest.Name,
-			Version: manifest.Version,
-		}
-	}
-	return plugins
-}
--- a/core/metrics/insights/data.go
+++ b/core/metrics/insights/data.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type Data struct {
 		Playlists     int64            `json:"playlists"`
 		Shares        int64            `json:"shares"`
 		Radios        int64            `json:"radios"`
-		Libraries     int64            `json:"libraries"`
 		ActiveUsers   int64            `json:"activeUsers"`
 		ActivePlayers map[string]int64 `json:"activePlayers,omitempty"`
 	} `json:"library"`
@@ -44,10 +43,7 @@ type Data struct {
 		LogLevel                string `json:"logLevel,omitempty"`
 		LogFileConfigured       bool   `json:"logFileConfigured,omitempty"`
 		TLSConfigured           bool   `json:"tlsConfigured,omitempty"`
-		ScannerEnabled          bool   `json:"scannerEnabled,omitempty"`
 		ScanSchedule            string `json:"scanSchedule,omitempty"`
-		ScanWatcherWait         uint64 `json:"scanWatcherWait,omitempty"`
-		ScanOnStartup           bool   `json:"scanOnStartup,omitempty"`
 		TranscodingCacheSize    string `json:"transcodingCacheSize,omitempty"`
 		ImageCacheSize          string `json:"imageCacheSize,omitempty"`
 		EnableArtworkPrecache   bool   `json:"enableArtworkPrecache,omitempty"`
@@ -56,13 +52,11 @@ type Data struct {
 		EnableStarRating        bool   `json:"enableStarRating,omitempty"`
 		EnableLastFM            bool   `json:"enableLastFM,omitempty"`
 		EnableListenBrainz      bool   `json:"enableListenBrainz,omitempty"`
-		EnableDeezer            bool   `json:"enableDeezer,omitempty"`
 		EnableMediaFileCoverArt bool   `json:"enableMediaFileCoverArt,omitempty"`
 		EnableSpotify           bool   `json:"enableSpotify,omitempty"`
 		EnableJukebox           bool   `json:"enableJukebox,omitempty"`
 		EnablePrometheus        bool   `json:"enablePrometheus,omitempty"`
 		EnableCoverAnimation    bool   `json:"enableCoverAnimation,omitempty"`
-		EnableNowPlaying        bool   `json:"enableNowPlaying,omitempty"`
 		SessionTimeout          uint64 `json:"sessionTimeout,omitempty"`
 		SearchFullString        bool   `json:"searchFullString,omitempty"`
 		RecentlyAddedByModTime  bool   `json:"recentlyAddedByModTime,omitempty"`
@@ -71,17 +65,7 @@ type Data struct {
 		BackupCount             int    `json:"backupCount,omitempty"`
 		DevActivityPanel        bool   `json:"devActivityPanel,omitempty"`
 		DefaultBackgroundURLSet bool   `json:"defaultBackgroundURL,omitempty"`
-		HasSmartPlaylists       bool   `json:"hasSmartPlaylists,omitempty"`
-		ReverseProxyConfigured  bool   `json:"reverseProxyConfigured,omitempty"`
-		HasCustomPID            bool   `json:"hasCustomPID,omitempty"`
-		HasCustomTags           bool   `json:"hasCustomTags,omitempty"`
 	} `json:"config"`
-	Plugins map[string]PluginInfo `json:"plugins,omitempty"`
-}
-
-type PluginInfo struct {
-	Name    string `json:"name"`
-	Version string `json:"version"`
 }

 type FSInfo struct {
--- a/core/metrics/prometheus.go
+++ b/core/metrics/prometheus.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package metrics

 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/singleton"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 )
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import (
 type Metrics interface {
 	WriteInitialMetrics(ctx context.Context)
 	WriteAfterScanMetrics(ctx context.Context, success bool)
-	RecordRequest(ctx context.Context, endpoint, method, client string, status int32, elapsed int64)
-	RecordPluginRequest(ctx context.Context, plugin, method string, ok bool, elapsed int64)
 	GetHandler() http.Handler
 }

@@ -29,18 +27,8 @@ type metrics struct {
 	ds model.DataStore
 }

-func GetPrometheusInstance(ds model.DataStore) Metrics {
-	if !conf.Server.Prometheus.Enabled {
-		return noopMetrics{}
-	}
-
-	return singleton.GetInstance(func() *metrics {
-		return &metrics{ds: ds}
-	})
-}
-
-func NewNoopInstance() Metrics {
-	return noopMetrics{}
+func NewPrometheusInstance(ds model.DataStore) Metrics {
+	return &metrics{ds: ds}
 }

 func (m *metrics) WriteInitialMetrics(ctx context.Context) {
@@ -56,38 +44,6 @@ func (m *metrics) WriteAfterScanMetrics(ctx context.Context, success bool) {
 	getPrometheusMetrics().mediaScansCounter.With(scanLabels).Inc()
 }

-func (m *metrics) RecordRequest(_ context.Context, endpoint, method, client string, status int32, elapsed int64) {
-	httpLabel := prometheus.Labels{
-		"endpoint": endpoint,
-		"method":   method,
-		"client":   client,
-		"status":   strconv.FormatInt(int64(status), 10),
-	}
-	getPrometheusMetrics().httpRequestCounter.With(httpLabel).Inc()
-
-	httpLatencyLabel := prometheus.Labels{
-		"endpoint": endpoint,
-		"method":   method,
-		"client":   client,
-	}
-	getPrometheusMetrics().httpRequestDuration.With(httpLatencyLabel).Observe(float64(elapsed))
-}
-
-func (m *metrics) RecordPluginRequest(_ context.Context, plugin, method string, ok bool, elapsed int64) {
-	pluginLabel := prometheus.Labels{
-		"plugin": plugin,
-		"method": method,
-		"ok":     strconv.FormatBool(ok),
-	}
-	getPrometheusMetrics().pluginRequestCounter.With(pluginLabel).Inc()
-
-	pluginLatencyLabel := prometheus.Labels{
-		"plugin": plugin,
-		"method": method,
-	}
-	getPrometheusMetrics().pluginRequestDuration.With(pluginLatencyLabel).Observe(float64(elapsed))
-}
-
 func (m *metrics) GetHandler() http.Handler {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()

@@ -96,31 +52,20 @@ func (m *metrics) GetHandler() http.Handler {
 			consts.PrometheusAuthUser: conf.Server.Prometheus.Password,
 		}))
 	}
+	r.Handle("/", promhttp.Handler())

-	// Enable created at timestamp to handle zero counter on create.
-	// This requires --enable-feature=created-timestamp-zero-ingestion to be passed in Prometheus
-	r.Handle("/", promhttp.HandlerFor(prometheus.DefaultGatherer, promhttp.HandlerOpts{
-		EnableOpenMetrics:                   true,
-		EnableOpenMetricsTextCreatedSamples: true,
-	}))
 	return r
 }

 type prometheusMetrics struct {
-	dbTotal               *prometheus.GaugeVec
-	versionInfo           *prometheus.GaugeVec
-	lastMediaScan         *prometheus.GaugeVec
-	mediaScansCounter     *prometheus.CounterVec
-	httpRequestCounter    *prometheus.CounterVec
-	httpRequestDuration   *prometheus.SummaryVec
-	pluginRequestCounter  *prometheus.CounterVec
-	pluginRequestDuration *prometheus.SummaryVec
+	dbTotal           *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	versionInfo       *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	lastMediaScan     *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	mediaScansCounter *prometheus.CounterVec
 }

 // Prometheus' metrics requires initialization. But not more than once
 var getPrometheusMetrics = sync.OnceValue(func() *prometheusMetrics {
-	quartilesToEstimate := map[float64]float64{0.5: 0.05, 0.75: 0.025, 0.9: 0.01, 0.99: 0.001}
-
 	instance := &prometheusMetrics{
 		dbTotal: prometheus.NewGaugeVec(
 			prometheus.GaugeOpts{
@@ -150,49 +95,23 @@ var getPrometheusMetrics = sync.OnceValue(func() *prometheusMetrics {
 			},
 			[]string{"success"},
 		),
-		httpRequestCounter: prometheus.NewCounterVec(
-			prometheus.CounterOpts{
-				Name: "http_request_count",
-				Help: "Request types by status",
-			},
-			[]string{"endpoint", "method", "client", "status"},
-		),
-		httpRequestDuration: prometheus.NewSummaryVec(
-			prometheus.SummaryOpts{
-				Name:       "http_request_latency",
-				Help:       "Latency (in ms) of HTTP requests",
-				Objectives: quartilesToEstimate,
-			},
-			[]string{"endpoint", "method", "client"},
-		),
-		pluginRequestCounter: prometheus.NewCounterVec(
-			prometheus.CounterOpts{
-				Name: "plugin_request_count",
-				Help: "Plugin requests by method/status",
-			},
-			[]string{"plugin", "method", "ok"},
-		),
-		pluginRequestDuration: prometheus.NewSummaryVec(
-			prometheus.SummaryOpts{
-				Name:       "plugin_request_latency",
-				Help:       "Latency (in ms) of plugin requests",
-				Objectives: quartilesToEstimate,
-			},
-			[]string{"plugin", "method"},
-		),
 	}
-
-	prometheus.DefaultRegisterer.MustRegister(
-		instance.dbTotal,
-		instance.versionInfo,
-		instance.lastMediaScan,
-		instance.mediaScansCounter,
-		instance.httpRequestCounter,
-		instance.httpRequestDuration,
-		instance.pluginRequestCounter,
-		instance.pluginRequestDuration,
-	)
-
+	err := prometheus.DefaultRegisterer.Register(instance.dbTotal)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Unable to create Prometheus metric instance", fmt.Errorf("unable to register db_model_totals metrics: %w", err))
+	}
+	err = prometheus.DefaultRegisterer.Register(instance.versionInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Unable to create Prometheus metric instance", fmt.Errorf("unable to register navidrome_info metrics: %w", err))
+	}
+	err = prometheus.DefaultRegisterer.Register(instance.lastMediaScan)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Unable to create Prometheus metric instance", fmt.Errorf("unable to register media_scan_last metrics: %w", err))
+	}
+	err = prometheus.DefaultRegisterer.Register(instance.mediaScansCounter)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Unable to create Prometheus metric instance", fmt.Errorf("unable to register media_scans metrics: %w", err))
+	}
 	return instance
 })

@@ -225,16 +144,3 @@ func processSqlAggregateMetrics(ctx context.Context, ds model.DataStore, targetG
 	}
 	targetGauge.With(prometheus.Labels{"model": "user"}).Set(float64(usersCount))
 }
-
-type noopMetrics struct {
-}
-
-func (n noopMetrics) WriteInitialMetrics(context.Context) {}
-
-func (n noopMetrics) WriteAfterScanMetrics(context.Context, bool) {}
-
-func (n noopMetrics) RecordRequest(context.Context, string, string, string, int32, int64) {}
-
-func (n noopMetrics) RecordPluginRequest(context.Context, string, string, bool, int64) {}
-
-func (n noopMetrics) GetHandler() http.Handler { return nil }
--- a/core/mock_library_service.go
+++ b/core/mock_library_service.go
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-package core
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"github.com/deluan/rest"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-)
-
-// MockLibraryWrapper provides a simple wrapper around MockLibraryRepo
-// that implements the core.Library interface for testing
-type MockLibraryWrapper struct {
-	*tests.MockLibraryRepo
-}
-
-// MockLibraryRestAdapter adapts MockLibraryRepo to rest.Repository interface
-type MockLibraryRestAdapter struct {
-	*tests.MockLibraryRepo
-}
-
-// NewMockLibraryService creates a new mock library service for testing
-func NewMockLibraryService() Library {
-	repo := &tests.MockLibraryRepo{
-		Data: make(map[int]model.Library),
-	}
-	// Set up default test data
-	repo.SetData(model.Libraries{
-		{ID: 1, Name: "Test Library 1", Path: "/music/library1"},
-		{ID: 2, Name: "Test Library 2", Path: "/music/library2"},
-	})
-	return &MockLibraryWrapper{MockLibraryRepo: repo}
-}
-
-func (m *MockLibraryWrapper) NewRepository(ctx context.Context) rest.Repository {
-	return &MockLibraryRestAdapter{MockLibraryRepo: m.MockLibraryRepo}
-}
-
-// rest.Repository interface implementation
-
-func (a *MockLibraryRestAdapter) Delete(id string) error {
-	return a.DeleteByStringID(id)
-}
-
-var _ Library = (*MockLibraryWrapper)(nil)
-var _ rest.Repository = (*MockLibraryRestAdapter)(nil)
--- a/core/playback/mpv/mpv.go
+++ b/core/playback/mpv/mpv.go
@@ -10,15 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"

-	"github.com/kballard/go-shellquote"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 )

 func start(ctx context.Context, args []string) (Executor, error) {
-	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return Executor{}, fmt.Errorf("no command arguments provided")
-	}
 	log.Debug("Executing mpv command", "cmd", args)
 	j := Executor{args: args}
 	j.PipeReader, j.out = io.Pipe()
@@ -75,32 +71,28 @@ func (j *Executor) wait() {

 // Path will always be an absolute path
 func createMPVCommand(deviceName string, filename string, socketName string) []string {
-	// Parse the template structure using shell parsing to handle quoted arguments
-	templateArgs, err := shellquote.Split(conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to parse MPV command template", "template", conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate, err)
-		return nil
+	split := strings.Split(fixCmd(conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate), " ")
+	for i, s := range split {
+		s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "%d", deviceName)
+		s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "%f", filename)
+		s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "%s", socketName)
+		split[i] = s
 	}
+	return split
+}

-	// Replace placeholders in each parsed argument to preserve spaces in substituted values
-	for i, arg := range templateArgs {
-		arg = strings.ReplaceAll(arg, "%d", deviceName)
-		arg = strings.ReplaceAll(arg, "%f", filename)
-		arg = strings.ReplaceAll(arg, "%s", socketName)
-		templateArgs[i] = arg
-	}
-
-	// Replace mpv executable references with the configured path
-	if len(templateArgs) > 0 {
-		cmdPath, err := mpvCommand()
-		if err == nil {
-			if templateArgs[0] == "mpv" || templateArgs[0] == "mpv.exe" {
-				templateArgs[0] = cmdPath
-			}
+func fixCmd(cmd string) string {
+	split := strings.Split(cmd, " ")
+	var result []string
+	cmdPath, _ := mpvCommand()
+	for _, s := range split {
+		if s == "mpv" || s == "mpv.exe" {
+			result = append(result, cmdPath)
+		} else {
+			result = append(result, s)
 		}
 	}
-
-	return templateArgs
+	return strings.Join(result, " ")
 }

 // This is a 1:1 copy of the stuff in ffmpeg.go, need to be unified.
--- a/core/playback/mpv/mpv_suite_test.go
+++ b/core/playback/mpv/mpv_suite_test.go
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package mpv
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-func TestMPV(t *testing.T) {
-	tests.Init(t, false)
-	log.SetLevel(log.LevelFatal)
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "MPV Suite")
-}
--- a/core/playback/mpv/mpv_test.go
+++ b/core/playback/mpv/mpv_test.go
@@ -1,390 +0,0 @@
-package mpv
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("MPV", func() {
-	var (
-		testScript string
-		tempDir    string
-	)
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-
-		// Reset MPV cache
-		mpvOnce = sync.Once{}
-		mpvPath = ""
-		mpvErr = nil
-
-		// Create temporary directory for test files
-		var err error
-		tempDir, err = os.MkdirTemp("", "mpv_test_*")
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		DeferCleanup(func() { os.RemoveAll(tempDir) })
-
-		// Create mock MPV script that outputs arguments to stdout
-		testScript = createMockMPVScript(tempDir)
-
-		// Configure test MPV path
-		conf.Server.MPVPath = testScript
-	})
-
-	Describe("createMPVCommand", func() {
-		Context("with default template", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = "mpv --audio-device=%d --no-audio-display --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s"
-			})
-
-			It("creates correct command with simple paths", func() {
-				args := createMPVCommand("auto", "/music/test.mp3", "/tmp/socket")
-				Expect(args).To(Equal([]string{
-					testScript,
-					"--audio-device=auto",
-					"--no-audio-display",
-					"--pause",
-					"/music/test.mp3",
-					"--input-ipc-server=/tmp/socket",
-				}))
-			})
-
-			It("handles paths with spaces", func() {
-				args := createMPVCommand("auto", "/music/My Album/01 - Song.mp3", "/tmp/socket")
-				Expect(args).To(Equal([]string{
-					testScript,
-					"--audio-device=auto",
-					"--no-audio-display",
-					"--pause",
-					"/music/My Album/01 - Song.mp3",
-					"--input-ipc-server=/tmp/socket",
-				}))
-			})
-
-			It("handles complex device names", func() {
-				deviceName := "coreaudio/AppleUSBAudioEngine:Cambridge Audio :Cambridge Audio USB Audio 1.0:0000:1"
-				args := createMPVCommand(deviceName, "/music/test.mp3", "/tmp/socket")
-				Expect(args).To(Equal([]string{
-					testScript,
-					"--audio-device=" + deviceName,
-					"--no-audio-display",
-					"--pause",
-					"/music/test.mp3",
-					"--input-ipc-server=/tmp/socket",
-				}))
-			})
-		})
-
-		Context("with snapcast template (issue #3619)", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// This is the template that fails with naive space splitting
-				conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = "mpv --no-audio-display --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s --audio-channels=stereo --audio-samplerate=48000 --audio-format=s16 --ao=pcm --ao-pcm-file=/audio/snapcast_fifo"
-			})
-
-			It("creates correct command for snapcast integration", func() {
-				args := createMPVCommand("auto", "/music/test.mp3", "/tmp/socket")
-				Expect(args).To(Equal([]string{
-					testScript,
-					"--no-audio-display",
-					"--pause",
-					"/music/test.mp3",
-					"--input-ipc-server=/tmp/socket",
-					"--audio-channels=stereo",
-					"--audio-samplerate=48000",
-					"--audio-format=s16",
-					"--ao=pcm",
-					"--ao-pcm-file=/audio/snapcast_fifo",
-				}))
-			})
-		})
-
-		Context("with wrapper script template", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Test case that would break with naive splitting due to quoted arguments
-				conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = `/tmp/mpv.sh --no-audio-display --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s --audio-channels=stereo`
-			})
-
-			It("handles wrapper script paths", func() {
-				args := createMPVCommand("auto", "/music/test.mp3", "/tmp/socket")
-				Expect(args).To(Equal([]string{
-					"/tmp/mpv.sh",
-					"--no-audio-display",
-					"--pause",
-					"/music/test.mp3",
-					"--input-ipc-server=/tmp/socket",
-					"--audio-channels=stereo",
-				}))
-			})
-		})
-
-		Context("with extra spaces in template", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = "mpv    --audio-device=%d   --no-audio-display     --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s"
-			})
-
-			It("handles extra spaces correctly", func() {
-				args := createMPVCommand("auto", "/music/test.mp3", "/tmp/socket")
-				Expect(args).To(Equal([]string{
-					testScript,
-					"--audio-device=auto",
-					"--no-audio-display",
-					"--pause",
-					"/music/test.mp3",
-					"--input-ipc-server=/tmp/socket",
-				}))
-			})
-		})
-		Context("with paths containing spaces in template arguments", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Template with spaces in the path arguments themselves
-				conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = `mpv --no-audio-display --pause %f --ao-pcm-file="/audio/my folder/snapcast_fifo" --input-ipc-server=%s`
-			})
-
-			It("handles spaces in quoted template argument paths", func() {
-				args := createMPVCommand("auto", "/music/test.mp3", "/tmp/socket")
-				// This test reveals the limitation of strings.Fields() - it will split on all spaces
-				// Expected behavior would be to keep the path as one argument
-				Expect(args).To(Equal([]string{
-					testScript,
-					"--no-audio-display",
-					"--pause",
-					"/music/test.mp3",
-					"--ao-pcm-file=/audio/my folder/snapcast_fifo", // This should be one argument
-					"--input-ipc-server=/tmp/socket",
-				}))
-			})
-		})
-
-		Context("with malformed template", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Template with unmatched quotes that will cause shell parsing to fail
-				conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = `mpv --no-audio-display --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s --ao-pcm-file="/unclosed/quote`
-			})
-
-			It("returns nil when shell parsing fails", func() {
-				args := createMPVCommand("auto", "/music/test.mp3", "/tmp/socket")
-				Expect(args).To(BeNil())
-			})
-		})
-
-		Context("with empty template", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = ""
-			})
-
-			It("returns empty slice for empty template", func() {
-				args := createMPVCommand("auto", "/music/test.mp3", "/tmp/socket")
-				Expect(args).To(Equal([]string{}))
-			})
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("start", func() {
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = "mpv --audio-device=%d --no-audio-display --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s"
-		})
-
-		It("executes MPV command and captures arguments correctly", func() {
-			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
-			defer cancel()
-
-			deviceName := "auto"
-			filename := "/music/test.mp3"
-			socketName := "/tmp/test_socket"
-
-			args := createMPVCommand(deviceName, filename, socketName)
-			executor, err := start(ctx, args)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Read all the output from stdout (this will block until the process finishes or is canceled)
-			output, err := io.ReadAll(executor)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Parse the captured arguments
-			lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), "\n")
-			Expect(lines).To(HaveLen(6))
-			Expect(lines[0]).To(Equal(testScript))
-			Expect(lines[1]).To(Equal("--audio-device=auto"))
-			Expect(lines[2]).To(Equal("--no-audio-display"))
-			Expect(lines[3]).To(Equal("--pause"))
-			Expect(lines[4]).To(Equal("/music/test.mp3"))
-			Expect(lines[5]).To(Equal("--input-ipc-server=/tmp/test_socket"))
-		})
-
-		It("handles file paths with spaces", func() {
-			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
-			defer cancel()
-
-			deviceName := "auto"
-			filename := "/music/My Album/01 - My Song.mp3"
-			socketName := "/tmp/test socket"
-
-			args := createMPVCommand(deviceName, filename, socketName)
-			executor, err := start(ctx, args)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Read all the output from stdout (this will block until the process finishes or is canceled)
-			output, err := io.ReadAll(executor)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			// Parse the captured arguments
-			lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), "\n")
-			Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("/music/My Album/01 - My Song.mp3"))
-			Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("--input-ipc-server=/tmp/test socket"))
-		})
-
-		Context("with complex snapcast configuration", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = "mpv --no-audio-display --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s --audio-channels=stereo --audio-samplerate=48000 --audio-format=s16 --ao=pcm --ao-pcm-file=/audio/snapcast_fifo"
-			})
-
-			It("passes all snapcast arguments correctly", func() {
-				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
-				defer cancel()
-
-				deviceName := "auto"
-				filename := "/music/album/track.flac"
-				socketName := "/tmp/mpv-ctrl-test.socket"
-
-				args := createMPVCommand(deviceName, filename, socketName)
-				executor, err := start(ctx, args)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-				// Read all the output from stdout (this will block until the process finishes or is canceled)
-				output, err := io.ReadAll(executor)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-				// Parse the captured arguments
-				lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), "\n")
-
-				// Verify all expected arguments are present
-				Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("--no-audio-display"))
-				Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("--pause"))
-				Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("/music/album/track.flac"))
-				Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("--input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpv-ctrl-test.socket"))
-				Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("--audio-channels=stereo"))
-				Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("--audio-samplerate=48000"))
-				Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("--audio-format=s16"))
-				Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("--ao=pcm"))
-				Expect(lines).To(ContainElement("--ao-pcm-file=/audio/snapcast_fifo"))
-			})
-		})
-
-		Context("with nil args", func() {
-			It("returns error when args is nil", func() {
-				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
-				defer cancel()
-
-				_, err := start(ctx, nil)
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal("no command arguments provided"))
-			})
-
-			It("returns error when args is empty", func() {
-				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
-				defer cancel()
-
-				_, err := start(ctx, []string{})
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal("no command arguments provided"))
-			})
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("mpvCommand", func() {
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			// Reset the mpv command cache
-			mpvOnce = sync.Once{}
-			mpvPath = ""
-			mpvErr = nil
-		})
-
-		It("finds the configured MPV path", func() {
-			conf.Server.MPVPath = testScript
-			path, err := mpvCommand()
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(path).To(Equal(testScript))
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("NewTrack integration", func() {
-		var testMediaFile model.MediaFile
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-			conf.Server.MPVPath = testScript
-
-			// Create a test media file
-			testMediaFile = model.MediaFile{
-				ID:   "test-id",
-				Path: "/music/test.mp3",
-			}
-		})
-
-		Context("with malformed template", func() {
-			BeforeEach(func() {
-				// Template with unmatched quotes that will cause shell parsing to fail
-				conf.Server.MPVCmdTemplate = `mpv --no-audio-display --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s --ao-pcm-file="/unclosed/quote`
-			})
-
-			It("returns error when createMPVCommand fails", func() {
-				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
-				defer cancel()
-
-				playbackDone := make(chan bool, 1)
-				_, err := NewTrack(ctx, playbackDone, "auto", testMediaFile)
-				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal("no mpv command arguments provided"))
-			})
-		})
-	})
-})
-
-// createMockMPVScript creates a mock script that outputs arguments to stdout
-func createMockMPVScript(tempDir string) string {
-	var scriptContent string
-	var scriptExt string
-
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		scriptExt = ".bat"
-		scriptContent = `@echo off
-echo %0
-:loop
-if "%~1"=="" goto end
-echo %~1
-shift
-goto loop
-:end
-`
-	} else {
-		scriptExt = ".sh"
-		scriptContent = `#!/bin/sh
-echo "$0"
-for arg in "$@"; do
-    echo "$arg"
-done
-`
-	}
-
-	scriptPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "mock_mpv"+scriptExt)
-	err := os.WriteFile(scriptPath, []byte(scriptContent), 0755) // nolint:gosec
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create mock script: %v", err))
-	}
-
-	return scriptPath
-}
--- a/core/playback/mpv/sockets_win.go
+++ b/core/playback/mpv/sockets_win.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ package mpv
 import (
 	"path/filepath"

-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/id"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )

 func socketName(prefix, suffix string) string {
 	// Windows needs to use a named pipe for the socket
 	// see https://mpv.io/manual/master#using-mpv-from-other-programs-or-scripts
-	return filepath.Join(`\\.\pipe\mpvsocket`, prefix+id.NewRandom()+suffix)
+	return filepath.Join(`\\.\pipe\mpvsocket`, prefix+uuid.NewString()+suffix)
 }

 func removeSocket(string) {
--- a/core/playback/mpv/track.go
+++ b/core/playback/mpv/track.go
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ func NewTrack(ctx context.Context, playbackDoneChannel chan bool, deviceName str

 	tmpSocketName := socketName("mpv-ctrl-", ".socket")

-	args := createMPVCommand(deviceName, mf.AbsolutePath(), tmpSocketName)
-	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no mpv command arguments provided")
-	}
+	args := createMPVCommand(deviceName, mf.Path, tmpSocketName)
 	exe, err := start(ctx, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error starting mpv process", err)
--- a/core/players.go
+++ b/core/players.go
@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"

-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/id"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
 )

 type Players interface {
@@ -20,57 +17,46 @@ type Players interface {
 }

 func NewPlayers(ds model.DataStore) Players {
-	return &players{
-		ds:      ds,
-		limiter: utils.Limiter{Interval: consts.UpdatePlayerFrequency},
-	}
+	return &players{ds}
 }

 type players struct {
-	ds      model.DataStore
-	limiter utils.Limiter
+	ds model.DataStore
 }

-func (p *players) Register(ctx context.Context, playerID, client, userAgent, ip string) (*model.Player, *model.Transcoding, error) {
+func (p *players) Register(ctx context.Context, id, client, userAgent, ip string) (*model.Player, *model.Transcoding, error) {
 	var plr *model.Player
 	var trc *model.Transcoding
 	var err error
 	user, _ := request.UserFrom(ctx)
-	if playerID != "" {
-		plr, err = p.ds.Player(ctx).Get(playerID)
+	if id != "" {
+		plr, err = p.ds.Player(ctx).Get(id)
 		if err == nil && plr.Client != client {
-			playerID = ""
+			id = ""
 		}
 	}
-	username := userName(ctx)
-	if err != nil || playerID == "" {
+	if err != nil || id == "" {
 		plr, err = p.ds.Player(ctx).FindMatch(user.ID, client, userAgent)
 		if err == nil {
-			log.Debug(ctx, "Found matching player", "id", plr.ID, "client", client, "username", username, "type", userAgent)
+			log.Debug(ctx, "Found matching player", "id", plr.ID, "client", client, "username", userName(ctx), "type", userAgent)
 		} else {
 			plr = &model.Player{
-				ID:              id.NewRandom(),
+				ID:              uuid.NewString(),
 				UserId:          user.ID,
 				Client:          client,
 				ScrobbleEnabled: true,
-				ReportRealPath:  conf.Server.Subsonic.DefaultReportRealPath,
 			}
-			log.Info(ctx, "Registering new player", "id", plr.ID, "client", client, "username", username, "type", userAgent)
+			log.Info(ctx, "Registering new player", "id", plr.ID, "client", client, "username", userName(ctx), "type", userAgent)
 		}
 	}
 	plr.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%s [%s]", client, userAgent)
 	plr.UserAgent = userAgent
 	plr.IP = ip
 	plr.LastSeen = time.Now()
-	p.limiter.Do(plr.ID, func() {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second)
-		defer cancel()
-
-		err = p.ds.Player(ctx).Put(plr)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn(ctx, "Could not save player", "id", plr.ID, "client", client, "username", username, "type", userAgent, err)
-		}
-	})
+	err = p.ds.Player(ctx).Put(plr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 	if plr.TranscodingId != "" {
 		trc, err = p.ds.Transcoding(ctx).Get(plr.TranscodingId)
 	}
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More