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

Signed-off-by: Deluan <deluan@navidrome.org>
2026-01-01 19:38:06 -05:00 · 2025-02-20 19:59:29 -05:00
499 changed files with 10071 additions and 28581 deletions
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
 		"args": {
 			// Update the VARIANT arg to pick a version of Go: 1, 1.15, 1.14
-			"VARIANT": "1.24",
+			"VARIANT": "1.23",
 			// Options
 			"INSTALL_NODE": "true",
 			"NODE_VERSION": "v20"
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
          version: ${{ env.CROSS_TAGLIB_VERSION }}

      - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v7
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
        with:
          version: latest
          problem-matchers: true
--- 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/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ music
 docker-compose.yml
 !contrib/docker-compose.yml
 binaries
-navidrome-master
-*.exe
+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/11
+++ b/11
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ COPY --from=ui /build /build

 ########################################################################################################################
 ### Build Navidrome binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.24-bookworm AS base
+FROM --platform=$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
@@ -70,6 +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
@@ -79,9 +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 \
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ 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/
@@ -133,12 +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/18
+++ b/18
@@ -29,27 +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

 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

 test: ##@Development Run Go tests
-	go test -tags netgo ./...
-.PHONY: test
-
-testrace: ##@Development Run Go tests with race detector
 	go test -tags netgo -race -shuffle=on ./...
 .PHONY: test

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

 lint: ##@Development Lint Go code
-	go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@latest run -v --timeout 5m
+	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
@@ -59,16 +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$$`
+	@go run golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest -w `find . -name '*.go' | grep -v _gen.go$$`
 	@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
--- 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
@@ -1,154 +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/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
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		e = &extractor{}
-	})
-
-	Describe("Participants", func() {
-		DescribeTable("test tags consistent across formats", func(format string) {
-			path := "tests/fixtures/test." + format
-			mds, err := e.Parse(path)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			info := mds[path]
-			fileInfo, _ := os.Stat(path)
-			info.FileInfo = testFileInfo{FileInfo: fileInfo}
-
-			metadata := metadata.New(path, info)
-			mf := metadata.ToMediaFile(1, "folderID")
-
-			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("WMA format", "wv"),
-
-			Entry("MP3 format", "mp3"),
-			Entry("WAV format", "wav"),
-			Entry("AIFF format", "aiff"),
-		)
-	})
-})
--- a/adapters/taglib/taglib.go
+++ b/adapters/taglib/taglib.go
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-package taglib
-
-import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"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{}
-	if length, ok := tags["_lengthinmilliseconds"]; ok && len(length) > 0 {
-		millis, _ := strconv.Atoi(length[0])
-		if millis > 0 {
-			ap.Duration = (time.Millisecond * time.Duration(millis)).Round(time.Millisecond * 10)
-		}
-		delete(tags, "_lengthinmilliseconds")
-	}
-	parseProp := func(prop string, target *int) {
-		if value, ok := tags[prop]; ok && len(value) > 0 {
-			*target, _ = strconv.Atoi(value[0])
-			delete(tags, prop)
-		}
-	}
-	parseProp("_bitrate", &ap.BitRate)
-	parseProp("_channels", &ap.Channels)
-	parseProp("_samplerate", &ap.SampleRate)
-	parseProp("_bitspersample", &ap.BitDepth)
-
-	// 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",
-}
-
-// 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}
-	})
-}
--- 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, 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(BeFalse())
-		})
-
-		DescribeTable("Format-Specific tests",
-			func(file, duration string, channels, samplerate, bitdepth int, albumGain, albumPeak, trackGain, trackPeak string, id3Lyrics 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(BeFalse())
-				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),
-
-			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),
-			Entry("correctly parses m4a (aac) gain tags (uppercase)", "test.m4a", "1.04s", 2, 44100, 16, "0.37", "0.48", "0.37", "0.48", false),
-			Entry("correctly parses ogg (vorbis) tags", "test.ogg", "1.04s", 2, 8000, 0, "+7.64 dB", "0.11772506", "+7.64 dB", "0.11772506", false),
-
-			// 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),
-
-			// 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),
-
-			// 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),
-
-			// 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),
-		)
-
-		// 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/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/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() {
@@ -72,23 +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))
-	if conf.Server.Scanner.Enabled {
-		g.Go(runInitialScan(ctx))
-		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)
@@ -108,9 +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 := CreateServer(conf.Server.MusicFolder)
 		a.MountRouter("Native API", consts.URLPathNativeAPI, CreateNativeAPIRouter())
-		a.MountRouter("Subsonic API", consts.URLPathSubsonicAPI, CreateSubsonicAPIRouter(ctx))
+		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())
@@ -137,97 +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)
-			}
+			_ = 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
-}
-
-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 {
-			scanner := 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 = scanner.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
 	}
 }
@@ -236,7 +158,7 @@ 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
 		}

@@ -267,21 +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 {
--- a/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/cmd/scan.go
@@ -2,28 +2,15 @@ package cmd

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

-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/artwork"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/metrics"
-	"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)
 }

@@ -32,53 +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, artwork.NoopCacheWarmer(), pls, metrics.NewNoopInstance(), 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
@@ -7,20 +7,17 @@
 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/scanner"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server"
@@ -30,19 +27,9 @@ 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()
@@ -61,27 +48,27 @@ func CreateNativeAPIRouter() *nativeapi.Router {
 	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()
-	agentsAgents := agents.GetAgents(dataStore)
-	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)
 	metricsMetrics := metrics.NewPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	scannerScanner := scanner.New(ctx, dataStore, cacheWarmer, broker, playlists, metricsMetrics)
+	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)
+	router := subsonic.New(dataStore, artworkArtwork, mediaStreamer, archiver, players, externalMetadata, scannerScanner, broker, playlists, playTracker, share, playbackServer)
 	return router
 }

@@ -90,9 +77,9 @@ func CreatePublicRouter() *public.Router {
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
 	fileCache := artwork.GetImageCache()
 	fFmpeg := ffmpeg.New()
-	agentsAgents := agents.GetAgents(dataStore)
-	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)
@@ -129,39 +116,22 @@ func CreatePrometheus() metrics.Metrics {
 	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()
-	agentsAgents := agents.GetAgents(dataStore)
-	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)
 	metricsMetrics := metrics.NewPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	scannerScanner := scanner.New(ctx, dataStore, cacheWarmer, broker, playlists, metricsMetrics)
+	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()
-	agentsAgents := agents.GetAgents(dataStore)
-	provider := external.NewProvider(dataStore, agentsAgents)
-	artworkArtwork := artwork.NewArtwork(dataStore, fileCache, fFmpeg, provider)
-	cacheWarmer := artwork.NewCacheWarmer(artworkArtwork, fileCache)
-	broker := events.GetBroker()
-	playlists := core.NewPlaylists(dataStore)
-	metricsMetrics := metrics.NewPrometheusInstance(dataStore)
-	scannerScanner := scanner.New(ctx, dataStore, cacheWarmer, broker, playlists, metricsMetrics)
-	watcher := scanner.NewWatcher(dataStore, scannerScanner)
-	return watcher
-}
-
 func GetPlaybackServer() playback.PlaybackServer {
 	sqlDB := db.Db()
 	dataStore := persistence.New(sqlDB)
@@ -171,4 +141,4 @@ func GetPlaybackServer() playback.PlaybackServer {

 // 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.NewWatcher, metrics.NewPrometheusInstance, db.Db)
+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
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 package cmd

 import (
-	"context"
-
 	"github.com/google/wire"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents/lastfm"
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/metrics"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/playback"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/db"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/persistence"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/scanner"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/server"
@@ -34,19 +31,12 @@ var allProviders = wire.NewSet(
 	lastfm.NewRouter,
 	listenbrainz.NewRouter,
 	events.GetBroker,
-	scanner.New,
-	scanner.NewWatcher,
-	metrics.NewPrometheusInstance,
+	scanner.GetInstance,
 	db.Db,
+	metrics.NewPrometheusInstance,
 )

-func CreateDataStore() model.DataStore {
-	panic(wire.Build(
-		allProviders,
-	))
-}
-
-func CreateServer() *server.Server {
+func CreateServer(musicFolder string) *server.Server {
 	panic(wire.Build(
 		allProviders,
 	))
@@ -58,7 +48,7 @@ func CreateNativeAPIRouter() *nativeapi.Router {
 	))
 }

-func CreateSubsonicAPIRouter(ctx context.Context) *subsonic.Router {
+func CreateSubsonicAPIRouter() *subsonic.Router {
 	panic(wire.Build(
 		allProviders,
 	))
@@ -94,13 +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,
 	))
--- 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/chain"
 	"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
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@ type configOptions struct {
 	PreferSortTags                  bool
 	IgnoredArticles                 string
 	IndexGroups                     string
+	SubsonicArtistParticipations    bool
 	FFmpegPath                      string
 	MPVPath                         string
 	MPVCmdTemplate                  string
@@ -90,15 +90,11 @@ type configOptions struct {
 	Scanner                         scannerOptions
 	Jukebox                         jukeboxOptions
 	Backup                          backupOptions
-	PID                             pidOptions
-	Inspect                         inspectOptions
-	Subsonic                        subsonicOptions

 	Agents       string
 	LastFM       lastfmOptions
 	Spotify      spotifyOptions
 	ListenBrainz listenBrainzOptions
-	Tags         map[string]TagConf

 	// DevFlags. These are used to enable/disable debugging and incomplete features
 	DevLogSourceLine                 bool
@@ -117,37 +113,14 @@ type configOptions struct {
 	DevArtworkThrottleBacklogTimeout time.Duration
 	DevArtistInfoTimeToLive          time.Duration
 	DevAlbumInfoTimeToLive           time.Duration
-	DevExternalScanner               bool
-	DevScannerThreads                uint
 	DevInsightsInitialDelay          time.Duration
 	DevEnablePlayerInsights          bool
 }

 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
-}
-
-type subsonicOptions struct {
-	AppendSubtitle        bool
-	ArtistParticipations  bool
-	DefaultReportRealPath bool
-	LegacyClients         string
-}
-
-type TagConf struct {
-	Ignore    bool     `yaml:"ignore"`
-	Aliases   []string `yaml:"aliases"`
-	Type      string   `yaml:"type"`
-	MaxLength int      `yaml:"maxLength"`
-	Split     []string `yaml:"split"`
-	Album     bool     `yaml:"album"`
+	GenreSeparators    string
+	GroupAlbumReleases bool
 }

 type lastfmOptions struct {
@@ -192,18 +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
-}
-
 var (
 	Server = &configOptions{}
 	hooks  []func()
@@ -216,10 +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)
@@ -271,12 +232,11 @@ func Load(noConfigDump bool) {
 	log.SetLogSourceLine(Server.DevLogSourceLine)
 	log.SetRedacting(Server.EnableLogRedacting)

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

@@ -294,7 +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)
@@ -306,31 +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")
-
 	// 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.
@@ -368,24 +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
+func validateScanSchedule() error {
+	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)
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func validateScanSchedule() error {
-	if Server.Scanner.Schedule == "0" || Server.Scanner.Schedule == "" {
-		Server.Scanner.Schedule = ""
+	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
 }

@@ -394,8 +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
 }

@@ -406,7 +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)
 	}
@@ -428,6 +373,8 @@ func init() {
 	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", "")
@@ -441,7 +388,7 @@ func init() {
 	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)
@@ -453,6 +400,7 @@ func init() {
 	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 --pause %f --input-ipc-server=%s")

@@ -468,9 +416,6 @@ func init() {
 	viper.SetDefault("defaultuivolume", consts.DefaultUIVolume)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablereplaygain", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablecoveranimation", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("enablesharing", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("shareurl", "")
-	viper.SetDefault("defaultdownloadableshare", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("gatrackingid", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("enableinsightscollector", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("enablelogredacting", true)
@@ -490,20 +435,10 @@ func init() {
 	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("subsonic.appendsubtitle", true)
-	viper.SetDefault("subsonic.artistparticipations", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("subsonic.defaultreportrealpath", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("subsonic.legacyclients", "DSub")
-
 	viper.SetDefault("agents", "lastfm,spotify")
 	viper.SetDefault("lastfm.enabled", true)
 	viper.SetDefault("lastfm.language", "en")
@@ -520,14 +455,6 @@ func init() {
 	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)
-
 	// DevFlags. These are used to enable/disable debugging and incomplete features
 	viper.SetDefault("devlogsourceline", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("devenableprofiler", false)
@@ -535,6 +462,9 @@ func init() {
 	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)
@@ -544,17 +474,11 @@ func init() {
 	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)
 }

 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.
@@ -578,17 +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
@@ -1,50 +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()
-		viper.SetDefault("datafolder", GinkgoT().TempDir())
-		viper.SetDefault("loglevel", "error")
-		ResetConf()
-	})
-
-	DescribeTable("should load configuration from",
-		func(format string) {
-			filename := filepath.Join("testdata", "cfg."+format)
-
-			// Initialize config with the test file
-			InitConfig(filename)
-			// Load the configuration (with noConfigDump=true)
-			Load(true)
-
-			// Execute the format-specific assertions
-			Expect(Server.MusicFolder).To(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/music", format)))
-			Expect(Server.UIWelcomeMessage).To(Equal("Welcome " + format))
-			Expect(Server.Tags["custom"].Aliases).To(Equal([]string{format, "test"}))
-
-			// The config file used should be the one we created
-			Expect(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
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package conf
-
-func ResetConf() {
-	Server = &configOptions{}
-}
--- 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
@@ -1,29 +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"
+	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"
@@ -53,13 +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"
@@ -70,8 +66,8 @@ const (
 	DefaultHttpClientTimeOut = 10 * time.Second

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

 // Prometheus options
@@ -97,14 +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"
@@ -139,29 +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
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/singleton"
 )

 type Agents struct {
@@ -18,36 +17,22 @@ type Agents struct {
 	agents []Interface
 }

-func GetAgents(ds model.DataStore) *Agents {
-	return singleton.GetInstance(func() *Agents {
-		return createAgents(ds)
-	})
-}
-
-func createAgents(ds model.DataStore) *Agents {
+func New(ds model.DataStore) *Agents {
 	var order []string
 	if conf.Server.Agents != "" {
 		order = strings.Split(conf.Server.Agents, ",")
 	}
 	order = append(order, LocalAgentName)
 	var res []Interface
-	var enabled []string
 	for _, name := range order {
 		init, ok := Map[name]
 		if !ok {
-			log.Error("Invalid agent. Check `Agents` configuration", "name", name, "conf", conf.Server.Agents)
+			log.Error("Agent not available. Check configuration", "name", name)
 			continue
 		}

-		agent := init(ds)
-		if agent == nil {
-			log.Debug("Agent not available. Missing configuration?", "name", name)
-			continue
-		}
-		enabled = append(enabled, name)
 		res = append(res, init(ds))
 	}
-	log.Debug("List of agents enabled", "names", enabled)

 	return &Agents{ds: ds, agents: res}
 }
--- a/core/agents/agents_test.go
+++ b/core/agents/agents_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/slice"

 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Agents", func() {
 		var ag *Agents
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			conf.Server.Agents = ""
-			ag = createAgents(ds)
+			ag = New(ds)
 		})

 		It("calls the placeholder GetArtistImages", func() {
@@ -45,21 +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)
+			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() {
-			ags := slice.Map(ag.agents, func(a Interface) string { return a.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"))
@@ -347,11 +344,3 @@ func (a *mockAgent) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid string)
 		},
 	}, nil
 }
-
-type emptyAgent struct {
-	Interface
-}
-
-func (e *emptyAgent) AgentName() string {
-	return "empty"
-}
--- 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,
@@ -112,7 +107,7 @@ func (l *lastfmAgent) GetAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, name, artist, mbid strin
 }

 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
 	}
@@ -123,7 +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
 	}
@@ -134,7 +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
 	}
@@ -151,7 +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
 	}
@@ -169,7 +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
 	}
@@ -189,19 +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)
 	}
@@ -249,31 +240,48 @@ 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
@@ -296,7 +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
 }
@@ -304,7 +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 {
@@ -328,12 +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 {
@@ -343,19 +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 {
-			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 {
-			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())
+			})
 		})
 	})

--- 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),
 			},
 		},
@@ -76,14 +67,14 @@ func (l *listenBrainzAgent) formatListen(track *model.MediaFile) listenInfo {
 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),
 					}),
 				}),
 			}))
--- 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)
@@ -91,18 +91,18 @@ 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.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
@@ -138,14 +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
 	}

@@ -153,22 +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)

@@ -167,19 +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
@@ -195,8 +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 = newArtistReader(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
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"image"
+	"image/jpeg"
+	"image/png"
 	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"

 	"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"
@@ -15,8 +20,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )

-// TODO Fix tests
-var _ = XDescribe("Artwork", func() {
+var _ = Describe("Artwork", func() {
 	var aw *artwork
 	var ds model.DataStore
 	var ffmpeg *tests.MockFFmpeg
@@ -33,17 +37,17 @@ var _ = XDescribe("Artwork", func() {
 		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"}
+		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",
-			//Paths:        []string{"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",
+			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"}
@@ -241,11 +245,11 @@ var _ = XDescribe("Artwork", func() {
 			DescribeTable("resize",
 				func(format string, landscape bool, size int) {
 					coverFileName := "cover." + format
-					//dirName := createImage(format, landscape, size)
+					dirName := createImage(format, landscape, size)
 					alCover = model.Album{
-						ID:   "444",
-						Name: "Only external",
-						//ImageFiles: filepath.Join(dirName, coverFileName),
+						ID:         "444",
+						Name:       "Only external",
+						ImageFiles: filepath.Join(dirName, coverFileName),
 					}
 					ds.Album(ctx).(*tests.MockAlbumRepo).SetData(model.Albums{
 						alCover,
@@ -270,24 +274,24 @@ var _ = XDescribe("Artwork", func() {
 	})
 })

-//func createImage(format string, landscape bool, size int) string {
-//	var img image.Image
-//
-//	if landscape {
-//		img = image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, size, size/2))
-//	} else {
-//		img = image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, size/2, size))
-//	}
-//
-//	tmpDir := GinkgoT().TempDir()
-//	f, _ := os.Create(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "cover."+format))
-//	defer f.Close()
-//	switch format {
-//	case "png":
-//		_ = png.Encode(f, img)
-//	case "jpg":
-//		_ = jpeg.Encode(f, img, &jpeg.Options{Quality: 75})
-//	}
-//
-//	return tmpDir
-//}
+func createImage(format string, landscape bool, size int) string {
+	var img image.Image
+
+	if landscape {
+		img = image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, size, size/2))
+	} else {
+		img = image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, size/2, size))
+	}
+
+	tmpDir := GinkgoT().TempDir()
+	f, _ := os.Create(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "cover."+format))
+	defer f.Close()
+	switch format {
+	case "png":
+		_ = png.Encode(f, img)
+	case "jpg":
+		_ = jpeg.Encode(f, img, &jpeg.Options{Quality: 75})
+	}
+
+	return tmpDir
+}
--- a/core/artwork/cache_warmer.go
+++ b/core/artwork/cache_warmer.go
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ 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 {
@@ -52,7 +49,15 @@ type cacheWarmer struct {
 	wakeSignal chan struct{}
 }

+var ignoredIds = map[string]struct{}{
+	consts.VariousArtistsID: {},
+	consts.UnknownArtistID:  {},
+}
+
 func (a *cacheWarmer) PreCache(artID model.ArtworkID) {
+	if _, shouldIgnore := ignoredIds[artID.ID]; shouldIgnore {
+		return
+	}
 	a.mutex.Lock()
 	defer a.mutex.Unlock()
 	a.buffer[artID] = struct{}{}
@@ -99,8 +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():
 	}
@@ -131,10 +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/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
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ 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"
@@ -23,49 +23,42 @@ import (
 type artistReader struct {
 	cacheKey
 	a            *artwork
-	provider     external.Provider
+	em           core.ExternalMetadata
 	artist       model.Artist
 	artistFolder string
-	imgFiles     []string
+	files        string
 }

-func newArtistReader(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
@@ -96,9 +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))
 		}
@@ -132,33 +125,3 @@ func fromArtistFolder(ctx context.Context, artistFolder string, pattern string)
 		return nil, "", nil
 	}
 }
-
-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
-
-	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
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-package artwork
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("artistReader", 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())
-			})
-		})
-	})
-})
-
-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
 		}
--- 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/external/extdata_helper_test.go
+++ b/core/external/extdata_helper_test.go
@@ -1,270 +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 agents.AlbumInfoRetriever
-	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)
-}
--- 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
@@ -1,303 +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 agentsCombined *mockAgents
-	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("GetAlbumInfo", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return(&agents.AlbumInfo{
-				Images: []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(), "GetAlbumInfo", 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(), "GetAlbumInfo", mock.Anything, 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("GetAlbumInfo", 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(), "GetAlbumInfo", 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("GetAlbumInfo", 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(), "GetAlbumInfo", 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("GetAlbumInfo", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return(&agents.AlbumInfo{Images: []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(), "GetAlbumInfo", 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("GetAlbumInfo", 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(), "GetAlbumInfo", 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("GetAlbumInfo", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return(&agents.AlbumInfo{
-				Images: []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(), "GetAlbumInfo", 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("GetAlbumInfo", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return(&agents.AlbumInfo{
-				Images: []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(), "GetAlbumInfo", 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("GetAlbumInfo", ctx, "Album One", "", "").
-			Return(&agents.AlbumInfo{
-				Images: []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(), "GetAlbumInfo", 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(), "GetAlbumInfo", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-	})
-})
-
-// mockAlbumInfoAgent implementation
-type mockAlbumInfoAgent struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	agents.AlbumInfoRetriever // Embed interface
-}
-
-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)
-}
-
-// Ensure mockAgent implements the interface
-var _ agents.AlbumInfoRetriever = (*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_similarsongs_test.go
+++ b/core/external/provider_similarsongs_test.go
@@ -1,198 +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 - SimilarSongs", 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"}
-		song2 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-2", Title: "Song Two", ArtistID: "artist-1"}
-		song3 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-3", Title: "Song Three", ArtistID: "artist-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.FindByMBID("mbid-1", song1)
-		mediaFileRepo.FindByMBID("mbid-2", song2)
-		mediaFileRepo.FindByMBID("mbid-3", song3)
-
-		songs, err := provider.SimilarSongs(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.SimilarSongs(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"}
-
-		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.FindByMBID("mbid-1", song1)
-
-		songs, err := provider.SimilarSongs(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.SimilarSongs(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"}
-		song2 := model.MediaFile{ID: "song-2", Title: "Song Two", ArtistID: "artist-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([]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.FindByMBID("mbid-1", song1)
-		mediaFileRepo.FindByMBID("mbid-2", song2)
-
-		songs, err := provider.SimilarSongs(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
@@ -1,193 +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)
-	})
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		// Setup expectations in individual tests
-	})
-
-	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
-		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}, nil).Once()
-		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"))
-		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)
-		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()
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{}, nil).Once() // For mbid-song-2 (fails)
-		mediaFileRepo.On("GetAll", mock.AnythingOfType("model.QueryOptions")).Return(model.MediaFiles{}, nil).Once() // For title fallback (fails)
-
-		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())
-	})
-})
--- a/core/external/provider_updatealbuminfo_test.go
+++ b/core/external/provider_updatealbuminfo_test.go
@@ -1,170 +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",
-			Images: []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},
-			},
-		}
-		ag.On("GetAlbumInfo", ctx, "Test Album", "Test Artist", "mbid-album").Return(expectedInfo, 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.LargeImageUrl).To(Equal("http://example.com/large.jpg"))
-		Expect(updatedAlbum.MediumImageUrl).To(Equal("http://example.com/medium.jpg"))
-		Expect(updatedAlbum.SmallImageUrl).To(Equal("http://example.com/small.jpg"))
-		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
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package external
+package core

 import (
 	"context"
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ 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)
 	SimilarSongs(ctx context.Context, id string, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error)
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ type Provider interface {
 	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]
 }
@@ -57,24 +57,14 @@ type auxArtist struct {
 	Name string
 }

-type Agents interface {
-	agents.AlbumInfoRetriever
-	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 {
@@ -91,11 +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)
@@ -120,7 +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) {
@@ -155,7 +144,7 @@ func (e *provider) populateAlbumInfo(ctx context.Context, album auxAlbum) (auxAl
 		}
 	}

-	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)
@@ -166,7 +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 {
@@ -188,7 +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
@@ -198,7 +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
@@ -222,7 +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 == "" {
@@ -247,7 +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)
@@ -257,7 +246,7 @@ func (e *provider) populateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, artist auxArtist) (au
 	return artist, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) SimilarSongs(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
@@ -315,7 +304,7 @@ func (e *provider) SimilarSongs(ctx context.Context, id string, count int) (mode
 	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
@@ -329,35 +318,24 @@ 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
 	}

 	info, err := e.ag.GetAlbumInfo(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, "GetAlbumInfo call canceled", err)
-		default:
-			log.Warn(ctx, "Error getting album info from agent", "albumID", id, "name", album.Name, "artist", album.AlbumArtist, err)
-		}
-
+	if errors.Is(err, agents.ErrNotFound) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	if info == nil {
-		log.Warn(ctx, "Agent returned nil info 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
@@ -368,37 +346,26 @@ func (e *provider) AlbumImage(ctx context.Context, id string) (*url.URL, error)
 		}
 	}
 	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, err
 	}
@@ -419,17 +386,13 @@ func (e *provider) getMatchingTopSongs(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistT
 	} else {
 		log.Debug(ctx, "Found matching top songs", "name", artist.Name, "numSongs", len(mfs))
 	}
-
 	return mfs, nil
 }

-func (e *provider) findMatchingTrack(ctx context.Context, mbid string, artistID, title string) (*model.MediaFile, error) {
+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.And{
-				squirrel.Eq{"mbz_recording_id": mbid},
-				squirrel.Eq{"missing": false},
-			},
+			Filters: squirrel.Eq{"mbz_recording_id": mbid},
 		})
 		if err == nil && len(mfs) > 0 {
 			return &mfs[0], nil
@@ -443,7 +406,6 @@ func (e *provider) findMatchingTrack(ctx context.Context, mbid string, artistID,
 				squirrel.Eq{"album_artist_id": artistID},
 			},
 			squirrel.Like{"order_title": str.SanitizeFieldForSorting(title)},
-			squirrel.Eq{"missing": false},
 		},
 		Sort: "starred desc, rating desc, year asc, compilation asc ",
 		Max:  1,
@@ -454,7 +416,7 @@ func (e *provider) findMatchingTrack(ctx context.Context, mbid string, artistID,
 	return &mfs[0], nil
 }

-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
@@ -462,7 +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
@@ -472,7 +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
@@ -490,7 +452,7 @@ 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 {
@@ -505,43 +467,24 @@ func (e *provider) callGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistSimila
 	artist.SimilarArtists = sa
 }

-func (e *provider) mapSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, similar []agents.Artist, 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
-	}
-
-	// 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)
-		} 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 {
 		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)
 		}
 	}
@@ -549,7 +492,7 @@ func (e *provider) mapSimilarArtists(ctx context.Context, similar []agents.Artis
 	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,
@@ -567,10 +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)
@@ -601,7 +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/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
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ var staticData = sync.OnceValue(func() insights.Data {
 	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
@@ -194,10 +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

 	return data
 })
--- a/core/metrics/insights/data.go
+++ b/core/metrics/insights/data.go
@@ -43,10 +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"`
--- a/core/metrics/prometheus.go
+++ b/core/metrics/prometheus.go
@@ -28,14 +28,7 @@ type metrics struct {
 }

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

 func (m *metrics) WriteInitialMetrics(ctx context.Context) {
@@ -151,12 +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) GetHandler() http.Handler { return nil }
--- 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/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/core/playlists.go
+++ b/core/playlists.go
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"

 	"github.com/RaveNoX/go-jsoncommentstrip"
-	"github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )

 type Playlists interface {
-	ImportFile(ctx context.Context, folder *model.Folder, filename string) (*model.Playlist, error)
+	ImportFile(ctx context.Context, dir string, fname string) (*model.Playlist, error)
 	Update(ctx context.Context, playlistID string, name *string, comment *string, public *bool, idsToAdd []string, idxToRemove []int) error
 	ImportM3U(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader) (*model.Playlist, error)
 }
@@ -37,29 +35,16 @@ func NewPlaylists(ds model.DataStore) Playlists {
 	return &playlists{ds: ds}
 }

-func InPlaylistsPath(folder model.Folder) bool {
-	if conf.Server.PlaylistsPath == "" {
-		return true
-	}
-	rel, _ := filepath.Rel(folder.LibraryPath, folder.AbsolutePath())
-	for _, path := range strings.Split(conf.Server.PlaylistsPath, string(filepath.ListSeparator)) {
-		if match, _ := doublestar.Match(path, rel); match {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func (s *playlists) ImportFile(ctx context.Context, folder *model.Folder, filename string) (*model.Playlist, error) {
-	pls, err := s.parsePlaylist(ctx, filename, folder)
+func (s *playlists) ImportFile(ctx context.Context, dir string, fname string) (*model.Playlist, error) {
+	pls, err := s.parsePlaylist(ctx, fname, dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error parsing playlist", "path", filepath.Join(folder.AbsolutePath(), filename), err)
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error parsing playlist", "path", filepath.Join(dir, fname), err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	log.Debug("Found playlist", "name", pls.Name, "lastUpdated", pls.UpdatedAt, "path", pls.Path, "numTracks", len(pls.Tracks))
 	err = s.updatePlaylist(ctx, pls)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error updating playlist", "path", filepath.Join(folder.AbsolutePath(), filename), err)
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error updating playlist", "path", filepath.Join(dir, fname), err)
 	}
 	return pls, err
 }
@@ -71,7 +56,7 @@ func (s *playlists) ImportM3U(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader) (*model.Pla
 		Public:  false,
 		Sync:    false,
 	}
-	err := s.parseM3U(ctx, pls, nil, reader)
+	err := s.parseM3U(ctx, pls, "", reader)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Error parsing playlist", err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -84,8 +69,8 @@ func (s *playlists) ImportM3U(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader) (*model.Pla
 	return pls, nil
 }

-func (s *playlists) parsePlaylist(ctx context.Context, playlistFile string, folder *model.Folder) (*model.Playlist, error) {
-	pls, err := s.newSyncedPlaylist(folder.AbsolutePath(), playlistFile)
+func (s *playlists) parsePlaylist(ctx context.Context, playlistFile string, baseDir string) (*model.Playlist, error) {
+	pls, err := s.newSyncedPlaylist(baseDir, playlistFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -101,7 +86,7 @@ func (s *playlists) parsePlaylist(ctx context.Context, playlistFile string, fold
 	case ".nsp":
 		err = s.parseNSP(ctx, pls, file)
 	default:
-		err = s.parseM3U(ctx, pls, folder, file)
+		err = s.parseM3U(ctx, pls, baseDir, file)
 	}
 	return pls, err
 }
@@ -127,35 +112,14 @@ func (s *playlists) newSyncedPlaylist(baseDir string, playlistFile string) (*mod
 	return pls, nil
 }

-func getPositionFromOffset(data []byte, offset int64) (line, column int) {
-	line = 1
-	for _, b := range data[:offset] {
-		if b == '\n' {
-			line++
-			column = 1
-		} else {
-			column++
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (s *playlists) parseNSP(_ context.Context, pls *model.Playlist, reader io.Reader) error {
+func (s *playlists) parseNSP(ctx context.Context, pls *model.Playlist, file io.Reader) error {
 	nsp := &nspFile{}
-	reader = io.LimitReader(reader, 100*1024) // Limit to 100KB
-	reader = jsoncommentstrip.NewReader(reader)
-	input, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
+	reader := jsoncommentstrip.NewReader(file)
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(reader)
+	err := dec.Decode(nsp)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("reading SmartPlaylist: %w", err)
-	}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(input, nsp)
-	if err != nil {
-		var syntaxErr *json.SyntaxError
-		if errors.As(err, &syntaxErr) {
-			line, col := getPositionFromOffset(input, syntaxErr.Offset)
-			return fmt.Errorf("JSON syntax error in SmartPlaylist at line %d, column %d: %w", line, col, err)
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("JSON parsing error in SmartPlaylist: %w", err)
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error parsing SmartPlaylist", "playlist", pls.Name, err)
+		return err
 	}
 	pls.Rules = &nsp.Criteria
 	if nsp.Name != "" {
@@ -167,7 +131,7 @@ func (s *playlists) parseNSP(_ context.Context, pls *model.Playlist, reader io.R
 	return nil
 }

-func (s *playlists) parseM3U(ctx context.Context, pls *model.Playlist, folder *model.Folder, reader io.Reader) error {
+func (s *playlists) parseM3U(ctx context.Context, pls *model.Playlist, baseDir string, reader io.Reader) error {
 	mediaFileRepository := s.ds.MediaFile(ctx)
 	var mfs model.MediaFiles
 	for lines := range slice.CollectChunks(slice.LinesFrom(reader), 400) {
@@ -186,17 +150,12 @@ func (s *playlists) parseM3U(ctx context.Context, pls *model.Playlist, folder *m
 				line = strings.TrimPrefix(line, "file://")
 				line, _ = url.QueryUnescape(line)
 			}
-			if !model.IsAudioFile(line) {
-				continue
+			if baseDir != "" && !filepath.IsAbs(line) {
+				line = filepath.Join(baseDir, line)
 			}
 			filteredLines = append(filteredLines, line)
 		}
-		paths, err := s.normalizePaths(ctx, pls, folder, filteredLines)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn(ctx, "Error normalizing paths in playlist", "playlist", pls.Name, err)
-			continue
-		}
-		found, err := mediaFileRepository.FindByPaths(paths)
+		found, err := mediaFileRepository.FindByPaths(filteredLines)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warn(ctx, "Error reading files from DB", "playlist", pls.Name, err)
 			continue
@@ -205,7 +164,7 @@ func (s *playlists) parseM3U(ctx context.Context, pls *model.Playlist, folder *m
 		for idx := range found {
 			existing[strings.ToLower(found[idx].Path)] = idx
 		}
-		for _, path := range paths {
+		for _, path := range filteredLines {
 			idx, ok := existing[strings.ToLower(path)]
 			if ok {
 				mfs = append(mfs, found[idx])
@@ -223,64 +182,6 @@ func (s *playlists) parseM3U(ctx context.Context, pls *model.Playlist, folder *m
 	return nil
 }

-// TODO This won't work for multiple libraries
-func (s *playlists) normalizePaths(ctx context.Context, pls *model.Playlist, folder *model.Folder, lines []string) ([]string, error) {
-	libRegex, err := s.compileLibraryPaths(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	res := make([]string, 0, len(lines))
-	for idx, line := range lines {
-		var libPath string
-		var filePath string
-
-		if folder != nil && !filepath.IsAbs(line) {
-			libPath = folder.LibraryPath
-			filePath = filepath.Join(folder.AbsolutePath(), line)
-		} else {
-			cleanLine := filepath.Clean(line)
-			if libPath = libRegex.FindString(cleanLine); libPath != "" {
-				filePath = cleanLine
-			}
-		}
-
-		if libPath != "" {
-			if rel, err := filepath.Rel(libPath, filePath); err == nil {
-				res = append(res, rel)
-			} else {
-				log.Debug(ctx, "Error getting relative path", "playlist", pls.Name, "path", line, "libPath", libPath,
-					"filePath", filePath, err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			log.Warn(ctx, "Path in playlist not found in any library", "path", line, "line", idx)
-		}
-	}
-	return slice.Map(res, filepath.ToSlash), nil
-}
-
-func (s *playlists) compileLibraryPaths(ctx context.Context) (*regexp.Regexp, error) {
-	libs, err := s.ds.Library(ctx).GetAll()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Create regex patterns for each library path
-	patterns := make([]string, len(libs))
-	for i, lib := range libs {
-		cleanPath := filepath.Clean(lib.Path)
-		escapedPath := regexp.QuoteMeta(cleanPath)
-		patterns[i] = fmt.Sprintf("^%s(?:/|$)", escapedPath)
-	}
-	// Combine all patterns into a single regex
-	combinedPattern := strings.Join(patterns, "|")
-	re, err := regexp.Compile(combinedPattern)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("compiling library paths `%s`: %w", combinedPattern, err)
-	}
-	return re, nil
-}
-
 func (s *playlists) updatePlaylist(ctx context.Context, newPls *model.Playlist) error {
 	owner, _ := request.UserFrom(ctx)

@@ -315,7 +216,7 @@ func (s *playlists) Update(ctx context.Context, playlistID string,
 	needsInfoUpdate := name != nil || comment != nil || public != nil
 	needsTrackRefresh := len(idxToRemove) > 0

-	return s.ds.WithTxImmediate(func(tx model.DataStore) error {
+	return s.ds.WithTx(func(tx model.DataStore) error {
 		var pls *model.Playlist
 		var err error
 		repo := tx.Playlist(ctx)
@@ -324,7 +225,7 @@ func (s *playlists) Update(ctx context.Context, playlistID string,
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: playlist '%s'", model.ErrNotFound, playlistID)
 		}
 		if needsTrackRefresh {
-			pls, err = repo.GetWithTracks(playlistID, true, false)
+			pls, err = repo.GetWithTracks(playlistID, true)
 			pls.RemoveTracks(idxToRemove)
 			pls.AddTracks(idsToAdd)
 		} else {
--- a/core/playlists_test.go
+++ b/core/playlists_test.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"

-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/criteria"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
@@ -20,56 +18,43 @@ import (
 var _ = Describe("Playlists", func() {
 	var ds *tests.MockDataStore
 	var ps Playlists
-	var mockPlsRepo mockedPlaylistRepo
-	var mockLibRepo *tests.MockLibraryRepo
+	var mp mockedPlaylist
 	ctx := context.Background()

 	BeforeEach(func() {
-		mockPlsRepo = mockedPlaylistRepo{}
-		mockLibRepo = &tests.MockLibraryRepo{}
+		mp = mockedPlaylist{}
 		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{
-			MockedPlaylist: &mockPlsRepo,
-			MockedLibrary:  mockLibRepo,
+			MockedPlaylist: &mp,
 		}
 		ctx = request.WithUser(ctx, model.User{ID: "123"})
-		// Path should be libPath, but we want to match the root folder referenced in the m3u, which is `/`
-		mockLibRepo.SetData([]model.Library{{ID: 1, Path: "/"}})
 	})

 	Describe("ImportFile", func() {
-		var folder *model.Folder
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			ps = NewPlaylists(ds)
 			ds.MockedMediaFile = &mockedMediaFileRepo{}
-			libPath, _ := os.Getwd()
-			folder = &model.Folder{
-				ID:          "1",
-				LibraryID:   1,
-				LibraryPath: libPath,
-				Path:        "tests/fixtures",
-				Name:        "playlists",
-			}
 		})

 		Describe("M3U", func() {
 			It("parses well-formed playlists", func() {
-				pls, err := ps.ImportFile(ctx, folder, "pls1.m3u")
+				pls, err := ps.ImportFile(ctx, "tests/fixtures", "playlists/pls1.m3u")
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(pls.OwnerID).To(Equal("123"))
-				Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(2))
-				Expect(pls.Tracks[0].Path).To(Equal("tests/fixtures/playlists/test.mp3"))
-				Expect(pls.Tracks[1].Path).To(Equal("tests/fixtures/playlists/test.ogg"))
-				Expect(mockPlsRepo.last).To(Equal(pls))
+				Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(3))
+				Expect(pls.Tracks[0].Path).To(Equal("tests/fixtures/test.mp3"))
+				Expect(pls.Tracks[1].Path).To(Equal("tests/fixtures/test.ogg"))
+				Expect(pls.Tracks[2].Path).To(Equal("/tests/fixtures/01 Invisible (RED) Edit Version.mp3"))
+				Expect(mp.last).To(Equal(pls))
 			})

 			It("parses playlists using LF ending", func() {
-				pls, err := ps.ImportFile(ctx, folder, "lf-ended.m3u")
+				pls, err := ps.ImportFile(ctx, "tests/fixtures/playlists", "lf-ended.m3u")
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(2))
 			})

 			It("parses playlists using CR ending (old Mac format)", func() {
-				pls, err := ps.ImportFile(ctx, folder, "cr-ended.m3u")
+				pls, err := ps.ImportFile(ctx, "tests/fixtures/playlists", "cr-ended.m3u")
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(2))
 			})
@@ -77,9 +62,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Playlists", func() {

 		Describe("NSP", func() {
 			It("parses well-formed playlists", func() {
-				pls, err := ps.ImportFile(ctx, folder, "recently_played.nsp")
+				pls, err := ps.ImportFile(ctx, "tests/fixtures", "playlists/recently_played.nsp")
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(mockPlsRepo.last).To(Equal(pls))
+				Expect(mp.last).To(Equal(pls))
 				Expect(pls.OwnerID).To(Equal("123"))
 				Expect(pls.Name).To(Equal("Recently Played"))
 				Expect(pls.Comment).To(Equal("Recently played tracks"))
@@ -88,10 +73,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Playlists", func() {
 				Expect(pls.Rules.Limit).To(Equal(100))
 				Expect(pls.Rules.Expression).To(BeAssignableToTypeOf(criteria.All{}))
 			})
-			It("returns an error if the playlist is not well-formed", func() {
-				_, err := ps.ImportFile(ctx, folder, "invalid_json.nsp")
-				Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("line 19, column 1: invalid character '\\n'"))
-			})
 		})
 	})

@@ -101,136 +82,79 @@ var _ = Describe("Playlists", func() {
 			repo = &mockedMediaFileFromListRepo{}
 			ds.MockedMediaFile = repo
 			ps = NewPlaylists(ds)
-			mockLibRepo.SetData([]model.Library{{ID: 1, Path: "/music"}, {ID: 2, Path: "/new"}})
 			ctx = request.WithUser(ctx, model.User{ID: "123"})
 		})

 		It("parses well-formed playlists", func() {
 			repo.data = []string{
-				"tests/test.mp3",
-				"tests/test.ogg",
-				"tests/01 Invisible (RED) Edit Version.mp3",
-				"downloads/newfile.flac",
+				"tests/fixtures/test.mp3",
+				"tests/fixtures/test.ogg",
+				"/tests/fixtures/01 Invisible (RED) Edit Version.mp3",
 			}
-			m3u := strings.Join([]string{
-				"#PLAYLIST:playlist 1",
-				"/music/tests/test.mp3",
-				"/music/tests/test.ogg",
-				"/new/downloads/newfile.flac",
-				"file:///music/tests/01%20Invisible%20(RED)%20Edit%20Version.mp3",
-			}, "\n")
-			f := strings.NewReader(m3u)
-
+			f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/playlists/pls-with-name.m3u")
+			defer f.Close()
 			pls, err := ps.ImportM3U(ctx, f)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(pls.OwnerID).To(Equal("123"))
 			Expect(pls.Name).To(Equal("playlist 1"))
 			Expect(pls.Sync).To(BeFalse())
-			Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(4))
-			Expect(pls.Tracks[0].Path).To(Equal("tests/test.mp3"))
-			Expect(pls.Tracks[1].Path).To(Equal("tests/test.ogg"))
-			Expect(pls.Tracks[2].Path).To(Equal("downloads/newfile.flac"))
-			Expect(pls.Tracks[3].Path).To(Equal("tests/01 Invisible (RED) Edit Version.mp3"))
-			Expect(mockPlsRepo.last).To(Equal(pls))
+			Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(3))
+			Expect(pls.Tracks[0].Path).To(Equal("tests/fixtures/test.mp3"))
+			Expect(pls.Tracks[1].Path).To(Equal("tests/fixtures/test.ogg"))
+			Expect(pls.Tracks[2].Path).To(Equal("/tests/fixtures/01 Invisible (RED) Edit Version.mp3"))
+			Expect(mp.last).To(Equal(pls))
+			f.Close()
+
 		})

 		It("sets the playlist name as a timestamp if the #PLAYLIST directive is not present", func() {
 			repo.data = []string{
-				"tests/test.mp3",
-				"tests/test.ogg",
-				"/tests/01 Invisible (RED) Edit Version.mp3",
+				"tests/fixtures/test.mp3",
+				"tests/fixtures/test.ogg",
+				"/tests/fixtures/01 Invisible (RED) Edit Version.mp3",
 			}
-			m3u := strings.Join([]string{
-				"/music/tests/test.mp3",
-				"/music/tests/test.ogg",
-			}, "\n")
-			f := strings.NewReader(m3u)
+			f, _ := os.Open("tests/fixtures/playlists/pls-without-name.m3u")
+			defer f.Close()
 			pls, err := ps.ImportM3U(ctx, f)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			_, err = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, pls.Name)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(2))
+			Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(3))
 		})

 		It("returns only tracks that exist in the database and in the same other as the m3u", func() {
 			repo.data = []string{
-				"album1/test1.mp3",
-				"album2/test2.mp3",
-				"album3/test3.mp3",
+				"test1.mp3",
+				"test2.mp3",
+				"test3.mp3",
 			}
 			m3u := strings.Join([]string{
-				"/music/album3/test3.mp3",
-				"/music/album1/test1.mp3",
-				"/music/album4/test4.mp3",
-				"/music/album2/test2.mp3",
+				"test3.mp3",
+				"test1.mp3",
+				"test4.mp3",
+				"test2.mp3",
 			}, "\n")
 			f := strings.NewReader(m3u)
 			pls, err := ps.ImportM3U(ctx, f)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(3))
-			Expect(pls.Tracks[0].Path).To(Equal("album3/test3.mp3"))
-			Expect(pls.Tracks[1].Path).To(Equal("album1/test1.mp3"))
-			Expect(pls.Tracks[2].Path).To(Equal("album2/test2.mp3"))
+			Expect(pls.Tracks[0].Path).To(Equal("test3.mp3"))
+			Expect(pls.Tracks[1].Path).To(Equal("test1.mp3"))
+			Expect(pls.Tracks[2].Path).To(Equal("test2.mp3"))
 		})

 		It("is case-insensitive when comparing paths", func() {
 			repo.data = []string{
-				"abc/tEsT1.Mp3",
+				"tEsT1.Mp3",
 			}
 			m3u := strings.Join([]string{
-				"/music/ABC/TeSt1.mP3",
+				"TeSt1.mP3",
 			}, "\n")
 			f := strings.NewReader(m3u)
 			pls, err := ps.ImportM3U(ctx, f)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(pls.Tracks).To(HaveLen(1))
-			Expect(pls.Tracks[0].Path).To(Equal("abc/tEsT1.Mp3"))
-		})
-	})
-
-	Describe("InPlaylistsPath", func() {
-		var folder model.Folder
-
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
-			folder = model.Folder{
-				LibraryPath: "/music",
-				Path:        "playlists/abc",
-				Name:        "folder1",
-			}
-		})
-
-		It("returns true if PlaylistsPath is empty", func() {
-			conf.Server.PlaylistsPath = ""
-			Expect(InPlaylistsPath(folder)).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("returns true if PlaylistsPath is any (**/**)", func() {
-			conf.Server.PlaylistsPath = "**/**"
-			Expect(InPlaylistsPath(folder)).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("returns true if folder is in PlaylistsPath", func() {
-			conf.Server.PlaylistsPath = "other/**:playlists/**"
-			Expect(InPlaylistsPath(folder)).To(BeTrue())
-		})
-
-		It("returns false if folder is not in PlaylistsPath", func() {
-			conf.Server.PlaylistsPath = "other"
-			Expect(InPlaylistsPath(folder)).To(BeFalse())
-		})
-
-		It("returns true if for a playlist in root of MusicFolder if PlaylistsPath is '.'", func() {
-			conf.Server.PlaylistsPath = "."
-			Expect(InPlaylistsPath(folder)).To(BeFalse())
-
-			folder2 := model.Folder{
-				LibraryPath: "/music",
-				Path:        "",
-				Name:        ".",
-			}
-
-			Expect(InPlaylistsPath(folder2)).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(pls.Tracks[0].Path).To(Equal("tEsT1.Mp3"))
 		})
 	})
 })
@@ -268,16 +192,16 @@ func (r *mockedMediaFileFromListRepo) FindByPaths([]string) (model.MediaFiles, e
 	return mfs, nil
 }

-type mockedPlaylistRepo struct {
+type mockedPlaylist struct {
 	last *model.Playlist
 	model.PlaylistRepository
 }

-func (r *mockedPlaylistRepo) FindByPath(string) (*model.Playlist, error) {
+func (r *mockedPlaylist) FindByPath(string) (*model.Playlist, error) {
 	return nil, model.ErrNotFound
 }

-func (r *mockedPlaylistRepo) Put(pls *model.Playlist) error {
+func (r *mockedPlaylist) Put(pls *model.Playlist) error {
 	r.last = pls
 	return nil
 }
--- a/core/scrobbler/play_tracker.go
+++ b/core/scrobbler/play_tracker.go
@@ -53,25 +53,18 @@ func newPlayTracker(ds model.DataStore, broker events.Broker) *playTracker {
 	m := cache.NewSimpleCache[string, NowPlayingInfo]()
 	p := &playTracker{ds: ds, playMap: m, broker: broker}
 	p.scrobblers = make(map[string]Scrobbler)
-	var enabled []string
 	for name, constructor := range constructors {
 		s := constructor(ds)
-		if s == nil {
-			log.Debug("Scrobbler not available. Missing configuration?", "name", name)
-			continue
-		}
-		enabled = append(enabled, name)
 		if conf.Server.DevEnableBufferedScrobble {
 			s = newBufferedScrobbler(ds, s, name)
 		}
 		p.scrobblers[name] = s
 	}
-	log.Debug("List of scrobblers enabled", "names", enabled)
 	return p
 }

 func (p *playTracker) NowPlaying(ctx context.Context, playerId string, playerName string, trackId string) error {
-	mf, err := p.ds.MediaFile(ctx).GetWithParticipants(trackId)
+	mf, err := p.ds.MediaFile(ctx).Get(trackId)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Error retrieving mediaFile", "id", trackId, err)
 		return err
@@ -131,7 +124,7 @@ func (p *playTracker) Submit(ctx context.Context, submissions []Submission) erro
 	success := 0

 	for _, s := range submissions {
-		mf, err := p.ds.MediaFile(ctx).GetWithParticipants(s.TrackID)
+		mf, err := p.ds.MediaFile(ctx).Get(s.TrackID)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(ctx, "Cannot find track for scrobbling", "id", s.TrackID, "user", username, err)
 			continue
@@ -165,9 +158,7 @@ func (p *playTracker) incPlay(ctx context.Context, track *model.MediaFile, times
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		for _, artist := range track.Participants[model.RoleArtist] {
-			err = tx.Artist(ctx).IncPlayCount(artist.ID, timestamp)
-		}
+		err = tx.Artist(ctx).IncPlayCount(track.ArtistID, timestamp)
 		return err
 	})
 }
--- a/core/scrobbler/play_tracker_test.go
+++ b/core/scrobbler/play_tracker_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ var _ = Describe("PlayTracker", func() {
 	var tracker PlayTracker
 	var track model.MediaFile
 	var album model.Album
-	var artist1 model.Artist
-	var artist2 model.Artist
+	var artist model.Artist
 	var fake fakeScrobbler

 	BeforeEach(func() {
@@ -35,12 +34,9 @@ var _ = Describe("PlayTracker", func() {
 		ctx = request.WithPlayer(ctx, model.Player{ScrobbleEnabled: true})
 		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{}
 		fake = fakeScrobbler{Authorized: true}
-		Register("fake", func(model.DataStore) Scrobbler {
+		Register("fake", func(ds model.DataStore) Scrobbler {
 			return &fake
 		})
-		Register("disabled", func(model.DataStore) Scrobbler {
-			return nil
-		})
 		tracker = newPlayTracker(ds, events.GetBroker())

 		track = model.MediaFile{
@@ -48,27 +44,20 @@ var _ = Describe("PlayTracker", func() {
 			Title:          "Track Title",
 			Album:          "Track Album",
 			AlbumID:        "al-1",
+			Artist:         "Track Artist",
+			ArtistID:       "ar-1",
+			AlbumArtist:    "Track AlbumArtist",
 			TrackNumber:    1,
 			Duration:       180,
 			MbzRecordingID: "mbz-123",
-			Participants: map[model.Role]model.ParticipantList{
-				model.RoleArtist: []model.Participant{_p("ar-1", "Artist 1"), _p("ar-2", "Artist 2")},
-			},
 		}
 		_ = ds.MediaFile(ctx).Put(&track)
-		artist1 = model.Artist{ID: "ar-1"}
-		_ = ds.Artist(ctx).Put(&artist1)
-		artist2 = model.Artist{ID: "ar-2"}
-		_ = ds.Artist(ctx).Put(&artist2)
+		artist = model.Artist{ID: "ar-1"}
+		_ = ds.Artist(ctx).Put(&artist)
 		album = model.Album{ID: "al-1"}
 		_ = ds.Album(ctx).(*tests.MockAlbumRepo).Put(&album)
 	})

-	It("does not register disabled scrobblers", func() {
-		Expect(tracker.(*playTracker).scrobblers).To(HaveKey("fake"))
-		Expect(tracker.(*playTracker).scrobblers).ToNot(HaveKey("disabled"))
-	})
-
 	Describe("NowPlaying", func() {
 		It("sends track to agent", func() {
 			err := tracker.NowPlaying(ctx, "player-1", "player-one", "123")
@@ -76,7 +65,6 @@ var _ = Describe("PlayTracker", func() {
 			Expect(fake.NowPlayingCalled).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(fake.UserID).To(Equal("u-1"))
 			Expect(fake.Track.ID).To(Equal("123"))
-			Expect(fake.Track.Participants).To(Equal(track.Participants))
 		})
 		It("does not send track to agent if user has not authorized", func() {
 			fake.Authorized = false
@@ -141,7 +129,6 @@ var _ = Describe("PlayTracker", func() {
 			Expect(fake.ScrobbleCalled).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(fake.UserID).To(Equal("u-1"))
 			Expect(fake.LastScrobble.ID).To(Equal("123"))
-			Expect(fake.LastScrobble.Participants).To(Equal(track.Participants))
 		})

 		It("increments play counts in the DB", func() {
@@ -153,10 +140,7 @@ var _ = Describe("PlayTracker", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(track.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
 			Expect(album.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
-
-			// It should increment play counts for all artists
-			Expect(artist1.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
-			Expect(artist2.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
+			Expect(artist.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
 		})

 		It("does not send track to agent if user has not authorized", func() {
@@ -196,11 +180,9 @@ var _ = Describe("PlayTracker", func() {

 			Expect(track.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
 			Expect(album.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
-
-			// It should increment play counts for all artists
-			Expect(artist1.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
-			Expect(artist2.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
+			Expect(artist.PlayCount).To(Equal(int64(1)))
 		})
+
 	})

 })
@@ -238,11 +220,3 @@ func (f *fakeScrobbler) Scrobble(ctx context.Context, userId string, s Scrobble)
 	f.LastScrobble = s
 	return nil
 }
-
-func _p(id, name string, sortName ...string) model.Participant {
-	p := model.Participant{Artist: model.Artist{ID: id, Name: name}}
-	if len(sortName) > 0 {
-		p.Artist.SortArtistName = sortName[0]
-	}
-	return p
-}
--- a/core/share.go
+++ b/core/share.go
@@ -167,10 +167,7 @@ func (r *shareRepositoryWrapper) contentsLabelFromPlaylist(shareID string, id st

 func (r *shareRepositoryWrapper) contentsLabelFromMediaFiles(shareID string, ids string) string {
 	idList := strings.Split(ids, ",")
-	mfs, err := r.ds.MediaFile(r.ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{Filters: squirrel.And{
-		squirrel.Eq{"media_file.id": idList},
-		squirrel.Eq{"missing": false},
-	}})
+	mfs, err := r.ds.MediaFile(r.ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{Filters: squirrel.Eq{"id": idList}})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(r.ctx, "Error retrieving media files for share", "share", shareID, err)
 		return ""
--- a/core/storage/interface.go
+++ b/core/storage/interface.go
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package storage
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"io/fs"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/metadata"
-)
-
-type Storage interface {
-	FS() (MusicFS, error)
-}
-
-// MusicFS is an interface that extends the fs.FS interface with the ability to read tags from files
-type MusicFS interface {
-	fs.FS
-	ReadTags(path ...string) (map[string]metadata.Info, error)
-}
-
-// Watcher is a storage with the ability watch the FS and notify changes
-type Watcher interface {
-	// Start starts a watcher on the whole FS and returns a channel to send detected changes.
-	// The watcher must be stopped when the context is done.
-	Start(context.Context) (<-chan string, error)
-}
--- a/core/storage/local/extractors.go
+++ b/core/storage/local/extractors.go
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package local
-
-import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/metadata"
-)
-
-// Extractor is an interface that defines the methods that a tag/metadata extractor must implement
-type Extractor interface {
-	Parse(files ...string) (map[string]metadata.Info, error)
-	Version() string
-}
-
-type extractorConstructor func(fs.FS, string) Extractor
-
-var (
-	extractors = map[string]extractorConstructor{}
-	lock       sync.RWMutex
-)
-
-// RegisterExtractor registers a new extractor, so it can be used by the local storage. The one to be used is
-// defined with the configuration option Scanner.Extractor.
-func RegisterExtractor(id string, f extractorConstructor) {
-	lock.Lock()
-	defer lock.Unlock()
-	extractors[id] = f
-}
--- a/core/storage/local/local.go
+++ b/core/storage/local/local.go
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-package local
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io/fs"
-	"net/url"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/djherbis/times"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/metadata"
-)
-
-// localStorage implements a Storage that reads the files from the local filesystem and uses registered extractors
-// to extract the metadata and tags from the files.
-type localStorage struct {
-	u            url.URL
-	extractor    Extractor
-	resolvedPath string
-	watching     atomic.Bool
-}
-
-func newLocalStorage(u url.URL) storage.Storage {
-	newExtractor, ok := extractors[conf.Server.Scanner.Extractor]
-	if !ok || newExtractor == nil {
-		log.Fatal("Extractor not found", "path", conf.Server.Scanner.Extractor)
-	}
-	isWindowsPath := filepath.VolumeName(u.Host) != ""
-	if u.Scheme == storage.LocalSchemaID && isWindowsPath {
-		u.Path = filepath.Join(u.Host, u.Path)
-	}
-	resolvedPath, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(u.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("Error resolving path", "path", u.Path, "err", err)
-		resolvedPath = u.Path
-	}
-	return &localStorage{u: u, extractor: newExtractor(os.DirFS(u.Path), u.Path), resolvedPath: resolvedPath}
-}
-
-func (s *localStorage) FS() (storage.MusicFS, error) {
-	path := s.u.Path
-	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, path)
-	}
-	return &localFS{FS: os.DirFS(path), extractor: s.extractor}, nil
-}
-
-type localFS struct {
-	fs.FS
-	extractor Extractor
-}
-
-func (lfs *localFS) ReadTags(path ...string) (map[string]metadata.Info, error) {
-	res, err := lfs.extractor.Parse(path...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	for path, v := range res {
-		if v.FileInfo == nil {
-			info, err := fs.Stat(lfs, path)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			v.FileInfo = localFileInfo{info}
-			res[path] = v
-		}
-	}
-	return res, nil
-}
-
-// localFileInfo is a wrapper around fs.FileInfo that adds a BirthTime method, to make it compatible
-// with metadata.FileInfo
-type localFileInfo struct {
-	fs.FileInfo
-}
-
-func (lfi localFileInfo) BirthTime() time.Time {
-	if ts := times.Get(lfi.FileInfo); ts.HasBirthTime() {
-		return ts.BirthTime()
-	}
-	return time.Now()
-}
-
-func init() {
-	storage.Register(storage.LocalSchemaID, newLocalStorage)
-}
--- a/core/storage/local/local_suite_test.go
+++ b/core/storage/local/local_suite_test.go
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package local
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-func TestLocal(t *testing.T) {
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Local Storage Test Suite")
-}
--- a/core/storage/local/watch_events_darwin.go
+++ b/core/storage/local/watch_events_darwin.go
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package local
-
-import "github.com/rjeczalik/notify"
-
-const WatchEvents = notify.All | notify.FSEventsInodeMetaMod
--- a/core/storage/local/watch_events_default.go
+++ b/core/storage/local/watch_events_default.go
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !linux && !darwin && !windows
-
-package local
-
-import "github.com/rjeczalik/notify"
-
-const WatchEvents = notify.All
--- a/core/storage/local/watch_events_linux.go
+++ b/core/storage/local/watch_events_linux.go
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package local
-
-import "github.com/rjeczalik/notify"
-
-const WatchEvents = notify.All | notify.InModify | notify.InAttrib
--- a/core/storage/local/watch_events_windows.go
+++ b/core/storage/local/watch_events_windows.go
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package local
-
-import "github.com/rjeczalik/notify"
-
-const WatchEvents = notify.All | notify.FileNotifyChangeAttributes
--- a/core/storage/local/watcher.go
+++ b/core/storage/local/watcher.go
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-package local
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/rjeczalik/notify"
-)
-
-// Start starts a watcher on the whole FS and returns a channel to send detected changes.
-// It uses `notify` to detect changes in the filesystem, so it may not work on all platforms/use-cases.
-// Notoriously, it does not work on some networked mounts and Windows with WSL2.
-func (s *localStorage) Start(ctx context.Context) (<-chan string, error) {
-	if !s.watching.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
-		return nil, errors.New("watcher already started")
-	}
-	input := make(chan notify.EventInfo, 1)
-	output := make(chan string, 1)
-
-	started := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		defer close(input)
-		defer close(output)
-
-		libPath := filepath.Join(s.u.Path, "...")
-		log.Debug(ctx, "Starting watcher", "lib", libPath)
-		err := notify.Watch(libPath, input, WatchEvents)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Error starting watcher", "lib", libPath, err)
-			return
-		}
-		defer notify.Stop(input)
-		close(started) // signals the main goroutine we have started
-
-		for {
-			select {
-			case event := <-input:
-				log.Trace(ctx, "Detected change", "event", event, "lib", s.u.Path)
-				name := event.Path()
-				name = strings.Replace(name, s.resolvedPath, s.u.Path, 1)
-				output <- name
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				log.Debug(ctx, "Stopping watcher", "path", s.u.Path)
-				s.watching.Store(false)
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-	select {
-	case <-started:
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-	}
-	return output, nil
-}
--- a/core/storage/local/watcher_test.go
+++ b/core/storage/local/watcher_test.go
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-package local_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage/local"
-	_ "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage/local"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/metadata"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-var _ = XDescribe("Watcher", func() {
-	var lsw storage.Watcher
-	var tmpFolder string
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		tmpFolder = GinkgoT().TempDir()
-
-		local.RegisterExtractor("noop", func(fs fs.FS, path string) local.Extractor { return noopExtractor{} })
-		conf.Server.Scanner.Extractor = "noop"
-
-		ls, err := storage.For(tmpFolder)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		// It should implement Watcher
-		var ok bool
-		lsw, ok = ls.(storage.Watcher)
-		Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
-
-		// Make sure temp folder is created
-		Eventually(func() error {
-			_, err := os.Stat(tmpFolder)
-			return err
-		}).Should(Succeed())
-	})
-
-	It("should start and stop watcher", func() {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-
-		w, err := lsw.Start(ctx)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		cancel()
-		Eventually(w).Should(BeClosed())
-	})
-
-	It("should return error if watcher is already started", func() {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-
-		_, err := lsw.Start(ctx)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		_, err = lsw.Start(ctx)
-		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-	})
-
-	It("should detect new files", func() {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-
-		changes, err := lsw.Start(ctx)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		_, err = os.Create(filepath.Join(tmpFolder, "test.txt"))
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		Eventually(changes).WithTimeout(2 * time.Second).Should(Receive(Equal(tmpFolder)))
-	})
-
-	It("should detect new subfolders", func() {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-
-		changes, err := lsw.Start(ctx)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		Expect(os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(tmpFolder, "subfolder"), 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-		Eventually(changes).WithTimeout(2 * time.Second).Should(Receive(Equal(filepath.Join(tmpFolder, "subfolder"))))
-	})
-
-	It("should detect changes in subfolders recursively", func() {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-
-		subfolder := filepath.Join(tmpFolder, "subfolder1/subfolder2")
-		Expect(os.MkdirAll(subfolder, 0755)).To(Succeed())
-
-		changes, err := lsw.Start(ctx)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		filePath := filepath.Join(subfolder, "test.txt")
-		Expect(os.WriteFile(filePath, []byte("test"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-		Eventually(changes).WithTimeout(2 * time.Second).Should(Receive(Equal(filePath)))
-	})
-
-	It("should detect removed in files", func() {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-		changes, err := lsw.Start(ctx)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		filePath := filepath.Join(tmpFolder, "test.txt")
-		Expect(os.WriteFile(filePath, []byte("test"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-		Eventually(changes).WithTimeout(2 * time.Second).Should(Receive(Equal(filePath)))
-
-		Expect(os.Remove(filePath)).To(Succeed())
-		Eventually(changes).WithTimeout(2 * time.Second).Should(Receive(Equal(filePath)))
-	})
-
-	It("should detect file moves", func() {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-
-		filePath := filepath.Join(tmpFolder, "test.txt")
-		Expect(os.WriteFile(filePath, []byte("test"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
-
-		changes, err := lsw.Start(ctx)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		newPath := filepath.Join(tmpFolder, "test2.txt")
-		Expect(os.Rename(filePath, newPath)).To(Succeed())
-		Eventually(changes).WithTimeout(2 * time.Second).Should(Receive(Equal(newPath)))
-	})
-})
-
-type noopExtractor struct{}
-
-func (s noopExtractor) Parse(files ...string) (map[string]metadata.Info, error) { return nil, nil }
-func (s noopExtractor) Version() string                                         { return "0" }
--- a/core/storage/storage.go
+++ b/core/storage/storage.go
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-package storage
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"net/url"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-)
-
-const LocalSchemaID = "file"
-
-type constructor func(url.URL) Storage
-
-var (
-	registry = map[string]constructor{}
-	lock     sync.RWMutex
-)
-
-func Register(schema string, c constructor) {
-	lock.Lock()
-	defer lock.Unlock()
-	registry[schema] = c
-}
-
-// For returns a Storage implementation for the given URI.
-// It uses the schema part of the URI to find the correct registered
-// Storage constructor.
-// If the URI does not contain a schema, it is treated as a file:// URI.
-func For(uri string) (Storage, error) {
-	lock.RLock()
-	defer lock.RUnlock()
-	parts := strings.Split(uri, "://")
-
-	// Paths without schema are treated as file:// and use the default LocalStorage implementation
-	if len(parts) < 2 {
-		uri, _ = filepath.Abs(uri)
-		uri = filepath.ToSlash(uri)
-		uri = LocalSchemaID + "://" + uri
-	}
-
-	u, err := url.Parse(uri)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	c, ok := registry[u.Scheme]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("schema '" + u.Scheme + "' not registered")
-	}
-	return c(*u), nil
-}
--- a/core/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/core/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-package storage
-
-import (
-	"net/url"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-func TestApp(t *testing.T) {
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Storage Test Suite")
-}
-
-var _ = Describe("Storage", func() {
-	When("schema is not registered", func() {
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			registry = map[string]constructor{}
-		})
-
-		It("should return error", func() {
-			_, err := For("file:///tmp")
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-		})
-	})
-	When("schema is registered", func() {
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			registry = map[string]constructor{}
-			Register("file", func(url url.URL) Storage { return &fakeLocalStorage{u: url} })
-			Register("s3", func(url url.URL) Storage { return &fakeS3Storage{u: url} })
-		})
-
-		It("should return correct implementation", func() {
-			s, err := For("file:///tmp")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(s).To(BeAssignableToTypeOf(&fakeLocalStorage{}))
-			Expect(s.(*fakeLocalStorage).u.Scheme).To(Equal("file"))
-			Expect(s.(*fakeLocalStorage).u.Path).To(Equal("/tmp"))
-
-			s, err = For("s3:///bucket")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(s).To(BeAssignableToTypeOf(&fakeS3Storage{}))
-			Expect(s.(*fakeS3Storage).u.Scheme).To(Equal("s3"))
-			Expect(s.(*fakeS3Storage).u.Path).To(Equal("/bucket"))
-		})
-		It("should return a file implementation when schema is not specified", func() {
-			s, err := For("/tmp")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(s).To(BeAssignableToTypeOf(&fakeLocalStorage{}))
-			Expect(s.(*fakeLocalStorage).u.Scheme).To(Equal("file"))
-			Expect(s.(*fakeLocalStorage).u.Path).To(Equal("/tmp"))
-		})
-		It("should return a file implementation for a relative folder", func() {
-			s, err := For("tmp")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
-			Expect(s).To(BeAssignableToTypeOf(&fakeLocalStorage{}))
-			Expect(s.(*fakeLocalStorage).u.Scheme).To(Equal("file"))
-			Expect(s.(*fakeLocalStorage).u.Path).To(Equal(filepath.Join(cwd, "tmp")))
-		})
-		It("should return error if schema is unregistered", func() {
-			_, err := For("webdav:///tmp")
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-		})
-	})
-})
-
-type fakeLocalStorage struct {
-	Storage
-	u url.URL
-}
-type fakeS3Storage struct {
-	Storage
-	u url.URL
-}
--- a/core/storage/storagetest/fake_storage.go
+++ b/core/storage/storagetest/fake_storage.go
@@ -1,323 +0,0 @@
-//nolint:unused
-package storagetest
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/fs"
-	"net/url"
-	"path"
-	"testing/fstest"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/metadata"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/random"
-)
-
-// FakeStorage is a fake storage that provides a FakeFS.
-// It is used for testing purposes.
-type FakeStorage struct{ fs *FakeFS }
-
-// Register registers the FakeStorage for the given scheme. To use it, set the model.Library's Path to "fake:///music",
-// and register a FakeFS with schema = "fake". The storage registered will always return the same FakeFS instance.
-func Register(schema string, fs *FakeFS) {
-	storage.Register(schema, func(url url.URL) storage.Storage { return &FakeStorage{fs: fs} })
-}
-
-func (s FakeStorage) FS() (storage.MusicFS, error) {
-	return s.fs, nil
-}
-
-// FakeFS is a fake filesystem that can be used for testing purposes.
-// It implements the storage.MusicFS interface and keeps all files in memory, by using a fstest.MapFS internally.
-// You must NOT add files directly in the MapFS property, but use SetFiles and its other methods instead.
-// This is because the FakeFS keeps track of the latest modification time of directories, simulating the
-// behavior of a real filesystem, and you should not bypass this logic.
-type FakeFS struct {
-	fstest.MapFS
-	properInit bool
-}
-
-func (ffs *FakeFS) SetFiles(files fstest.MapFS) {
-	ffs.properInit = true
-	ffs.MapFS = files
-	ffs.createDirTimestamps()
-}
-
-func (ffs *FakeFS) Add(filePath string, file *fstest.MapFile, when ...time.Time) {
-	if len(when) == 0 {
-		when = append(when, time.Now())
-	}
-	ffs.MapFS[filePath] = file
-	ffs.touchContainingFolder(filePath, when[0])
-	ffs.createDirTimestamps()
-}
-
-func (ffs *FakeFS) Remove(filePath string, when ...time.Time) *fstest.MapFile {
-	filePath = path.Clean(filePath)
-	if len(when) == 0 {
-		when = append(when, time.Now())
-	}
-	if f, ok := ffs.MapFS[filePath]; ok {
-		ffs.touchContainingFolder(filePath, when[0])
-		delete(ffs.MapFS, filePath)
-		return f
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (ffs *FakeFS) Move(srcPath string, destPath string, when ...time.Time) {
-	if len(when) == 0 {
-		when = append(when, time.Now())
-	}
-	srcPath = path.Clean(srcPath)
-	destPath = path.Clean(destPath)
-	ffs.MapFS[destPath] = ffs.MapFS[srcPath]
-	ffs.touchContainingFolder(destPath, when[0])
-	ffs.Remove(srcPath, when...)
-}
-
-// Touch sets the modification time of a file.
-func (ffs *FakeFS) Touch(filePath string, when ...time.Time) {
-	if len(when) == 0 {
-		when = append(when, time.Now())
-	}
-	filePath = path.Clean(filePath)
-	file, ok := ffs.MapFS[filePath]
-	if ok {
-		file.ModTime = when[0]
-	} else {
-		ffs.MapFS[filePath] = &fstest.MapFile{ModTime: when[0]}
-	}
-	ffs.touchContainingFolder(filePath, file.ModTime)
-}
-
-func (ffs *FakeFS) touchContainingFolder(filePath string, ts time.Time) {
-	dir := path.Dir(filePath)
-	dirFile, ok := ffs.MapFS[dir]
-	if !ok {
-		log.Fatal("Directory not found. Forgot to call SetFiles?", "file", filePath)
-	}
-	if dirFile.ModTime.Before(ts) {
-		dirFile.ModTime = ts
-	}
-}
-
-// SetError sets an error that will be returned when trying to read the file.
-func (ffs *FakeFS) SetError(filePath string, err error) {
-	filePath = path.Clean(filePath)
-	if ffs.MapFS[filePath] == nil {
-		ffs.MapFS[filePath] = &fstest.MapFile{Data: []byte{}}
-	}
-	ffs.MapFS[filePath].Sys = err
-	ffs.Touch(filePath)
-}
-
-// ClearError clears the error set by SetError.
-func (ffs *FakeFS) ClearError(filePath string) {
-	filePath = path.Clean(filePath)
-	if file := ffs.MapFS[filePath]; file != nil {
-		file.Sys = nil
-	}
-	ffs.Touch(filePath)
-}
-
-func (ffs *FakeFS) UpdateTags(filePath string, newTags map[string]any, when ...time.Time) {
-	f, ok := ffs.MapFS[filePath]
-	if !ok {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("file %s not found", filePath))
-	}
-	var tags map[string]any
-	err := json.Unmarshal(f.Data, &tags)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	for k, v := range newTags {
-		tags[k] = v
-	}
-	data, _ := json.Marshal(tags)
-	f.Data = data
-	ffs.Touch(filePath, when...)
-}
-
-// createDirTimestamps loops through all entries and create/updates directories entries in the map with the
-// latest ModTime from any children of that directory.
-func (ffs *FakeFS) createDirTimestamps() bool {
-	var changed bool
-	for filePath, file := range ffs.MapFS {
-		dir := path.Dir(filePath)
-		dirFile, ok := ffs.MapFS[dir]
-		if !ok {
-			dirFile = &fstest.MapFile{Mode: fs.ModeDir}
-			ffs.MapFS[dir] = dirFile
-		}
-		if dirFile.ModTime.IsZero() {
-			dirFile.ModTime = file.ModTime
-			changed = true
-		}
-	}
-	if changed {
-		// If we updated any directory, we need to re-run the loop to create any parent directories
-		ffs.createDirTimestamps()
-	}
-	return changed
-}
-
-func ModTime(ts string) map[string]any   { return map[string]any{fakeFileInfoModTime: ts} }
-func BirthTime(ts string) map[string]any { return map[string]any{fakeFileInfoBirthTime: ts} }
-
-func Template(t ...map[string]any) func(...map[string]any) *fstest.MapFile {
-	return func(tags ...map[string]any) *fstest.MapFile {
-		return MP3(append(t, tags...)...)
-	}
-}
-
-func Track(num int, title string, tags ...map[string]any) map[string]any {
-	ts := audioProperties("mp3", 320)
-	ts["title"] = title
-	ts["track"] = num
-	for _, t := range tags {
-		for k, v := range t {
-			ts[k] = v
-		}
-	}
-	return ts
-}
-
-func MP3(tags ...map[string]any) *fstest.MapFile {
-	ts := audioProperties("mp3", 320)
-	if _, ok := ts[fakeFileInfoSize]; !ok {
-		duration := ts["duration"].(int64)
-		bitrate := ts["bitrate"].(int)
-		ts[fakeFileInfoSize] = duration * int64(bitrate) / 8 * 1000
-	}
-	return File(append([]map[string]any{ts}, tags...)...)
-}
-
-func File(tags ...map[string]any) *fstest.MapFile {
-	ts := map[string]any{}
-	for _, t := range tags {
-		for k, v := range t {
-			ts[k] = v
-		}
-	}
-	modTime := time.Now()
-	if mt, ok := ts[fakeFileInfoModTime]; !ok {
-		ts[fakeFileInfoModTime] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
-	} else {
-		modTime, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, mt.(string))
-	}
-	if _, ok := ts[fakeFileInfoBirthTime]; !ok {
-		ts[fakeFileInfoBirthTime] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
-	}
-	if _, ok := ts[fakeFileInfoMode]; !ok {
-		ts[fakeFileInfoMode] = fs.ModePerm
-	}
-	data, _ := json.Marshal(ts)
-	if _, ok := ts[fakeFileInfoSize]; !ok {
-		ts[fakeFileInfoSize] = int64(len(data))
-	}
-	return &fstest.MapFile{Data: data, ModTime: modTime, Mode: ts[fakeFileInfoMode].(fs.FileMode)}
-}
-
-func audioProperties(suffix string, bitrate int) map[string]any {
-	duration := random.Int64N(300) + 120
-	return map[string]any{
-		"suffix":     suffix,
-		"bitrate":    bitrate,
-		"duration":   duration,
-		"samplerate": 44100,
-		"bitdepth":   16,
-		"channels":   2,
-	}
-}
-
-func (ffs *FakeFS) ReadTags(paths ...string) (map[string]metadata.Info, error) {
-	if !ffs.properInit {
-		log.Fatal("FakeFS not initialized properly. Use SetFiles")
-	}
-	result := make(map[string]metadata.Info)
-	var errs []error
-	for _, file := range paths {
-		p, err := ffs.parseFile(file)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("Error reading metadata from file", "file", file, "err", err)
-			errs = append(errs, err)
-		} else {
-			result[file] = *p
-		}
-	}
-	if len(errs) > 0 {
-		return result, fmt.Errorf("errors reading metadata: %w", errors.Join(errs...))
-	}
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-func (ffs *FakeFS) parseFile(filePath string) (*metadata.Info, error) {
-	// Check if it should throw an error when reading this file
-	stat, err := ffs.Stat(filePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if stat.Sys() != nil {
-		return nil, stat.Sys().(error)
-	}
-
-	// Read the file contents and parse the tags
-	contents, err := fs.ReadFile(ffs, filePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	data := map[string]any{}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(contents, &data)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	p := metadata.Info{
-		Tags:            map[string][]string{},
-		AudioProperties: metadata.AudioProperties{},
-		HasPicture:      data["has_picture"] == "true",
-	}
-	if d, ok := data["duration"].(float64); ok {
-		p.AudioProperties.Duration = time.Duration(d) * time.Second
-	}
-	getInt := func(key string) int { v, _ := data[key].(float64); return int(v) }
-	p.AudioProperties.BitRate = getInt("bitrate")
-	p.AudioProperties.BitDepth = getInt("bitdepth")
-	p.AudioProperties.SampleRate = getInt("samplerate")
-	p.AudioProperties.Channels = getInt("channels")
-	for k, v := range data {
-		p.Tags[k] = []string{fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)}
-	}
-	file := ffs.MapFS[filePath]
-	p.FileInfo = &fakeFileInfo{path: filePath, tags: data, file: file}
-	return &p, nil
-}
-
-const (
-	fakeFileInfoMode      = "_mode"
-	fakeFileInfoSize      = "_size"
-	fakeFileInfoModTime   = "_modtime"
-	fakeFileInfoBirthTime = "_birthtime"
-)
-
-type fakeFileInfo struct {
-	path string
-	file *fstest.MapFile
-	tags map[string]any
-}
-
-func (ffi *fakeFileInfo) Name() string         { return path.Base(ffi.path) }
-func (ffi *fakeFileInfo) Size() int64          { v, _ := ffi.tags[fakeFileInfoSize].(float64); return int64(v) }
-func (ffi *fakeFileInfo) Mode() fs.FileMode    { return ffi.file.Mode }
-func (ffi *fakeFileInfo) IsDir() bool          { return false }
-func (ffi *fakeFileInfo) Sys() any             { return nil }
-func (ffi *fakeFileInfo) ModTime() time.Time   { return ffi.file.ModTime }
-func (ffi *fakeFileInfo) BirthTime() time.Time { return ffi.parseTime(fakeFileInfoBirthTime) }
-func (ffi *fakeFileInfo) parseTime(key string) time.Time {
-	t, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, ffi.tags[key].(string))
-	return t
-}
--- a/core/storage/storagetest/fake_storage_test.go
+++ b/core/storage/storagetest/fake_storage_test.go
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-//nolint:unused
-package storagetest_test
-
-import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"testing"
-	"testing/fstest"
-	"time"
-
-	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/storage/storagetest"
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-type _t = map[string]any
-
-func TestFakeStorage(t *testing.T) {
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Fake Storage Test Suite")
-}
-
-var _ = Describe("FakeFS", func() {
-	var ffs FakeFS
-	var startTime time.Time
-
-	BeforeEach(func() {
-		startTime = time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)
-		boy := Template(_t{"albumartist": "U2", "album": "Boy", "year": 1980, "genre": "Rock"})
-		files := fstest.MapFS{
-			"U2/Boy/I Will Follow.mp3": boy(Track(1, "I Will Follow")),
-			"U2/Boy/Twilight.mp3":      boy(Track(2, "Twilight")),
-			"U2/Boy/An Cat Dubh.mp3":   boy(Track(3, "An Cat Dubh")),
-		}
-		ffs.SetFiles(files)
-	})
-
-	It("should implement a fs.FS", func() {
-		Expect(fstest.TestFS(ffs, "U2/Boy/I Will Follow.mp3")).To(Succeed())
-	})
-
-	It("should read file info", func() {
-		props, err := ffs.ReadTags("U2/Boy/I Will Follow.mp3", "U2/Boy/Twilight.mp3")
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-		prop := props["U2/Boy/Twilight.mp3"]
-		Expect(prop).ToNot(BeNil())
-		Expect(prop.AudioProperties.Channels).To(Equal(2))
-		Expect(prop.AudioProperties.BitRate).To(Equal(320))
-		Expect(prop.FileInfo.Name()).To(Equal("Twilight.mp3"))
-		Expect(prop.Tags["albumartist"]).To(ConsistOf("U2"))
-		Expect(prop.FileInfo.ModTime()).To(BeTemporally(">=", startTime))
-
-		prop = props["U2/Boy/I Will Follow.mp3"]
-		Expect(prop).ToNot(BeNil())
-		Expect(prop.FileInfo.Name()).To(Equal("I Will Follow.mp3"))
-	})
-
-	It("should return ModTime for directories", func() {
-		root := ffs.MapFS["."]
-		dirInfo1, err := ffs.Stat("U2")
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		dirInfo2, err := ffs.Stat("U2/Boy")
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(dirInfo1.ModTime()).To(Equal(root.ModTime))
-		Expect(dirInfo1.ModTime()).To(BeTemporally(">=", startTime))
-		Expect(dirInfo1.ModTime()).To(Equal(dirInfo2.ModTime()))
-	})
-
-	When("the file is touched", func() {
-		It("should only update the file and the file's directory ModTime", func() {
-			root, _ := ffs.Stat(".")
-			u2Dir, _ := ffs.Stat("U2")
-			boyDir, _ := ffs.Stat("U2/Boy")
-			previousTime := root.ModTime()
-
-			aTimeStamp := previousTime.Add(time.Hour)
-			ffs.Touch("U2/./Boy/Twilight.mp3", aTimeStamp)
-
-			twilightFile, err := ffs.Stat("U2/Boy/Twilight.mp3")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(twilightFile.ModTime()).To(Equal(aTimeStamp))
-
-			Expect(root.ModTime()).To(Equal(previousTime))
-			Expect(u2Dir.ModTime()).To(Equal(previousTime))
-			Expect(boyDir.ModTime()).To(Equal(aTimeStamp))
-		})
-	})
-
-	When("adding/removing files", func() {
-		It("should keep the timestamps correct", func() {
-			root, _ := ffs.Stat(".")
-			u2Dir, _ := ffs.Stat("U2")
-			boyDir, _ := ffs.Stat("U2/Boy")
-			previousTime := root.ModTime()
-			aTimeStamp := previousTime.Add(time.Hour)
-
-			ffs.Add("U2/Boy/../Boy/Another.mp3", &fstest.MapFile{ModTime: aTimeStamp}, aTimeStamp)
-			Expect(u2Dir.ModTime()).To(Equal(previousTime))
-			Expect(boyDir.ModTime()).To(Equal(aTimeStamp))
-
-			aTimeStamp = aTimeStamp.Add(time.Hour)
-			ffs.Remove("U2/./Boy/Twilight.mp3", aTimeStamp)
-
-			_, err := ffs.Stat("U2/Boy/Twilight.mp3")
-			Expect(err).To(MatchError(fs.ErrNotExist))
-			Expect(u2Dir.ModTime()).To(Equal(previousTime))
-			Expect(boyDir.ModTime()).To(Equal(aTimeStamp))
-		})
-	})
-
-	When("moving files", func() {
-		It("should allow relative paths", func() {
-			ffs.Move("U2/../U2/Boy/Twilight.mp3", "./Twilight.mp3")
-			Expect(ffs.MapFS).To(HaveKey("Twilight.mp3"))
-			file, err := ffs.Stat("Twilight.mp3")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(file.Name()).To(Equal("Twilight.mp3"))
-		})
-		It("should keep the timestamps correct", func() {
-			root, _ := ffs.Stat(".")
-			u2Dir, _ := ffs.Stat("U2")
-			boyDir, _ := ffs.Stat("U2/Boy")
-			previousTime := root.ModTime()
-			twilightFile, _ := ffs.Stat("U2/Boy/Twilight.mp3")
-			filePreviousTime := twilightFile.ModTime()
-			aTimeStamp := previousTime.Add(time.Hour)
-
-			ffs.Move("U2/Boy/Twilight.mp3", "Twilight.mp3", aTimeStamp)
-
-			Expect(root.ModTime()).To(Equal(aTimeStamp))
-			Expect(u2Dir.ModTime()).To(Equal(previousTime))
-			Expect(boyDir.ModTime()).To(Equal(aTimeStamp))
-
-			Expect(ffs.MapFS).ToNot(HaveKey("U2/Boy/Twilight.mp3"))
-			twilight := ffs.MapFS["Twilight.mp3"]
-			Expect(twilight.ModTime).To(Equal(filePreviousTime))
-		})
-	})
-})
--- a/core/wire_providers.go
+++ b/core/wire_providers.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package core
 import (
 	"github.com/google/wire"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/agents"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/ffmpeg"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/metrics"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/playback"
@@ -14,12 +13,11 @@ var Set = wire.NewSet(
 	NewMediaStreamer,
 	GetTranscodingCache,
 	NewArchiver,
+	NewExternalMetadata,
 	NewPlayers,
 	NewShare,
 	NewPlaylists,
-	agents.GetAgents,
-	external.NewProvider,
-	wire.Bind(new(external.Agents), new(*agents.Agents)),
+	agents.New,
 	ffmpeg.New,
 	scrobbler.GetPlayTracker,
 	playback.GetInstance,
--- a/db/backup_test.go
+++ b/db/backup_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package db_test
+package db

 import (
 	"context"
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (

 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
-	. "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/db"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ var _ = Describe("database backups", func() {
 			})

 			for _, time := range timesShuffled {
-				path := BackupPath(time)
+				path := backupPath(time)
 				file, err := os.Create(path)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				_ = file.Close()
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ var _ = Describe("database backups", func() {
 			pruneCount, err := Prune(ctx)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			for idx, time := range timesDecreasingChronologically {
-				_, err := os.Stat(BackupPath(time))
+				_, err := os.Stat(backupPath(time))
 				shouldExist := idx < conf.Server.Backup.Count
 				if shouldExist {
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ var _ = Describe("database backups", func() {
 			DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())

 			conf.Server.DbPath = "file::memory:?cache=shared&_foreign_keys=on"
-			DeferCleanup(Init(ctx))
+			DeferCleanup(Init())
 		})

 		BeforeEach(func() {
@@ -131,20 +129,25 @@ var _ = Describe("database backups", func() {

 			backup, err := sql.Open(Driver, path)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(IsSchemaEmpty(ctx, backup)).To(BeFalse())
+			Expect(isSchemaEmpty(backup)).To(BeFalse())
 		})

 		It("successfully restores the database", func() {
 			path, err := Backup(ctx)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())

-			err = tests.ClearDB()
+			// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/525512/drop-all-tables-command
+			_, err = Db().ExecContext(ctx, `
+PRAGMA writable_schema = 1;
+DELETE FROM sqlite_master WHERE type in ('table', 'index', 'trigger');
+PRAGMA writable_schema = 0;
+			`)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(IsSchemaEmpty(ctx, Db())).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(isSchemaEmpty(Db())).To(BeTrue())

 			err = Restore(ctx, path)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(IsSchemaEmpty(ctx, Db())).To(BeFalse())
+			Expect(isSchemaEmpty(Db())).To(BeFalse())
 		})
 	})
 })
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package db

 import (
-	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"embed"
 	"fmt"
-	"runtime"

 	"github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
@@ -34,110 +32,61 @@ func Db() *sql.DB {
 				return conn.RegisterFunc("SEEDEDRAND", hasher.HashFunc(), false)
 			},
 		})
+
 		Path = conf.Server.DbPath
 		if Path == ":memory:" {
 			Path = "file::memory:?cache=shared&_foreign_keys=on"
 			conf.Server.DbPath = Path
 		}
 		log.Debug("Opening DataBase", "dbPath", Path, "driver", Driver)
-		db, err := sql.Open(Driver, Path)
-		db.SetMaxOpenConns(max(4, runtime.NumCPU()))
+		instance, err := sql.Open(Driver, Path)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Error opening database", err)
+			panic(err)
 		}
-		_, err = db.Exec("PRAGMA optimize=0x10002")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Error applying PRAGMA optimize", err)
-			return nil
-		}
-		return db
+		return instance
 	})
 }

-func Close(ctx context.Context) {
-	// Ignore cancellations when closing the DB
-	ctx = context.WithoutCancel(ctx)
-
-	// Run optimize before closing
-	Optimize(ctx)
-
-	log.Info(ctx, "Closing Database")
+func Close() {
+	log.Info("Closing Database")
 	err := Db().Close()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error closing Database", err)
+		log.Error("Error closing Database", err)
 	}
 }

-func Init(ctx context.Context) func() {
+func Init() func() {
 	db := Db()

 	// Disable foreign_keys to allow re-creating tables in migrations
-	_, err := db.ExecContext(ctx, "PRAGMA foreign_keys=off")
+	_, err := db.Exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys=off")
 	defer func() {
-		_, err := db.ExecContext(ctx, "PRAGMA foreign_keys=on")
+		_, err := db.Exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys=on")
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error re-enabling foreign_keys", err)
+			log.Error("Error re-enabling foreign_keys", err)
 		}
 	}()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error disabling foreign_keys", err)
+		log.Error("Error disabling foreign_keys", err)
 	}

+	gooseLogger := &logAdapter{silent: isSchemaEmpty(db)}
 	goose.SetBaseFS(embedMigrations)
+
 	err = goose.SetDialect(Dialect)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(ctx, "Invalid DB driver", "driver", Driver, err)
+		log.Fatal("Invalid DB driver", "driver", Driver, err)
 	}
-	schemaEmpty := isSchemaEmpty(ctx, db)
-	hasSchemaChanges := hasPendingMigrations(ctx, db, migrationsFolder)
-	if !schemaEmpty && hasSchemaChanges {
-		log.Info(ctx, "Upgrading DB Schema to latest version")
+	if !isSchemaEmpty(db) && hasPendingMigrations(db, migrationsFolder) {
+		log.Info("Upgrading DB Schema to latest version")
 	}
-	goose.SetLogger(&logAdapter{ctx: ctx, silent: schemaEmpty})
-	err = goose.UpContext(ctx, db, migrationsFolder)
+	goose.SetLogger(gooseLogger)
+	err = goose.Up(db, migrationsFolder)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(ctx, "Failed to apply new migrations", err)
+		log.Fatal("Failed to apply new migrations", err)
 	}

-	if hasSchemaChanges {
-		log.Debug(ctx, "Applying PRAGMA optimize after schema changes")
-		_, err = db.ExecContext(ctx, "PRAGMA optimize")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error applying PRAGMA optimize", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return func() {
-		Close(ctx)
-	}
-}
-
-// Optimize runs PRAGMA optimize on each connection in the pool
-func Optimize(ctx context.Context) {
-	numConns := Db().Stats().OpenConnections
-	if numConns == 0 {
-		log.Debug(ctx, "No open connections to optimize")
-		return
-	}
-	log.Debug(ctx, "Optimizing open connections", "numConns", numConns)
-	var conns []*sql.Conn
-	for i := 0; i < numConns; i++ {
-		conn, err := Db().Conn(ctx)
-		conns = append(conns, conn)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error getting connection from pool", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		_, err = conn.ExecContext(ctx, "PRAGMA optimize;")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Error running PRAGMA optimize", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Return all connections to the Connection Pool
-	for _, conn := range conns {
-		conn.Close()
-	}
+	return Close
 }

 type statusLogger struct{ numPending int }
@@ -154,52 +103,51 @@ func (l *statusLogger) Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	}
 }

-func hasPendingMigrations(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, folder string) bool {
+func hasPendingMigrations(db *sql.DB, folder string) bool {
 	l := &statusLogger{}
 	goose.SetLogger(l)
-	err := goose.StatusContext(ctx, db, folder)
+	err := goose.Status(db, folder)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(ctx, "Failed to check for pending migrations", err)
+		log.Fatal("Failed to check for pending migrations", err)
 	}
 	return l.numPending > 0
 }

-func isSchemaEmpty(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) bool {
-	rows, err := db.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='goose_db_version';") // nolint:rowserrcheck
+func isSchemaEmpty(db *sql.DB) bool {
+	rows, err := db.Query("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='goose_db_version';") // nolint:rowserrcheck
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(ctx, "Database could not be opened!", err)
+		log.Fatal("Database could not be opened!", err)
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
 	return !rows.Next()
 }

 type logAdapter struct {
-	ctx    context.Context
 	silent bool
 }

 func (l *logAdapter) Fatal(v ...interface{}) {
-	log.Fatal(l.ctx, fmt.Sprint(v...))
+	log.Fatal(fmt.Sprint(v...))
 }

 func (l *logAdapter) Fatalf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	log.Fatal(l.ctx, fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+	log.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
 }

 func (l *logAdapter) Print(v ...interface{}) {
 	if !l.silent {
-		log.Info(l.ctx, fmt.Sprint(v...))
+		log.Info(fmt.Sprint(v...))
 	}
 }

 func (l *logAdapter) Println(v ...interface{}) {
 	if !l.silent {
-		log.Info(l.ctx, fmt.Sprintln(v...))
+		log.Info(fmt.Sprintln(v...))
 	}
 }

 func (l *logAdapter) Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	if !l.silent {
-		log.Info(l.ctx, fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+		log.Info(fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
 	}
 }
--- a/db/db_test.go
+++ b/db/db_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-package db_test
+package db

 import (
-	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"testing"

-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/db"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
@@ -19,22 +17,20 @@ func TestDB(t *testing.T) {
 	RunSpecs(t, "DB Suite")
 }

-var _ = Describe("IsSchemaEmpty", func() {
-	var database *sql.DB
-	var ctx context.Context
+var _ = Describe("isSchemaEmpty", func() {
+	var db *sql.DB
 	BeforeEach(func() {
-		ctx = context.Background()
 		path := "file::memory:"
-		database, _ = sql.Open(db.Dialect, path)
+		db, _ = sql.Open(Dialect, path)
 	})

 	It("returns false if the goose metadata table is found", func() {
-		_, err := database.Exec("create table goose_db_version (id primary key);")
+		_, err := db.Exec("create table goose_db_version (id primary key);")
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(db.IsSchemaEmpty(ctx, database)).To(BeFalse())
+		Expect(isSchemaEmpty(db)).To(BeFalse())
 	})

 	It("returns true if the schema is brand new", func() {
-		Expect(db.IsSchemaEmpty(ctx, database)).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(isSchemaEmpty(db)).To(BeTrue())
 	})
 })
--- a/db/export_test.go
+++ b/db/export_test.go
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package db
-
-// Definitions for testing private methods
-var (
-	IsSchemaEmpty = isSchemaEmpty
-	BackupPath    = backupPath
-)
--- a/db/migrations/20200706231659_add_default_transcodings.go
+++ b/db/migrations/20200706231659_add_default_transcodings.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"

+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/id"
 	"github.com/pressly/goose/v3"
 )

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func upAddDefaultTranscodings(_ context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) error {
 	}

 	for _, t := range consts.DefaultTranscodings {
-		_, err := stmt.Exec(id.NewRandom(), t.Name, t.TargetFormat, t.DefaultBitRate, t.Command)
+		_, err := stmt.Exec(uuid.NewString(), t.Name, t.TargetFormat, t.DefaultBitRate, t.Command)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
--- a/db/migrations/20240511220020_add_library_table.go
+++ b/db/migrations/20240511220020_add_library_table.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func upAddLibraryTable(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) error {
 	}

 	_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`
-		insert into library(id, name, path) values(1, 'Music Library', '%s');
+		insert into library(id, name, path, last_scan_at) values(1, 'Music Library', '%s', current_timestamp);
 		delete from property where id like 'LastScan-%%';
 `, conf.Server.MusicFolder))
 	if err != nil {
--- a/db/migrations/20241026183640_support_new_scanner.go
+++ b/db/migrations/20241026183640_support_new_scanner.go
@@ -1,319 +0,0 @@
-package migrations
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"database/sql"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/fs"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"testing/fstest"
-	"unicode/utf8"
-
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/chain"
-	"github.com/pressly/goose/v3"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	goose.AddMigrationContext(upSupportNewScanner, downSupportNewScanner)
-}
-
-func upSupportNewScanner(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) error {
-	execute := createExecuteFunc(ctx, tx)
-	addColumn := createAddColumnFunc(ctx, tx)
-
-	return chain.RunSequentially(
-		upSupportNewScanner_CreateTableFolder(ctx, execute),
-		upSupportNewScanner_PopulateTableFolder(ctx, tx),
-		upSupportNewScanner_UpdateTableMediaFile(ctx, execute, addColumn),
-		upSupportNewScanner_UpdateTableAlbum(ctx, execute),
-		upSupportNewScanner_UpdateTableArtist(ctx, execute, addColumn),
-		execute(`
-alter table library
-	add column last_scan_started_at datetime default '0000-00-00 00:00:00' not null;
-alter table library
-	add column full_scan_in_progress boolean default false not null;
-
-create table if not exists media_file_artists(
-    	media_file_id varchar not null
-				references media_file (id)
-	    		 	on delete cascade,
-    	artist_id varchar not null
-				references artist (id)
-	    		 	on delete cascade,
-    	role varchar default '' not null,
-    	sub_role varchar default '' not null,
-    	constraint artist_tracks
-    	    			unique (artist_id, media_file_id, role, sub_role)
-);
-create index if not exists media_file_artists_media_file_id
-    on media_file_artists (media_file_id);
-create index if not exists media_file_artists_role
-	on media_file_artists (role);
-
-create table if not exists album_artists(
-    	album_id varchar not null
-				references album (id)
-	    		 	on delete cascade,
-    	artist_id varchar not null
-				references artist (id)
-	    		 	on delete cascade,
-    	role varchar default '' not null,
-    	sub_role varchar default '' not null,
-    	constraint album_artists
-    	    			unique (album_id, artist_id, role, sub_role)
-);
-create index if not exists album_artists_album_id
-    on album_artists (album_id);
-create index if not exists album_artists_role
-	on album_artists (role);
-
-create table if not exists tag(
-  	id varchar not null primary key,
-  	tag_name varchar default '' not null,
-  	tag_value varchar default '' not null,
-  	album_count integer default 0 not null,
-  	media_file_count integer default 0 not null,
-  	constraint tags_name_value
-		unique (tag_name, tag_value)
-);
-
-- Genres are now stored in the tag table
-drop table if exists media_file_genres;
-drop table if exists album_genres;
-drop table if exists artist_genres;
-drop table if exists genre;
-
-- Drop full_text indexes, as they are not being used by SQLite
-drop index if exists media_file_full_text;
-drop index if exists album_full_text;
-drop index if exists artist_full_text;
-
-- Add PID config to properties
-insert into property (id, value) values ('PIDTrack', 'track_legacy') on conflict do nothing;
-insert into property (id, value) values ('PIDAlbum', 'album_legacy') on conflict do nothing;
-`),
-		func() error {
-			notice(tx, "A full scan will be triggered to populate the new tables. This may take a while.")
-			return forceFullRescan(tx)
-		},
-	)
-}
-
-func upSupportNewScanner_CreateTableFolder(_ context.Context, execute execStmtFunc) execFunc {
-	return execute(`
-create table if not exists folder(
-	id varchar not null
-		primary key,
-	library_id integer not null
-	    		references library (id)
-	    		 	on delete cascade,
-	path varchar default '' not null,
-	name varchar default '' not null,
-	missing boolean default false not null,
-	parent_id varchar default '' not null,
-	num_audio_files integer default 0 not null,
-	num_playlists integer default 0 not null,
-	image_files jsonb default '[]' not null,
-	images_updated_at datetime default '0000-00-00 00:00:00' not null,
-	updated_at datetime default (datetime(current_timestamp, 'localtime')) not null,
-	created_at datetime default (datetime(current_timestamp, 'localtime')) not null
-);
-create index folder_parent_id on folder(parent_id);
-`)
-}
-
-// Use paths from `media_file` table to populate `folder` table. The `folder` table must contain all paths, including
-// the ones that do not contain any media_file. We can get all paths from the media_file table to populate a
-// fstest.MapFS{}, and then walk the filesystem to insert all folders into the DB, including empty parent ones.
-func upSupportNewScanner_PopulateTableFolder(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) execFunc {
-	return func() error {
-		// First, get all folder paths from media_file table
-		rows, err := tx.QueryContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`
-select distinct rtrim(media_file.path, replace(media_file.path, '%s', '')), library_id, library.path
-from media_file
-join library on media_file.library_id = library.id`, string(os.PathSeparator)))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer rows.Close()
-
-		// Then create an in-memory filesystem with all paths
-		var path string
-		var lib model.Library
-		fsys := fstest.MapFS{}
-
-		for rows.Next() {
-			err = rows.Scan(&path, &lib.ID, &lib.Path)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, filepath.Clean(lib.Path))
-			path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, string(os.PathSeparator))
-			path = filepath.Clean(path)
-			fsys[path] = &fstest.MapFile{Mode: fs.ModeDir}
-		}
-		if err = rows.Err(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error loading folders from media_file table: %w", err)
-		}
-		if len(fsys) == 0 {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		stmt, err := tx.PrepareContext(ctx,
-			"insert into folder (id, library_id, path, name, parent_id, updated_at) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, '0000-00-00 00:00:00')",
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// Finally, walk the in-mem filesystem and insert all folders into the DB.
-		err = fs.WalkDir(fsys, ".", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
-			if err != nil {
-				// Don't abort the walk, just log the error
-				log.Error("error walking folder to DB", "path", path, err)
-				return nil
-			}
-			// Skip entries that are not directories
-			if !d.IsDir() {
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			// Create a folder in the DB
-			f := model.NewFolder(lib, path)
-			_, err = stmt.ExecContext(ctx, f.ID, lib.ID, f.Path, f.Name, f.ParentID)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("error writing folder to DB", "path", path, err)
-			}
-			return err
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error populating folder table: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		// Count the number of characters in the library path
-		libPath := filepath.Clean(lib.Path)
-		libPathLen := utf8.RuneCountInString(libPath)
-
-		// In one go, update all paths in the media_file table, removing the library path prefix
-		// and replacing any backslashes with slashes (the path separator used by the io/fs package)
-		_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`
-update media_file set path = replace(substr(path, %d), '\', '/');`, libPathLen+2))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error updating media_file path: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-func upSupportNewScanner_UpdateTableMediaFile(_ context.Context, execute execStmtFunc, addColumn addColumnFunc) execFunc {
-	return func() error {
-		return chain.RunSequentially(
-			execute(`	
-alter table media_file 
-    add column folder_id varchar default '' not null;
-alter table media_file 
-    add column pid varchar default '' not null;
-alter table media_file
-	add column missing boolean default false not null;
-alter table media_file
-	add column mbz_release_group_id varchar default '' not null;
-alter table media_file
-	add column tags jsonb default '{}' not null;
-alter table media_file
-	add column participants jsonb default '{}' not null;
-alter table media_file 
-    add column bit_depth integer default 0 not null;
-alter table media_file
-	add column explicit_status varchar default '' not null;
-`),
-			addColumn("media_file", "birth_time", "datetime", "current_timestamp", "created_at"),
-			execute(`	
-update media_file 
-	set pid = id where pid = '';
-create index if not exists media_file_birth_time
-	on media_file (birth_time);
-create index if not exists media_file_folder_id
- 	on media_file (folder_id);
-create index if not exists media_file_pid
-	on media_file (pid);
-create index if not exists media_file_missing
-	on media_file (missing);
-`),
-		)
-	}
-}
-
-func upSupportNewScanner_UpdateTableAlbum(_ context.Context, execute execStmtFunc) execFunc {
-	return execute(`
-drop index if exists album_all_artist_ids;
-alter table album
-	drop column all_artist_ids;
-drop index if exists album_artist;
-drop index if exists album_artist_album;
-alter table album
-	drop column artist;
-drop index if exists album_artist_id;
-alter table album
-	drop column artist_id;
-alter table album
-	add column imported_at datetime default '0000-00-00 00:00:00' not null;
-alter table album
-	add column missing boolean default false not null;
-alter table album
-	add column mbz_release_group_id varchar default '' not null;
-alter table album
-	add column tags jsonb default '{}' not null;
-alter table album
-	add column participants jsonb default '{}' not null;
-alter table album
-	drop column paths;
-alter table album
-	drop column image_files;
-alter table album
-	add column folder_ids jsonb default '[]' not null;
-alter table album
-	add column explicit_status varchar default '' not null; 
-create index if not exists album_imported_at
-	on album (imported_at);
-create index if not exists album_mbz_release_group_id
-	on album (mbz_release_group_id);
-`)
-}
-
-func upSupportNewScanner_UpdateTableArtist(_ context.Context, execute execStmtFunc, addColumn addColumnFunc) execFunc {
-	return func() error {
-		return chain.RunSequentially(
-			execute(`
-alter table artist
-	drop column album_count;
-alter table artist
-	drop column song_count;
-drop index if exists artist_size;
-alter table artist
-	drop column size;
-alter table artist
-	add column missing boolean default false not null;
-alter table artist
-	add column stats jsonb default '{"albumartist":{}}' not null;
-alter table artist
-	drop column similar_artists;
-alter table artist
-	add column similar_artists jsonb default '[]' not null;
-`),
-			addColumn("artist", "updated_at", "datetime", "current_time", "(select min(album.updated_at) from album where album_artist_id = artist.id)"),
-			addColumn("artist", "created_at", "datetime", "current_time", "(select min(album.created_at) from album where album_artist_id = artist.id)"),
-			execute(`create index if not exists artist_updated_at on artist (updated_at);`),
-			execute(`update artist set external_info_updated_at = '0000-00-00 00:00:00';`),
-		)
-	}
-}
-
-func downSupportNewScanner(context.Context, *sql.Tx) error {
-	return nil
-}
--- a/db/migrations/migration.go
+++ b/db/migrations/migration.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package migrations

 import (
-	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"

 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
@@ -13,29 +11,24 @@ import (
 // Use this in migrations that need to communicate something important (breaking changes, forced reindexes, etc...)
 func notice(tx *sql.Tx, msg string) {
 	if isDBInitialized(tx) {
-		line := strings.Repeat("*", len(msg)+8)
-		fmt.Printf("\n%s\nNOTICE: %s\n%s\n\n", line, msg, line)
+		fmt.Printf(`
+*************************************************************************************
+NOTICE: %s
+*************************************************************************************
+
+`, msg)
 	}
 }

 // Call this in migrations that requires a full rescan
 func forceFullRescan(tx *sql.Tx) error {
-	// If a full scan is required, most probably the query optimizer is outdated, so we run `analyze`.
-	_, err := tx.Exec(`ANALYZE;`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	_, err = tx.Exec(fmt.Sprintf(`
-INSERT OR REPLACE into property (id, value) values ('%s', '1');
-`, consts.FullScanAfterMigrationFlagKey))
+	_, err := tx.Exec(`
+delete from property where id like 'LastScan%';
+update media_file set updated_at = '0001-01-01';
+`)
 	return err
 }

-// 	sq := Update(r.tableName).
-//		Set("last_scan_started_at", time.Now()).
-//		Set("full_scan_in_progress", fullScan).
-//		Where(Eq{"id": id})
-
 var (
 	once        sync.Once
 	initialized bool
@@ -63,58 +56,3 @@ func checkErr(err error) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }
-
-type (
-	execFunc      func() error
-	execStmtFunc  func(stmt string) execFunc
-	addColumnFunc func(tableName, columnName, columnType, defaultValue, initialValue string) execFunc
-)
-
-func createExecuteFunc(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) execStmtFunc {
-	return func(stmt string) execFunc {
-		return func() error {
-			_, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx, stmt)
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// Hack way to add a new `not null` column to a table, setting the initial value for existing rows based on a
-// SQL expression. It is done in 3 steps:
-//  1. Add the column as nullable. Due to the way SQLite manipulates the DDL in memory, we need to add extra padding
-//     to the default value to avoid truncating it when changing the column to not null
-//  2. Update the column with the initial value
-//  3. Change the column to not null with the default value
-//
-// Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/25917323
-func createAddColumnFunc(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) addColumnFunc {
-	return func(tableName, columnName, columnType, defaultValue, initialValue string) execFunc {
-		return func() error {
-			// Format the `default null` value to have the same length as the final defaultValue
-			finalLen := len(fmt.Sprintf(`%s not`, defaultValue))
-			tempDefault := fmt.Sprintf(`default %s null`, strings.Repeat(" ", finalLen))
-			_, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`
-alter table %s add column %s %s %s;`, tableName, columnName, columnType, tempDefault))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`
-update %s set %s = %s where %[2]s is null;`, tableName, columnName, initialValue))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`
-PRAGMA writable_schema = on;
-UPDATE sqlite_master
-SET sql = replace(sql, '%[1]s %[2]s %[5]s', '%[1]s %[2]s default %[3]s not null')
-WHERE type = 'table'
-  AND name = '%[4]s';
-PRAGMA writable_schema = off;
-`, columnName, columnType, defaultValue, tableName, tempDefault))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-}
--- a/docs/hld-plugins.md
+++ b/docs/hld-plugins.md
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More