To edit artist information for a specific artist, select the artist from any view that displays artists and choose Edit Artist from the context menu.
This will open a tool that allows you to edit the following details:
General Information
- Sort Order
- Born Name
- Country
- Web Page
- External ID (e.g., Discogs Artist ID)
- Is Artist/Is Group
- Formed
- Disbanded
- Biography
AKA
Define aliases (also known as) for the artist.
Group Members
Specify which other artists are members of the group.
Member Of
Define if this artist is a member of one or more groups.
Similar Artists
List artists that are similar to this artist.
Influenced By
Identify artists or groups that have influenced the selected artist or group.
Followers
Specify artists or groups that have been inspired by the selected artist or group.
See Also
Include other relevant connections related to the selected artist or group.
Performed Songs By
Add relations to artists or groups for which this artist or group has created cover songs.
Using Relations
When an artist has defined relations, they are displayed as clickable buttons on the artist’s detail page. This allows you to quickly browse related artists, such as similar artists or groups.
Relations also play a role when playing tracks with Auto Enqueue enabled. Helium uses these relations to generate matching tracks with higher precision.
Downloading Artist Information
Click the Download button to fetch artist information, such as images and relations, using the available plug-ins.
When using the Discogs plug-in, Helium will attempt to populate fields such as Formed/Born based on the downloaded biography.
See also: Editing multiple artist information