diff --git a/db/model.go b/db/model.go
index 90b7048..0062a68 100644
--- a/db/model.go
+++ b/db/model.go
@@ -236,16 +236,16 @@ func (a *Album) GenreStrings() []string {
 	return strs
 }
 
-func (a *Album) ArtistsString() string {
+func (a *Album) ArtistsStrings() []string {
 	var artists = append([]*Artist(nil), a.Artists...)
 	sort.Slice(artists, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return artists[i].ID < artists[j].ID
 	})
-	var names []string
+	strs := make([]string, 0, len(artists))
 	for _, artist := range artists {
-		names = append(names, artist.Name)
+		strs = append(strs, artist.Name)
 	}
-	return strings.Join(names, " & ")
+	return strs
 }
 
 type PlayQueue struct {
diff --git a/scrobble/lastfm/scrobbler.go b/scrobble/lastfm/scrobbler.go
index 96abd82..ce0a183 100644
--- a/scrobble/lastfm/scrobbler.go
+++ b/scrobble/lastfm/scrobbler.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func (s *Scrobbler) Scrobble(user *db.User, track *db.Track, stamp time.Time, su
 	params.Add("track", track.TagTitle)
 	params.Add("trackNumber", strconv.Itoa(track.TagTrackNumber))
 	params.Add("album", track.Album.TagTitle)
-	params.Add("albumArtist", track.Album.ArtistsString())
+	params.Add("albumArtist", strings.Join(track.Album.ArtistsStrings(), ", "))
 	params.Add("duration", strconv.Itoa(track.Length))
 
 	// make sure we provide a valid uuid, since some users may have an incorrect mbid in their tags
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/construct_by_tags.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/construct_by_tags.go
index 1fe0f04..565b2a2 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/construct_by_tags.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/construct_by_tags.go
@@ -83,16 +83,6 @@ func NewTrackByTags(t *db.Track, album *db.Album) *TrackChild {
 		})
 		ret.ArtistID = album.Artists[0].SID()
 	}
-	// replace tags that we're present
-	if ret.Title == "" {
-		ret.Title = "<title>"
-	}
-	if ret.Artist == "" {
-		ret.Artist = "<artist>"
-	}
-	if ret.Album == "" {
-		ret.Album = "<album>"
-	}
 	return ret
 }