When I synced, the artwork transferred to my iPod. So I tried copying artwork from Get Info of a track that had it, selected all tracks of that album, and pasted the art into that Get Info's artwork space. MacRumors forum user PDX NTV relays a solution: 'I found that affected albums were ones where I had pasted artwork into a track or two, but not every track of an album. Should that not work for you, other solutions are available but may require more user legwork. MacRumors forum user nomad01 tried the above without it resolving the issue, but came up with a solution that did work: 'However, unticking the 'show album artwork on my iPod' box, syncing the iPod to remove all album artwork (quicker than it sounds), and then ticking this box and updating the iPod again seems to have fixed it.'Several other users confirm nomad01's suggestion as working for them.

You can also use third-party programs such as Cover Scout to help you find album artwork for your iTunes music.

In the iTunes menu bar, click 'Advanced,' then 'Get Album Artwork.' Once iTunes has retrieved the artwork, sync your iPhone or iPod as usual. Select the songs you are missing artwork for. Use iTunes' built-in ability to fetch album artwork for your current iTunes Library. When I look at where the files are stored on my external hard drive, it seems like it is always the first song that doesn't show the artwork like the other songs do.' Possible fixes I have tried retagging the albums with the artwork again, but it just won't transfer over. All the artwork shows up on iTunes without a problem, but there are a few albums that don't show up on my iPod and iPhone.

So why doesn't it show up on the phone?'MacRumors forum user downingp has similar issues: 'The weird problem I am having is some of the album artwork, from the artists whose name I changed, is not showing up on my iPod and iPhone. Even when I click the music tab in iTunes to show what's stored in my phone, the info shows that the artwork is present. When I sync my songs to the iPhone, not a single one of them shows up with artwork!!! I have no idea why. My MP3s have album art pasted in the artwork space iTunes provides or found by iTunes itself or iTunes store artwork. In most cases iTunes is displaying the artwork correctly, but when the users' devices are synced, the artwork does not transfer for all songs.Īpple Support Discussions user imranus describes: 'I am using an iPhone with 2.2 software. Users have been reporting that their album artwork corresponding to their music in iTunes is not showing up on their iPhones and iPods.

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