diff --git a/source/net/filebot/web/ID3Lookup.java b/source/net/filebot/web/ID3Lookup.java
index ba6c3b9c..c75ecc97 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/web/ID3Lookup.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/web/ID3Lookup.java
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ public class ID3Lookup implements MusicIdentificationService {
 				SimpleDate albumReleaseDate = null;
 				Integer mediumIndex = null, mediumCount = null, trackIndex = null, trackCount = null;
 
+				try {
+					albumArtist = mediaInfo.get(StreamKind.General, 0, "Album/Performer");
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					// ignore
+				}
+
 				try {
 					int year = new Scanner(mediaInfo.get(StreamKind.General, 0, "Recorded_Date")).useDelimiter("\\D+").nextInt();
 					albumReleaseDate = new SimpleDate(year, 1, 1);
@@ -77,5 +83,4 @@ public class ID3Lookup implements MusicIdentificationService {
 
 		return info;
 	}
-
 }