Yeah guys the media player is being picky, that or the players we have been using use the same tag that mp3tag does, "BAND" which the n900 clearly doesn't recognize.

Like I said before, just because iTunes or mp3tag is showing the Album Artist area with information doesn't mean it is using the "ALBUMARTIST" tag, it's most likely to be using the "BAND" tag.

I've solved all my Various Artist problems now with mp3tag. Here's how:

1. In mp3tag, get the files up that you want to edit,
2. right click on them and select extended tags
3. click the "add-field" button
4. Field: ALBUMARTIST
Value: Various Artists (or whatever)

5. (optional) While you're in there, clean out any extraneous tags like ITUNNORM and the itunes compilations tag etc. Only remove itunes tags if you are no longer using iTunes as your music library/player thing. (like me, woohoo! Free!)

I haven't taken out the BAND tag because I have no doubt some other players/taggers wont recognize ALBUMARTIST.

I fixed the issue of Various Artists showing as the artist in Now Playing by doing exactly what I've just described up there.

Hope that helps,

nathaniel