diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
index fe45cd39e3..612f731918 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
                     mediaUrl = streamInfo.Url;
                 }
 
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path) && File.Exists(path))
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
                 {
                     state.MediaPath = path;
                     state.IsRemote = false;
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
 
                 state.RunTimeTicks = recording.RunTimeTicks;
 
-                if (recording.RecordingInfo.Status == RecordingStatus.InProgress && !state.IsRemote)
+                if (recording.RecordingInfo.Status == RecordingStatus.InProgress)
                 {
                     await Task.Delay(1000, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
 
                 state.LiveTvStreamId = streamInfo.Id;
 
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(streamInfo.Path) && File.Exists(streamInfo.Path))
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(streamInfo.Path))
                 {
                     state.MediaPath = streamInfo.Path;
                     state.IsRemote = false;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs
index 9972ac3eff..5ca0d75ac9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
     /// <summary>
     /// Class GetArtists
     /// </summary>
-    [Route("/Artists", "GET")]
-    [Api(Description = "Gets all artists from a given item, folder, or the entire library")]
+    [Route("/Artists", "GET", Summary = "Gets all artists from a given item, folder, or the entire library")]
     public class GetArtists : GetItemsByName
     {
     }
 
-    [Route("/Artists/{Name}", "GET")]
-    [Api(Description = "Gets an artist, by name")]
+    [Route("/Artists/{Name}", "GET", Summary = "Gets an artist, by name")]
     public class GetArtist : IReturn<BaseItemDto>
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
         protected override IEnumerable<MusicArtist> GetAllItems(GetItemsByName request, IEnumerable<BaseItem> items)
         {
             return items
-                .OfType<Audio>()
+                .OfType<IHasArtist>()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.AllArtists)
                 .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                 .Select(name =>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/IHasAlbumArtist.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/IHasAlbumArtist.cs
index 7448e44f06..08eaf903e2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/IHasAlbumArtist.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/IHasAlbumArtist.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 {
     public interface IHasAlbumArtist
@@ -9,5 +10,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
     public interface IHasArtist
     {
         bool HasArtist(string name);
+
+        List<string> AllArtists { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/MusicVideo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/MusicVideo.cs
index c3c4b89ba5..554914ec6b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/MusicVideo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/MusicVideo.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 {
@@ -33,6 +35,23 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// <value>The revenue.</value>
         public double? Revenue { get; set; }
 
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        public List<string> AllArtists
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var list = new List<string>();
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Artist))
+                {
+                    list.Add(Artist);
+                }
+
+                return list;
+
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines whether the specified name has artist.
         /// </summary>