How do you show artist art on Groove Music?
To set an artist art from the Groove Music app as your desktop wallpaper, follow the steps below:
- Open the app from the Start Menu.
- Click on the Settings icon from the left-side options pane.
- Here, move to the Display Artist Art head.
- Enable just ‘Set Now playing artist as wallpaper’
How do I fix groove album artwork?
Here’s how:
- Download, install, and open Mp3tag.
- Click File > Change Directory, select the top-level folder to search for music, and click Select Folder.
- Click Actions > Actions.
- Click New, type a name for the action (such as “Fix Album Art”, without the quotes), and click OK.
How do I add an artist image to Groove Music?

Using a bulk file renamer, add the . jpg extension to all the image files. Now select the image you want to edit or replace and open it in Photoshop CC. Make the appropriate changes while ensuring that the name and dimensions of the file remain unchanged.
Where does Groove store album art?
album art files are hidden and stored in same folder as music file – see in file properties (tight-click in Groove on file). Playlists are stored in user’s Music folder, Playlists subfolder with zpl extensions.
How do I get album artwork on Groove Music?
Groove Music can find album artwork if you right-click on the album, choose Edit Info, and then click on Find Album Info (make sure Show Advanced Options is on). If no artwork is available, check Amazon or other sites that sell CDs. Download the art, and save it (fig. 2).
How do I add album art to groove?

When you right-click on the album, the ‘edit’ option should appear – and in editing mode you should be able to click on the art square and add your image.
Why does Groove Music not show album art?
How do I refresh Groove Music library?
Here’s how you can force a refresh manually:
- Close Groove.
- Open the folder: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.ZuneMusic_\LocalState\Database.
- Delete everything inside this folder.
- Open Groove and watch the application magically rescan the library.
How do I change artist art in groove?
In the lower right pane of Groove Music app, click Settings (gear icon), then set the artist art as the desktop or lock screen background. Then scroll down to each switch and enable both the desktop or lock screen functions to toggle the artist albums.
How do I put album art on an audio file?
Right-clicking on the Album Art and selecting the “Add Cover Art from File” option. Navigate to the folder which contains the Album Art which you want to add and double-click on it to select it. Click on “Close” and the image will be implemented as the Album art automatically.
Why doesn’t Groove show album art?
Groove will not show any album art despite being embedded in the metadata. The album art displays just fine in iTunes, windows explorer and WMP but on Groove it’s missing in action save for the odd track. For that reason alone I consider it not worth bothering with. Very dissapointed with it.
Is Groove Music able to download art files?
Unfortunately, no. Since I posted the first inquiry, Groove Music was able to download about 70% of my music library’s art, including artist info and pics. However, it is clear that these art files are not from the embedded mp3 idtag. My library still has many blank art for the music and even the May 2020 update didn’t fix this.
Is Groove Music still media crap?
Groove remains Media Crap. I’m sticking to MediaMonkey still. It doesn’t even have volume leveling anyhow. Thanks – it looks like another fine example of MS software engineering – maybe they gave the job to a summer student? I’ll use iTunes / Media Player. Other Info: Ancient PC stressed by Windows 10! +1 to Groove music being junk.
What do people like about groove?
These were iPhone and android users, so for some it was the first time they’d seen Groove and it was a hit. Everyone though it was really cool and easy to use. They really liked reading bios and all the artist/album art as well.