diff --git a/src/app/index/collection.rs b/src/app/index/collection.rs
index b77aa182..713e9186 100644
--- a/src/app/index/collection.rs
+++ b/src/app/index/collection.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ pub struct ArtistHeader {
 	pub num_albums_as_composer: u32,
 	pub num_albums_as_lyricist: u32,
 	pub num_songs_by_genre: HashMap<String, u32>,
+	pub num_songs: u32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Artist {
-	pub header: ArtistHeader,
+	pub name: String,
 	pub albums_as_performer: Vec<Album>,
 	pub albums_as_additional_performer: Vec<Album>, // Albums where this artist shows up as `artist` without being `album_artist`
 	pub albums_as_composer: Vec<Album>,
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ impl Collection {
 			let albums_as_lyricist = list_albums(&a.albums_as_lyricist);
 
 			Artist {
-				header: make_artist_header(a, strings),
+				name: strings.resolve(&a.name).to_owned(),
 				albums_as_performer,
 				albums_as_additional_performer,
 				albums_as_composer,
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ fn make_artist_header(artist: &storage::Artist, strings: &RodeoReader) -> Artist
 			.iter()
 			.map(|(genre, num)| (strings.resolve(genre).to_string(), *num))
 			.collect(),
+		num_songs: artist.num_songs,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ impl Builder {
 
 		for name in all_artists {
 			let artist = self.get_or_create_artist(name);
+			artist.num_songs += 1;
 			for genre in &song.genres {
 				*artist
 					.num_songs_by_genre
@@ -290,6 +293,7 @@ impl Builder {
 				albums_as_composer: HashSet::new(),
 				albums_as_lyricist: HashSet::new(),
 				num_songs_by_genre: HashMap::new(),
+				num_songs: 0,
 			})
 			.borrow_mut()
 	}
diff --git a/src/app/index/storage.rs b/src/app/index/storage.rs
index e79c88dc..8aeb1605 100644
--- a/src/app/index/storage.rs
+++ b/src/app/index/storage.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub struct Artist {
 	pub albums_as_composer: HashSet<AlbumKey>,
 	pub albums_as_lyricist: HashSet<AlbumKey>,
 	pub num_songs_by_genre: HashMap<Spur, u32>,
+	pub num_songs: u32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ pub fn store_song(
 
 	let mut canonicalize = |s: &String| {
 		minuscules
-			.entry(s.to_lowercase())
+			.entry(s.trim().to_lowercase())
 			.or_insert_with(|| strings.get_or_intern(s))
 			.to_owned()
 	};
diff --git a/src/server/dto/v8.rs b/src/server/dto/v8.rs
index e38c50f1..a7a8452d 100644
--- a/src/server/dto/v8.rs
+++ b/src/server/dto/v8.rs
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ pub struct ArtistHeader {
 	pub num_albums_as_composer: u32,
 	pub num_albums_as_lyricist: u32,
 	pub num_songs_by_genre: HashMap<String, u32>,
+	pub num_songs: u32,
 }
 
 impl From<index::ArtistHeader> for ArtistHeader {
@@ -336,14 +337,14 @@ impl From<index::ArtistHeader> for ArtistHeader {
 			num_albums_as_composer: a.num_albums_as_composer,
 			num_albums_as_lyricist: a.num_albums_as_lyricist,
 			num_songs_by_genre: a.num_songs_by_genre,
+			num_songs: a.num_songs,
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Artist {
-	#[serde(flatten)]
-	pub header: ArtistHeader,
+	pub name: String,
 	pub albums_as_performer: Vec<AlbumHeader>,
 	pub albums_as_additional_performer: Vec<AlbumHeader>,
 	pub albums_as_composer: Vec<AlbumHeader>,
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ impl From<index::Artist> for Artist {
 	fn from(a: index::Artist) -> Self {
 		let convert_albums = |a: Vec<index::Album>| a.into_iter().map(|a| a.into()).collect();
 		Self {
-			header: a.header.into(),
+			name: a.name,
 			albums_as_performer: convert_albums(a.albums_as_performer),
 			albums_as_additional_performer: convert_albums(a.albums_as_additional_performer),
 			albums_as_composer: convert_albums(a.albums_as_composer),