WM/OriginalArtist Attribute

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The WM/OriginalArtist attribute is the name of the artist who originally produced the content.

Applies To

Remarks

This attribute is stored only in a music file that is not in the library.

The Windows Media Format SDK constant for this attribute is g_wszWMOriginalArtist.

To determine whether you can change the value of this attribute, use the Media.isReadOnlyItem method.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Version
Windows Media Player 9 Series or later

See also

Attribute Reference