diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
index f97ab414ce..f19ca77818 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class ArtistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     /// <returns>An <see cref="OkResult"/> containing the artists.</returns>
     [HttpGet]
     [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [Obsolete("Use GetPersons")]
     public ActionResult<QueryResult<BaseItemDto>> GetArtists(
         [FromQuery] double? minCommunityRating,
         [FromQuery] int? startIndex,
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ public class ArtistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     /// <returns>An <see cref="OkResult"/> containing the album artists.</returns>
     [HttpGet("AlbumArtists")]
     [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [Obsolete("Use GetPersons")]
     public ActionResult<QueryResult<BaseItemDto>> GetAlbumArtists(
         [FromQuery] double? minCommunityRating,
         [FromQuery] int? startIndex,
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@ public class ArtistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     /// <returns>An <see cref="OkResult"/> containing the artist.</returns>
     [HttpGet("{name}")]
     [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [Obsolete("Use GetPerson")]
     public ActionResult<BaseItemDto> GetArtistByName([FromRoute, Required] string name, [FromQuery] Guid? userId)
     {
         userId = RequestHelpers.GetUserId(User, userId);
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/PeopleRepository.cs b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/PeopleRepository.cs
index a0ffe9aea0..8f8741d00f 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/PeopleRepository.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/PeopleRepository.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ public class PeopleRepository(IDbContextFactory<JellyfinDbContext> dbProvider, I
             .ToArray();
 
         var toAdd = people
-            .Where(e => e.Type is not PersonKind.Artist && e.Type is not PersonKind.AlbumArtist)
             .Where(e => !existingPersons.Any(f => string.Equals(f.Name, e.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && f.PersonType == e.Type.ToString()))
             .Select(Map);
         context.Peoples.AddRange(toAdd);
@@ -133,11 +132,6 @@ public class PeopleRepository(IDbContextFactory<JellyfinDbContext> dbProvider, I
 
         foreach (var person in people)
         {
-            if (person.Type == PersonKind.Artist || person.Type == PersonKind.AlbumArtist)
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             var entityPerson = personsEntities.First(e => string.Equals(e.Name, person.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && e.PersonType == person.Type.ToString());
             var existingMap = existingMaps.FirstOrDefault(e => string.Equals(e.People.Name, person.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && e.People.PersonType == person.Type.ToString() && e.Role == person.Role);
             if (existingMap is null)