diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/device/DeviceMusicImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/device/DeviceMusicImpl.kt
index d2a614be7..9654cb187 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/device/DeviceMusicImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/device/DeviceMusicImpl.kt
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class SongImpl(private val rawSong: RawSong, musicSettings: MusicSettings) : Son
             rawArtists =
                 rawAlbumArtists
                     .ifEmpty { rawIndividualArtists }
+                    .distinctBy { it.key }
                     .ifEmpty { listOf(RawArtist(null, null)) })
 
     /**
@@ -160,7 +161,10 @@ class SongImpl(private val rawSong: RawSong, musicSettings: MusicSettings) : Son
      * [RawArtist]. This can be used to group up [Song]s into an [Artist].
      */
     val rawArtists =
-        rawIndividualArtists.ifEmpty { rawAlbumArtists }.ifEmpty { listOf(RawArtist()) }
+        rawIndividualArtists
+            .ifEmpty { rawAlbumArtists }
+            .distinctBy { it.key }
+            .ifEmpty { listOf(RawArtist()) }
 
     /**
      * The [RawGenre] instances collated by the [Song]. This can be used to group up [Song]s into a
@@ -170,6 +174,7 @@ class SongImpl(private val rawSong: RawSong, musicSettings: MusicSettings) : Son
         rawSong.genreNames
             .parseId3GenreNames(musicSettings)
             .map { RawGenre(it) }
+            .distinctBy { it.key }
             .ifEmpty { listOf(RawGenre()) }
 
     /**
@@ -208,6 +213,7 @@ class SongImpl(private val rawSong: RawSong, musicSettings: MusicSettings) : Son
         checkNotNull(_album) { "Malformed song: No album" }
 
         check(_artists.isNotEmpty()) { "Malformed song: No artists" }
+        check(_artists.size == rawArtists.size) { "Malformed song: Artist grouping mismatch" }
         for (i in _artists.indices) {
             // Non-destructively reorder the linked artists so that they align with
             // the artist ordering within the song metadata.
@@ -218,7 +224,7 @@ class SongImpl(private val rawSong: RawSong, musicSettings: MusicSettings) : Son
         }
 
         check(_genres.isNotEmpty()) { "Malformed song: No genres" }
-        logD("$this $rawGenres $_genres]")
+        check(_genres.size == rawGenres.size) { "Malformed song: Genre grouping mismatch"}
         for (i in _genres.indices) {
             // Non-destructively reorder the linked genres so that they align with
             // the genre ordering within the song metadata.
@@ -336,6 +342,7 @@ class AlbumImpl(
     fun finalize(): Album {
         check(songs.isNotEmpty()) { "Malformed album: Empty" }
         check(_artists.isNotEmpty()) { "Malformed album: No artists" }
+        check(_artists.size == rawArtists.size) { "Malformed song: Artist grouping mismatch" }
         for (i in _artists.indices) {
             // Non-destructively reorder the linked artists so that they align with
             // the artist ordering within the song metadata.