commit - a76c816b1a6b0f238f63bfd1076180a24704a09e
commit + bcd273eb27416845e980eb8ebd56d6f9e89eb734
blob - d0037a387c771c596a5c4e5ac7d564379f650d4a
blob + 9cbd1a5e956463d6e958443162ada44c0119aba9
--- src/tagging.rs
+++ src/tagging.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ pub async fn process_files_batch(
         }
 
         match read_file_tags(&abs_path) {
+            Ok((_, artist, album)) if artist.is_empty() || album.is_empty() => {
+                eprintln!(
+                    "Skipping {} - artist/album tags required to fetch metadata",
+                    path.display()
+                );
+            }
             Ok((_, artist, album)) => {
                 files_by_release
                     .entry((artist, album))
@@ -131,22 +137,7 @@ pub fn show_file_tags(path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn write_file_tags(path: &Path, metadata: &FetchedMetadata) -> Result<()> {
-    let file =
-        File::open(path).with_context(|| format!("Failed to open file: {}", path.display()))?;
-    let mut probe = Probe::new(file);
-
-    if let Some(file_type) = path
-        .extension()
-        .and_then(|e| e.to_str())
-        .and_then(lofty::file::FileType::from_ext)
-    {
-        probe = probe.set_file_type(file_type);
-    }
-
-    let mut tagged_file = probe
-        .read()
-        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read tags from {}", path.display()))?;
-
+    let (mut tagged_file, _, _) = read_file_tags(path)?;
     let tag = tagged_file
         .primary_tag_mut()
         .context("No primary tag found")?;
@@ -299,29 +290,35 @@ pub async fn edit_files(paths: &[std::path::PathBuf]) 
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn read_tagged_file(path: &Path) -> Result<TaggedFile> {
+    let file =
+        File::open(path).with_context(|| format!("Failed to open file: {}", path.display()))?;
+    let mut probe = Probe::new(file);
+
+    if let Some(file_type) = path
+        .extension()
+        .and_then(|e| e.to_str())
+        .and_then(lofty::file::FileType::from_ext)
+    {
+        probe = probe.set_file_type(file_type);
+    }
+
+    probe
+        .read()
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read tags from {}", path.display()))
+}
+
 fn read_file_tags(path: &Path) -> Result<(TaggedFile, String, String)> {
-    let file =
-        File::open(path).with_context(|| format!("Failed to open file: {}", path.display()))?;
-    let mut probe = Probe::new(file);
+    let mut tagged_file = read_tagged_file(path)?;
 
-    if let Some(file_type) = path
-        .extension()
-        .and_then(|e| e.to_str())
-        .and_then(lofty::file::FileType::from_ext)
-    {
-        probe = probe.set_file_type(file_type);
+    if tagged_file.primary_tag().is_none() {
+        tagged_file.insert_tag(Tag::new(tagged_file.primary_tag_type()));
     }
 
-    let mut tagged_file = probe
-        .read()
-        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read tags from {}", path.display()))?;
+    let tag = tagged_file.primary_tag().context("No primary tag found")?;
+    let artist = tag.artist().map(|a| a.to_string()).unwrap_or_default();
+    let album = tag.album().map(|a| a.to_string()).unwrap_or_default();
 
-    let tag = tagged_file
-        .primary_tag_mut()
-        .context("No primary tag found")?;
-    let artist = tag.artist().context("Artist not found")?.to_string();
-    let album = tag.album().context("Album not found")?.to_string();
-
     Ok((tagged_file, artist, album))
 }