MediaMetadata.artist

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The artist property of the MediaMetaData interface returns or sets the name of the artist, group, creator, etc., of the media to be played.

Syntax

var artist = mediaMetadata.artist
mediaMetadata.artist = artist

Value

A String containing the name of the artist.

Examples

The following example checks for browser compatibility and sets the current metadata for the media session. 

if ('mediaSession' in navigator) {
  navigator.mediaSession.metadata = new MediaMetadata({
    title: 'Unforgettable',
    artist: 'Nat King Cole',
    album: 'The Ultimate Collection (Remastered)',
    artwork: [
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/96x96',   sizes: '96x96',   type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/128x128', sizes: '128x128', type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/192x192', sizes: '192x192', type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/256x256', sizes: '256x256', type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/384x384', sizes: '384x384', type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/512x512', sizes: '512x512', type: 'image/png' },
    ]
  });

Specifications

Specification
Media Session Standard (Media Session)
# dom-mediametadata-artist

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
artist
57
79
71
No
Yes
15
No
57
82
No
15
7.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaMetadata/artist