Index: /Users/mh/Documents/workspace/7.3/server/Slim/Control/Queries.pm
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--- /Users/mh/Documents/workspace/7.3/server/Slim/Control/Queries.pm	(revision 24142)
+++ /Users/mh/Documents/workspace/7.3/server/Slim/Control/Queries.pm	(working copy)
@@ -860,6 +860,9 @@
 			next if !$obj;
 			my $id = $obj->id();
 			$id += 0;
+			
+			my $sortValue = $obj->namesort;
+			my $textKey   = substr($sortValue, 0, 1);
 
 			if ($menuMode){
 				$request->addResultLoop($loopname, $chunkCount, 'text', $obj->name);
@@ -871,7 +874,7 @@
 					'favorites_url'   => $url,
 					'favorites_title' => $obj->name,
 					'artist_id' => $id, 
-					'textkey' => substr($obj->namesort, 0, 1),
+					'textkey' => $textKey,
 				};
 				_mixerItemParams(request => $request, obj => $obj, loopname => $loopname, chunkCount => $chunkCount, params => $params);
 				$request->addResultLoop($loopname, $chunkCount, 'params', $params);
@@ -881,6 +884,8 @@
 			}
 			else {
 				$request->addResultLoop($loopname, $chunkCount, 'id', $id);
+				$request->addResultLoop($loopname, $chunkCount, 'textkey', $textKey);
+				$request->addResultLoop($loopname, $chunkCount, 'sortvalue', $sortValue);
 				$request->addResultLoop($loopname, $chunkCount, 'artist', $obj->name);
 			}