Index: Slim/DataStores/DBI/ContributorTrack.pm
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--- Slim/DataStores/DBI/ContributorTrack.pm	(revision 3036)
+++ Slim/DataStores/DBI/ContributorTrack.pm	(working copy)
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@
 
 			$artistObj = $_cache{$name};
 
+			# If we had an explicitly specified sort tag, modify
+			# the existing object.
+			if ($artist ne $artistSort) {
+				$artistObj->namesort($sort);
+			}
+
 		} else {
 
 			$artistObj = Slim::DataStores::DBI::Contributor->find_or_create({