Getting track artist using console commands

[StronkAndStable]

I'd like to be able to grab the current track's artist from the RC client, but cannot find a command that will give that information. I can use the

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get_title

command to return the track title, but there doesn't seem to be an equivalent for artist information. Console with example command:

It looks like this issue has already been brought up here before but there wasn't a solution. Old post: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=127533

Thanks in advance

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Indeed, that is not supported.

[StronkAndStable]

Oh okay, thanks. I'll have a crack at programming it in myself! Wish me luck!

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Oh okay, thanks. I'll have a crack at programming it in myself! Wish me luck!

It is a lua script, so not hard to do.