diff --git a/backend/lib/ytdlp.js b/backend/lib/ytdlp.js
index 1924f0f..35a8200 100644
--- a/backend/lib/ytdlp.js
+++ b/backend/lib/ytdlp.js
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, rawArtist, albumArtist, title, alb
     '--no-playlist',
     '--no-warnings',
     '--newline',
+    // Use the web_music player client (falling back to default) so YouTube Music
+    // "Art Track" / topic uploads are reachable. The android_vr client returns
+    // "This video is not available" for many YTM tracks that play fine in the browser.
+    '--extractor-args', 'youtube:player_client=web_music,default',
   ];
 
   const spawnYtdlp = (args) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {