diff --git a/backend/lib/downloader.js b/backend/lib/downloader.js
index af58761..39483e3 100644
--- a/backend/lib/downloader.js
+++ b/backend/lib/downloader.js
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ async function downloadAlbumTracks({ jobId, artist, albumTitle, tracks, artworkU
       const result = await downloadTrack({
         jobId,
         artist:      track.artistName   || artist,
+        // Drive the YTM/YouTube search + channel filter with THIS track's own artist, not the album
+        // artist. On mixed-artist soundtracks/compilations (e.g. "Strategy" is TWICE, "Love, Maybe"
+        // is MeloMance) the album-artist blob + its channel filter matches nothing. album_artist tag
+        // still uses `albumArtist` below, so album grouping is unaffected.
+        rawArtist:   track.artistName   || artist,
         albumArtist: artist,
         title:       track.trackName    || track.title,
         album:       albumTitle,