diff --git a/core/external/provider.go b/core/external/provider.go
index 1545c116e..fa5a4ef30 100644
--- a/core/external/provider.go
+++ b/core/external/provider.go
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@ func (e *provider) refreshArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxArtist,
 
 	// If we don't have any info, retrieves it now
 	updatedAt := V(artist.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt)
+	artistName := artist.Name()
 	if updatedAt.IsZero() {
-		log.Debug(ctx, "ArtistInfo not cached. Retrieving it now", "updatedAt", updatedAt, "id", id, "name", artist.Name())
+		log.Debug(ctx, "ArtistInfo not cached. Retrieving it now", "updatedAt", updatedAt, "id", id, "name", artistName)
 		artist, err = e.populateArtistInfo(ctx, artist)
 		if err != nil {
 			return auxArtist{}, err
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ func (e *provider) refreshArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxArtist,
 
 	// If info is expired, trigger a populateArtistInfo in the background
 	if time.Since(updatedAt) > conf.Server.DevArtistInfoTimeToLive {
-		log.Debug("Found expired cached ArtistInfo, refreshing in the background", "updatedAt", updatedAt, "name", artist.Name())
+		log.Debug("Found expired cached ArtistInfo, refreshing in the background", "updatedAt", updatedAt, "name", artistName)
 		e.artistQueue.enqueue(&artist)
 	}
 	return artist, nil
@@ -236,8 +237,9 @@ func (e *provider) refreshArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, id string) (auxArtist,
 func (e *provider) populateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, artist auxArtist) (auxArtist, error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	// Get MBID first, if it is not yet available
+	artistName := artist.Name()
 	if artist.MbzArtistID == "" {
-		mbid, err := e.ag.GetArtistMBID(ctx, artist.ID, artist.Name())
+		mbid, err := e.ag.GetArtistMBID(ctx, artist.ID, artistName)
 		if mbid != "" && err == nil {
 			artist.MbzArtistID = mbid
 		}
@@ -253,14 +255,14 @@ func (e *provider) populateArtistInfo(ctx context.Context, artist auxArtist) (au
 	_ = g.Wait()
 
 	if utils.IsCtxDone(ctx) {
-		log.Warn(ctx, "ArtistInfo update canceled", "id", artist.ID, "name", artist.Name(), "elapsed", time.Since(start), ctx.Err())
+		log.Warn(ctx, "ArtistInfo update canceled", "id", artist.ID, "name", artistName, "elapsed", time.Since(start), ctx.Err())
 		return artist, ctx.Err()
 	}
 
 	artist.ExternalInfoUpdatedAt = P(time.Now())
 	err := e.ds.Artist(ctx).UpdateExternalInfo(&artist.Artist)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(ctx, "Error trying to update artist external information", "id", artist.ID, "name", artist.Name(),
+		log.Error(ctx, "Error trying to update artist external information", "id", artist.ID, "name", artistName,
 			"elapsed", time.Since(start), err)
 	} else {
 		log.Trace(ctx, "ArtistInfo collected", "artist", artist, "elapsed", time.Since(start))
@@ -408,9 +410,10 @@ func (e *provider) TopSongs(ctx context.Context, artistName string, count int) (
 }
 
 func (e *provider) getMatchingTopSongs(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistTopSongsRetriever, artist *auxArtist, count int) (model.MediaFiles, error) {
-	songs, err := agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, artist.ID, artist.Name(), artist.MbzArtistID, count)
+	artistName := artist.Name()
+	songs, err := agent.GetArtistTopSongs(ctx, artist.ID, artistName, artist.MbzArtistID, count)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get top songs for artist %s: %w", artist.Name(), err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get top songs for artist %s: %w", artistName, err)
 	}
 
 	mbidMatches, err := e.loadTracksByMBID(ctx, songs)
@@ -422,13 +425,13 @@ func (e *provider) getMatchingTopSongs(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistT
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load tracks by title: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Trace(ctx, "Top Songs loaded", "name", artist.Name(), "numSongs", len(songs), "numMBIDMatches", len(mbidMatches), "numTitleMatches", len(titleMatches))
+	log.Trace(ctx, "Top Songs loaded", "name", artistName, "numSongs", len(songs), "numMBIDMatches", len(mbidMatches), "numTitleMatches", len(titleMatches))
 	mfs := e.selectTopSongs(songs, mbidMatches, titleMatches, count)
 
 	if len(mfs) == 0 {
-		log.Debug(ctx, "No matching top songs found", "name", artist.Name())
+		log.Debug(ctx, "No matching top songs found", "name", artistName)
 	} else {
-		log.Debug(ctx, "Found matching top songs", "name", artist.Name(), "numSongs", len(mfs))
+		log.Debug(ctx, "Found matching top songs", "name", artistName, "numSongs", len(mfs))
 	}
 
 	return mfs, nil
@@ -562,13 +565,14 @@ func (e *provider) callGetImage(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistImageRet
 
 func (e *provider) callGetSimilar(ctx context.Context, agent agents.ArtistSimilarRetriever, artist *auxArtist,
 	limit int, includeNotPresent bool) {
-	similar, err := agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, artist.ID, artist.Name(), artist.MbzArtistID, limit)
+	artistName := artist.Name()
+	similar, err := agent.GetSimilarArtists(ctx, artist.ID, artistName, artist.MbzArtistID, limit)
 	if len(similar) == 0 || err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	start := time.Now()
 	sa, err := e.mapSimilarArtists(ctx, similar, limit, includeNotPresent)
-	log.Debug(ctx, "Mapped Similar Artists", "artist", artist.Name(), "numSimilar", len(sa), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
+	log.Debug(ctx, "Mapped Similar Artists", "artist", artistName, "numSimilar", len(sa), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}