diff --git a/src/pages/api/album/create.ts b/src/pages/api/album/create.ts
index 5e8f357..0906892 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/album/create.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/album/create.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ export const POST: APIRoute = async ({ request, locals }) => {
 
   try {
     const albumRow = await prismaClient.$transaction(async (tx) => {
-      const artistRows = body.artists.map((name: string) => ({ slug: slug(name), name }))
+      const artistRows = body.artists
+        ?.split(',')
+        .map((name: string) => ({ slug: slug(name.trim()), name: name.trim() }))
 
       const albumRow = await tx.albums.create({
         data: {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ export const POST: APIRoute = async ({ request, locals }) => {
           status: body.status,
           animations: { create: body.animations.map((id) => ({ animation: { connect: { id } } })) },
           artists: {
-            create: artistRows.map((a) => ({
+            create: artistRows?.map((a) => ({
               artist: {
                 connectOrCreate: {
                   create: a,
diff --git a/src/schemas/album.ts b/src/schemas/album.ts
index 1f38445..a13378c 100644
--- a/src/schemas/album.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/album.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const AlbumBase = s.object({
   description: s.optional(s.string()),
   status: s.defaulted(s.enums(Object.values(AlbumStatus)), AlbumStatus.HIDDEN),
   animations: s.defaulted(s.array(coerceInt), []),
-  artists: s.defaulted(s.array(s.string()), []),
+  artists: s.defaulted(s.optional(s.string()), ''),
   categories: s.defaulted(s.array(s.string()), []),
   classifications: s.defaulted(s.array(s.string()), []),
   games: s.defaulted(s.array(s.string()), []),
@@ -40,7 +40,4 @@ export const AlbumBase = s.object({
   request: s.optional(coerceInt)
 })
 
-export const EditAlbum = s.assign(
-  s.partial(AlbumBase),
-  s.object({ albumId: coerceInt, artists: s.optional(s.string()) })
-)
+export const EditAlbum = s.assign(s.partial(AlbumBase), s.object({ albumId: coerceInt }))