diff --git a/core/tags.cpp b/core/tags.cpp
index e9090e6d..33bb6beb 100644
--- a/core/tags.cpp
+++ b/core/tags.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Database<Track>   track_db("track.db", false);
  */
 
 Track :: Track(const std::string &f, Library *library)
-      : _library(library), artist(NULL), album(NULL), genre(NULL),
+      : _artist(NULL), _library(library), album(NULL), genre(NULL),
          play_count(0), last_year(0), last_month(0), last_day(0),
          filepath(f.substr(library->primary_key().size() + 1))
 {
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ void Track :: read(File &f)
 	filepath = f.getline();
 
 	_library = tags :: get_library(library_id);
-	artist  = tags :: get_artist(artist_id);
+	_artist  = tags :: get_artist(artist_id);
 	album   = tags :: get_album(album_id);
 	genre   = tags :: get_genre(genre_id);
 
 	title_lower = filter :: add(title, index());
-	filter :: add(artist->name(), index());
+	filter :: add(_artist->name(), index());
 	filter :: add(album->name(), index());
 	_library->inc_size();
 	set_length_str();
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void Track :: read(File &f)
 
 void Track :: write(File &f)
 {
-	f << _library->index() << " " << artist->index() << " ";
+	f << _library->index() << " " << _artist->index() << " ";
 	f << album->index() << " " << genre->index() << " " << track << " ";
 	f << last_year << " " << last_month << " " << last_day << " ";
 	f << play_count << " " << length << " " << title << std::endl;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ bool Track :: tag()
 	tag   = ref.tag();
 	audio = ref.audioProperties();
 
-	artist = tags :: get_artist(format_tag(tag->artist()));
+	_artist = tags :: get_artist(format_tag(tag->artist()));
 	album  = tags :: get_album(format_tag(tag->album()), tag->year());
 	genre  = tags :: get_genre(format_tag(tag->genre()));
 	track  = tag->track();
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ bool Track :: tag()
 	title_lower = filter :: add(title, index());
 	set_length_str();
 
-	filter :: add(artist->name(), index());
+	filter :: add(_artist->name(), index());
 	filter :: add(album->name(),  index());
 
 	return true;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ int Track :: less_than(Track *rhs, sort_t field)
 	int ret;
 	switch (field) {
 	case SORT_ARTIST:
-		return artist->compare(rhs->artist);
+		return _artist->compare(rhs->artist());
 	case SORT_ALBUM:
 		return album->compare(rhs->album);
 	case SORT_COUNT:
diff --git a/core/tags/track.cpp b/core/tags/track.cpp
index 099f9c78..acbe1451 100644
--- a/core/tags/track.cpp
+++ b/core/tags/track.cpp
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 
 Track :: Track()
        : GenericTag(),
-	 _library(NULL), artist(NULL), album(NULL), genre(NULL),
+	 _artist(NULL), _library(NULL), album(NULL), genre(NULL),
 	 track(0), length(0), play_count(0), last_year(0), last_month(0), last_day(0)
 {}
 
-Track :: Track(Library *library)
-       : _library(library)
+Track :: Track(Artist *artist, Library *library)
+       : _artist(artist), _library(library)
 {
 	_library->inc_size();
 }
 
+Artist  *Track :: artist()  { return _artist;  }
 Library *Track :: library() { return _library; }
diff --git a/gui/gui.cpp b/gui/gui.cpp
index f9dc746d..87aee9e8 100644
--- a/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void on_track_loaded(Track *track)
 	Gtk::Label *duration = lib :: get_widget<Gtk::Label>("o_total_time");
 
 	set_label_text(title, "xx-large", track->title);
-	set_label_text(artist, "x-large", "By: " + track->artist->name());
+	set_label_text(artist, "x-large", "By: " + track->artist()->name());
 	set_label_text(album, "x-large", "From: " + track->album->name());
 	duration->set_text(track->length_str);
 
diff --git a/include/core/tags/track.h b/include/core/tags/track.h
index 444a7c98..f1cf6507 100644
--- a/include/core/tags/track.h
+++ b/include/core/tags/track.h
@@ -39,13 +39,12 @@ enum sort_t {
 
 class Track : public GenericTag {
 private:
+	Artist  *_artist;  /**< Pointer to the Artist performing this track.  */
 	Library *_library; /**< Pointer to the Library containing this track. */
 
 	void set_length_str();
 
 public:
-	/** Pointer to this track's artist information */
-	Artist  *artist;
 	/** Pointer to this track's album information */
 	Album   *album;
 	/** Pointer to this track's genre information */
@@ -79,9 +78,10 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * Track constructor
 	 *
+	 * @param  artist   The artist performing this track.
 	 * @param  library  The library containing this track.
 	 */
-	Track(Library *);
+	Track(Artist *, Library *);
 
 	/**
 	 * Track constructor
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
 	~Track();
 
 
+	Artist  *artist();  /**< @return Track::_artist.  */
 	Library *library(); /**< @return Track::_library. */
 
 
diff --git a/lib/model.cpp b/lib/model.cpp
index b85f5200..8a779d4e 100644
--- a/lib/model.cpp
+++ b/lib/model.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void QueueModel::get_value_str(Track *track, int column,
 		specific.set(track->length_str);
 		break;
 	case 3:
-		specific.set(track->artist->name());
+		specific.set(track->artist()->name());
 		break;
 	case 4:
 		specific.set(track->album->name());
diff --git a/tests/core/tags/track.cpp b/tests/core/tags/track.cpp
index 68d036ac..8816b6b7 100644
--- a/tests/core/tags/track.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/tags/track.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ static void test_track_tag_default()
 {
 	Track track;
 
+	test_equal(track.artist(),   (Artist *)NULL);
 	test_equal(track.library(), (Library *)NULL);
-	test_equal(track.artist,   (Artist *)NULL);
 	test_equal(track.album,     (Album *)NULL);
 	test_equal(track.genre,     (Genre *)NULL);
 
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ static void test_track_tag_default()
 
 static void test_track_tag_constructor()
 {
+	Artist   *artist = tags :: get_artist("Koji Kondo");
 	Library *library = tags :: get_library("/home/Zelda/Music");
-	Track track(library);
+	Track track(artist, library);
 
+	test_equal(track.artist(),  artist);
 	test_equal(track.library(), library);
 	test_equal(track.library()->size(), (unsigned)1);
 }