[pkscout]

So, here is the link to the new log file. Debugging in AS was active.

http://pastebin.com/XhBDW2mp

The problem with the black screen was with Metallica and Rolling Stones.

OK, I see what's going on. In order to make sure that AS is getting the right MusicBrainz ID there is a fair amount of checking that is done before images are downloaded. AS starts by asking for all the MusicBrainz IDs that potentially match the playing artist. AS then asks for all the albums by the first potential match. If AS finds a match to the album name, then it stops and uses that MusicBrainz ID to find images. If no album matches, then it asks for all the songs by the potentially matching artist and tries to match there. If no match is found, it goes to the next potential artist and starts again. If nothing is found, then an empty musicbrainz.nfo file is written out. If a match is found, the MusicBrainz ID is stored so we don't have to go through all that again.

In both your cases AS doesn't find a matching artist before the song ends, so you never get any images. I think that's because you have an album named "RTL Ultimative Chart Show" that doesn't correspond to an actual release by the artist. Given AS is trying to get a large number of albums and then songs for two pretty prolific bands, I'm not surprised it runs out of time.

The solution for this is to manually add the Music Brainz ID to the musicbrainz.nfo file in the artist's directory. The directory are hashed names, so you will need to download Artist Slideshow Helper from the repository and have it generate a file that tells you the hashed directory name for each artist in your library. Once you have that, go to your Kodi preferences folder and look for:

userdata/addon_data/script.artistslideshow/ArtistInformation

Find the right folder and in there find the musicbrainz.nfo file (or create one if needed). Then go to the musicbrainz web site, find the artist, copy the MusicBrainz ID, and paste it into the file.

BTW, I think starting with Kodi v16 you can store the musicbrainz ID in the mp3 file and have Kodi read it into the music library. If that happens, AS will get the ID from Kodi and not have to do all the looking.