Smart & Connected Life iPods & MP3 Players Add Album Covers to Your MP3 Music Use WMP 11 to Download Music Cover Art by Mark Harris Writer Mark Harris is a former writer for Lifewire who wrote about the digital music scene and streaming music services in an easy to understand, no-nonsense manner. our editorial process Mark Harris Updated on September 22, 2020 Tweet Share Email iPods & MP3 Players Working From Home Headphones & Ear Buds Smart Home Smart Watches & Wearables Travel Tech Connected Car Tech iPods & MP3 Players The term album art refers to album covers and artwork associated with digital music releases. You may have seen these images on your portable music player and in software media players such as iTunes and Windows Media Player (WMP). If some of the music in your Windows Media library is missing album art, you can download these missing images from the internet with the help of WMP 11. Peter Muller / Getty Images How to Download or Add Album Art With Windows Media Library Follow these steps to add album images to your music library. Check to check to see which albums in your music library have missing covers. Select the Library menu tab at the top of Window Media Player 11 main screen. If the library section isn't already expanded, click on the small triangle in the left pane to view the contents. Select the Album category to see a list of albums in your library. To add missing album art, right-click on an album that is missing a cover and select Find Album Info from the pop-up menu. Windows Media Player 11 contacts Microsoft's metadata services to search for relevant album art that matches your search criteria. If the search is successful, a screen displays the album art and track listing for your album. If the information is correct, click Finish. If you see multiple results, choose one from the Best Match list and select Next, followed by Finish to confirm. Verify Newly Added Album Art You should now see new album art in your music library. If the information doesn't show, force the change by selecting the Tools menu tab at the top of the screen and selecting Apply Media Information Changes from the list. You should now see Windows Media Player process your library and apply any changes that you have made to the tag information. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit