diff --git a/src/musicbrainz.rs b/src/musicbrainz.rs
index aa91998..38eaa44 100644
--- a/src/musicbrainz.rs
+++ b/src/musicbrainz.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::cleaning::escape_lucene;
 use crate::error::{TagError, TagResult};
 use crate::provider::{
     ArtistSearchResult, DiscographyEntry, MetadataProvider, RecordingDetails, RecordingMatch,
-    ReleaseMatch, ReleaseRef, ReleaseTrack,
+    ReleaseGroupEntry, ReleaseMatch, ReleaseRef, ReleaseTrack,
 };
 
 const BASE_URL: &str = "https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2";
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ impl MusicBrainzClient {
         }
         Ok(resp.json().await?)
     }
+
+    /// Look up an artist directly by MBID. Returns (name, disambiguation).
+    pub async fn get_artist_by_mbid(&self, mbid: &str) -> TagResult<(String, Option<String>)> {
+        let url = format!("{BASE_URL}/artist/{mbid}?fmt=json");
+        let resp: MbArtistLookup = self.get_json(&url).await?;
+        Ok((resp.name, resp.disambiguation.filter(|s| !s.is_empty())))
+    }
 }
 
 impl MetadataProvider for MusicBrainzClient {
@@ -240,6 +247,32 @@ impl MetadataProvider for MusicBrainzClient {
 
         Ok(tracks)
     }
+
+    async fn get_artist_release_groups(
+        &self,
+        artist_mbid: &str,
+    ) -> TagResult<Vec<ReleaseGroupEntry>> {
+        // Fetch album, single, and EP release groups
+        let url = format!(
+            "{BASE_URL}/release-group?artist={artist_mbid}&type=album|single|ep&fmt=json&limit=100"
+        );
+        let resp: MbReleaseGroupResponse = self.get_json(&url).await?;
+
+        Ok(resp
+            .release_groups
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|rg| ReleaseGroupEntry {
+                mbid: rg.id,
+                title: rg.title,
+                primary_type: rg.primary_type,
+                secondary_types: rg.secondary_types.unwrap_or_default(),
+                first_release_date: rg.first_release_date,
+                first_release_mbid: rg.releases
+                    .and_then(|r| r.into_iter().next().map(|rel| rel.id)),
+            })
+            .collect())
+    }
 }
 
 fn extract_artist_credit(credits: &Option<Vec<MbArtistCredit>>) -> (String, Option<String>) {
@@ -287,6 +320,12 @@ struct MbArtistResult {
     artist_type: Option<String>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct MbArtistLookup {
+    name: String,
+    disambiguation: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct MbRecordingSearchResponse {
     recordings: Vec<MbRecordingResult>,
@@ -369,3 +408,27 @@ struct MbTrackEntry {
 struct MbTrackRecording {
     id: String,
 }
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct MbReleaseGroupResponse {
+    #[serde(rename = "release-groups")]
+    release_groups: Option<Vec<MbReleaseGroup>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct MbReleaseGroup {
+    id: String,
+    title: String,
+    #[serde(rename = "primary-type")]
+    primary_type: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "secondary-types", default)]
+    secondary_types: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(rename = "first-release-date")]
+    first_release_date: Option<String>,
+    releases: Option<Vec<MbReleaseGroupRelease>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct MbReleaseGroupRelease {
+    id: String,
+}
diff --git a/src/provider.rs b/src/provider.rs
index 9870439..a5bd0a8 100644
--- a/src/provider.rs
+++ b/src/provider.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,24 @@ pub trait MetadataProvider: Send + Sync {
         &self,
         release_mbid: &str,
     ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = TagResult<Vec<ReleaseTrack>>> + Send;
+
+    /// Get deduplicated release groups (albums, EPs, singles) for an artist.
+    fn get_artist_release_groups(
+        &self,
+        artist_mbid: &str,
+    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = TagResult<Vec<ReleaseGroupEntry>>> + Send;
+}
+
+/// A release group (deduplicated album/EP/single concept).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ReleaseGroupEntry {
+    pub mbid: String,
+    pub title: String,
+    pub primary_type: Option<String>,
+    pub secondary_types: Vec<String>,
+    pub first_release_date: Option<String>,
+    /// MBID of the first release in this group (for fetching tracks).
+    pub first_release_mbid: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// A track within a release.
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index b03fbb3..10b5f54 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ impl MetadataProvider for MockProvider {
     async fn get_release_tracks(&self, _release_mbid: &str) -> TagResult<Vec<shanty_tag::provider::ReleaseTrack>> {
         Ok(vec![])
     }
+
+    async fn get_artist_release_groups(&self, _artist_mbid: &str) -> TagResult<Vec<shanty_tag::provider::ReleaseGroupEntry>> {
+        Ok(vec![])
+    }
 }
 
 async fn test_db() -> Database {