diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 74759849..8a745a1b 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.tickaroo.tikxml:core:0.9.0_11-SNAPSHOT'
     annotationProcessor 'com.tickaroo.tikxml:processor:0.9.0_11-SNAPSHOT'
     implementation 'com.tickaroo.tikxml:converter-date-rfc3339:0.9.0_11-SNAPSHOT'
+    implementation 'com.tickaroo.tikxml:converter-htmlescape:0.9.0_11-SNAPSHOT'
+
 
     // Database debugger via adb
     // debugImplementation 'com.amitshekhar.android:debug-db:1.0.6'
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/adapter/ArtistHorizontalAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/adapter/ArtistHorizontalAdapter.java
index 97dabe30..d5453fbe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/adapter/ArtistHorizontalAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/adapter/ArtistHorizontalAdapter.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ArtistHorizontalAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ArtistHorizont
         Artist artist = artists.get(position);
 
         holder.artistName.setText(artist.getName());
-        holder.artistInfo.setText("--");
+        holder.artistInfo.setText("Album count: " + String.valueOf(artist.getAlbumCount()));
 
         CustomGlideRequest.Builder
                 .from(context, artist.getPrimary(), artist.getPrimaryBlurHash(), CustomGlideRequest.ARTIST_PIC)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/model/Artist.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/model/Artist.java
index 3523781d..f958db6a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/model/Artist.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/model/Artist.java
@@ -17,56 +17,32 @@ import java.util.List;
 @Entity(tableName = "artist")
 public class Artist implements Parcelable {
     private static final String TAG = "Artist";
-    @Ignore
+
     public List<Genre> genres;
-    @Ignore
     public List<Album> albums;
-    @Ignore
     public List<Song> songs;
 
-    @NonNull
-    @PrimaryKey
-    @ColumnInfo(name = "id")
     public String id;
-
-    @ColumnInfo(name = "name")
     public String name;
-
-    @ColumnInfo(name = "primary")
     public String primary;
-
-    @ColumnInfo(name = "primary_blurHash")
     public String primaryBlurHash;
-
-    @ColumnInfo(name = "backdrop")
     public String backdrop;
-
-    @ColumnInfo(name = "backdrop_blurHash")
     public String backdropBlurHash;
-
-    public Artist(@NonNull String id, String name, String primary, String primaryBlurHash, String backdrop, String backdropBlurHash) {
-        this.id = id;
-        this.name = name;
-        this.primary = primary;
-        this.primaryBlurHash = primaryBlurHash;
-        this.backdrop = backdrop;
-        this.backdropBlurHash = backdropBlurHash;
-    }
+    public int albumCount;
 
     public Artist(ArtistID3 artistID3) {
         this.id = artistID3.getId();
         this.name = artistID3.getName();
         this.primary = artistID3.getCoverArtId() != null ? artistID3.getCoverArtId() : artistID3.getId();
         this.backdrop = artistID3.getCoverArtId();
+        this.albumCount = artistID3.getAlbumCount();
     }
 
-    @Ignore
     public Artist(String id, String name) {
         this.id = id;
         this.name = name;
     }
 
-    @NonNull
     public String getId() {
         return id;
     }
@@ -115,6 +91,14 @@ public class Artist implements Parcelable {
         this.backdropBlurHash = backdropBlurHash;
     }
 
+    public int getAlbumCount() {
+        return albumCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setAlbumCount(int albumCount) {
+        this.albumCount = albumCount;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o) return true;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/albumsonglist/AlbumSongListClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/albumsonglist/AlbumSongListClient.java
index 61db7b05..42856a72 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/albumsonglist/AlbumSongListClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/albumsonglist/AlbumSongListClient.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.Subsonic;
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.models.SubsonicResponse;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.TikXml;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.converter.htmlescape.HtmlEscapeStringConverter;
 import com.tickaroo.tikxml.retrofit.TikXmlConverterFactory;
 
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public class AlbumSongListClient {
 
         this.retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
                 .baseUrl(subsonic.getUrl())
-                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create())
+                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create(getParser()))
                 .client(getOkHttpClient())
                 .build();
 
@@ -65,6 +67,12 @@ public class AlbumSongListClient {
         return albumSongListService.getStarred2(subsonic.getParams());
     }
 
+    private TikXml getParser() {
+        return new TikXml.Builder()
+                .addTypeConverter(String.class, new HtmlEscapeStringConverter()) // HtmlEscapeStringConverter encode / decode html characters. This class ships as optional dependency
+                .build();
+    }
+
     private OkHttpClient getOkHttpClient() {
         return new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                 .addInterceptor(getHttpLoggingInterceptor())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/browsing/BrowsingClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/browsing/BrowsingClient.java
index 5ca7ee4d..88fe20d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/browsing/BrowsingClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/browsing/BrowsingClient.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.Subsonic;
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.models.SubsonicResponse;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.TikXml;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.converter.htmlescape.HtmlEscapeStringConverter;
 import com.tickaroo.tikxml.retrofit.TikXmlConverterFactory;
 
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public class BrowsingClient {
 
         this.retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
                 .baseUrl(subsonic.getUrl())
-                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create())
+                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create(getParser()))
                 .client(getOkHttpClient())
                 .build();
 
@@ -115,6 +117,12 @@ public class BrowsingClient {
         return browsingService.getTopSongs(subsonic.getParams(), id, count);
     }
 
+    private TikXml getParser() {
+        return new TikXml.Builder()
+                .addTypeConverter(String.class, new HtmlEscapeStringConverter()) // HtmlEscapeStringConverter encode / decode html characters. This class ships as optional dependency
+                .build();
+    }
+
     private OkHttpClient getOkHttpClient() {
         return new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                 .addInterceptor(getHttpLoggingInterceptor())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/mediaretrieval/MediaRetrievalClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/mediaretrieval/MediaRetrievalClient.java
index 0d24f97f..809a5148 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/mediaretrieval/MediaRetrievalClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/mediaretrieval/MediaRetrievalClient.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.Subsonic;
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.models.SubsonicResponse;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.TikXml;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.converter.htmlescape.HtmlEscapeStringConverter;
 import com.tickaroo.tikxml.retrofit.TikXmlConverterFactory;
 
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public class MediaRetrievalClient {
 
         this.retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
                 .baseUrl(subsonic.getUrl())
-                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create())
+                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create(getParser()))
                 .client(getOkHttpClient())
                 .build();
 
@@ -40,6 +42,12 @@ public class MediaRetrievalClient {
         return mediaRetrievalService.download(subsonic.getParams(), id);
     }
 
+    private TikXml getParser() {
+        return new TikXml.Builder()
+                .addTypeConverter(String.class, new HtmlEscapeStringConverter()) // HtmlEscapeStringConverter encode / decode html characters. This class ships as optional dependency
+                .build();
+    }
+
     private OkHttpClient getOkHttpClient() {
         return new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                 .addInterceptor(getHttpLoggingInterceptor())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/playlist/PlaylistClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/playlist/PlaylistClient.java
index 26f6df15..a685217d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/playlist/PlaylistClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/playlist/PlaylistClient.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.Subsonic;
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.models.SubsonicResponse;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.TikXml;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.converter.htmlescape.HtmlEscapeStringConverter;
 import com.tickaroo.tikxml.retrofit.TikXmlConverterFactory;
 
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public class PlaylistClient {
 
         this.retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
                 .baseUrl(subsonic.getUrl())
-                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create())
+                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create(getParser()))
                 .client(getOkHttpClient())
                 .build();
 
@@ -40,6 +42,12 @@ public class PlaylistClient {
         return playlistService.getPlaylist(subsonic.getParams(), id);
     }
 
+    private TikXml getParser() {
+        return new TikXml.Builder()
+                .addTypeConverter(String.class, new HtmlEscapeStringConverter()) // HtmlEscapeStringConverter encode / decode html characters. This class ships as optional dependency
+                .build();
+    }
+
     private OkHttpClient getOkHttpClient() {
         return new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                 .addInterceptor(getHttpLoggingInterceptor())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/searching/SearchingClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/searching/SearchingClient.java
index 199645da..7f9cb030 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/searching/SearchingClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/searching/SearchingClient.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.Subsonic;
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.models.SubsonicResponse;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.TikXml;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.converter.htmlescape.HtmlEscapeStringConverter;
 import com.tickaroo.tikxml.retrofit.TikXmlConverterFactory;
 
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public class SearchingClient {
 
         this.retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
                 .baseUrl(subsonic.getUrl())
-                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create())
+                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create(getParser()))
                 .client(getOkHttpClient())
                 .build();
 
@@ -40,6 +42,12 @@ public class SearchingClient {
         return searchingService.search3(subsonic.getParams(), query);
     }
 
+    private TikXml getParser() {
+        return new TikXml.Builder()
+                .addTypeConverter(String.class, new HtmlEscapeStringConverter()) // HtmlEscapeStringConverter encode / decode html characters. This class ships as optional dependency
+                .build();
+    }
+
     private OkHttpClient getOkHttpClient() {
         return new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                 .addInterceptor(getHttpLoggingInterceptor())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/system/SystemClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/system/SystemClient.java
index dca32f03..63ae1630 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/system/SystemClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/cappielloantonio/play/subsonic/api/system/SystemClient.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.Subsonic;
 import com.cappielloantonio.play.subsonic.models.SubsonicResponse;
 import com.tickaroo.tikxml.TikXml;
+import com.tickaroo.tikxml.converter.htmlescape.HtmlEscapeStringConverter;
 import com.tickaroo.tikxml.retrofit.TikXmlConverterFactory;
 
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public class SystemClient {
 
         this.retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
                 .baseUrl(subsonic.getUrl())
-                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create())
+                .addConverterFactory(TikXmlConverterFactory.create(getParser()))
                 .client(getOkHttpClient())
                 .build();
 
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ public class SystemClient {
         return systemService.getLicense(subsonic.getParams());
     }
 
+    private TikXml getParser() {
+        return new TikXml.Builder()
+                .addTypeConverter(String.class, new HtmlEscapeStringConverter()) // HtmlEscapeStringConverter encode / decode html characters. This class ships as optional dependency
+                .build();
+    }
+
     private OkHttpClient getOkHttpClient() {
         return new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                 .addInterceptor(getHttpLoggingInterceptor())