Possible issue with iTunes store

[psychoadept]

Coming from: https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=32663.0

After testing, it looks like artists that start with numbers are not being correctly pulled from the iTunes store. 50 Cent, 10,000 Maniacs, 3 Doors Down, The 5th Dimension all come back with the message "Artist... is not available on the iTunes store". I've checked that the spelling and punctuation matches. 19 out of 21 that I tested had this problem, 2Pac and .38 Special come through ok. But once I'm into the As even the more obscure artists are getting results.

I'm also sometimes seeing a "resource not found" message under More Albums, but that seems to be temporary and reloading fixes it.

[Steven]

Its simply that the itunes store api returns no results. If I try "Fifty Cent" or "Three Doors Down" it works but even stranger is the results return the artist name as "50 Cent" or "3 Doors Down"

[psychoadept]

How bizarre. I guess chalk it up to iTunes screwiness.