diff --git a/default.py b/default.py
index 8ed4025..91093e6 100644
--- a/default.py
+++ b/default.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def main():
 
 def artists():
     for alpha in alphabet():
-        addDir(alpha, '&style=artists&limit=' + alpha, 'showArtist', fanart)
+        addDir(alpha, '&style=artists&limit=' + alpha + '&start=0', 'showArtist', fanart)
     endOfDirectory()
 
 def countrycodes():
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def countrycodes():
             result.append('unknown')
     result.sort()
     for entry in result:
-        addDir(entry, '&style=country&limit=' + entry, 'showArtist', fanart, len(result))
+        addDir(entry, '&style=country&limit=' + entry + '&start=0', 'showArtist', fanart, len(result))
     endOfDirectory()
 
 def mainrandom():
@@ -407,15 +407,16 @@ def sortTitles(channelInitial=""):
         addVideo(entry)
     endOfDirectory()
 
-
-def showArtist(url):
+def showArtist(style, limit, start):
     # limit artists by first letter or country
     data = getArtists()
     result = []
 #    xbmc.log(msg=url, level=xbmc.LOGNOTICE)
 #    xbmc.log(msg=style, level=xbmc.LOGNOTICE)
 #    xbmc.log(msg=limit, level=xbmc.LOGNOTICE)
-
+    start = int(start)
+    end = start + filesinlists
+    nextstart = end + 1
     if style == 'artists':
         for entry in data:
             i = unidecode(entry['artist'])[0].upper()
@@ -425,18 +426,23 @@ def showArtist(url):
             else:
                 if limit == i:
                     result.append(entry)
+    elif style == 'country':
 
-    elif style == 'country': 
         for entry in data:
             i = entry['countrycode']
             if limit == i:
                 result.append(entry)
             elif limit == 'unknown':
                 result.append(entry)
-
-    for entry in result:
+    maximum = len(result)
+    for entry in result[start:end]:
         artist = entry['artist']
-        fanart = entry['thumbnail']
+        if entry['fanart'] != "":
+            fanart = entry['fanart']
+        elif entry['thumbnail'] != "":
+            fanart = entry['thumbnail']
+        else:
+            fanart = ""
 
         if videoselection == "0":
             if entry['official'] >= "1":
@@ -446,8 +452,12 @@ def showArtist(url):
                 addDir(artist, unidecode(artist.upper()), 'sortArtists', fanart, len(result))
         elif videoselection == "2":
             addDir(artist, unidecode(artist.upper()), 'sortArtists', fanart, len(result))
+    if maximum > end:
+        fanart = 'DefaultFolder.png'
+        addDir(translation(30036), '&style=' + style + '&limit=' + limit + '&start=' + str(nextstart), 'showArtist', fanart)
     endOfDirectory()
 
+
 def sortArtists(channel=""):
     # get videos for individual artist
     xbmcplugin.setContent(pluginhandle, 'musicvideos')
@@ -1048,7 +1058,7 @@ elif mode == 'sortTitles':
 elif mode == 'sortArtists':
     sortArtists(url)
 elif mode == 'showArtist':
-    showArtist(url)
+    showArtist(style, limit, start)
 elif mode == 'sortTitlesBy':
     sortTitlesBy(limit, sort, start)
 elif mode == 'searchDate':