diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/BaseApiService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/BaseApiService.cs
index 4465be97a2..66b2a314e4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/BaseApiService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/BaseApiService.cs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
                 .GetRecursiveChildren(i => i is IHasArtist)
                 .Cast<IHasArtist>()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.AllArtists)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .FirstOrDefault(i =>
                 {
                     i = _dashReplaceChars.Aggregate(i, (current, c) => current.Replace(c, SlugChar));
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
 
             return libraryManager.RootFolder.GetRecursiveChildren()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .FirstOrDefault(i =>
                 {
                     i = _dashReplaceChars.Aggregate(i, (current, c) => current.Replace(c, SlugChar));
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             return libraryManager.RootFolder
                 .GetRecursiveChildren(i => i is Game)
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .FirstOrDefault(i =>
                 {
                     i = _dashReplaceChars.Aggregate(i, (current, c) => current.Replace(c, SlugChar));
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             return libraryManager.RootFolder
                 .GetRecursiveChildren()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Studios)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .FirstOrDefault(i =>
                 {
                     i = _dashReplaceChars.Aggregate(i, (current, c) => current.Replace(c, SlugChar));
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
                 .GetRecursiveChildren()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.People)
                 .Select(i => i.Name)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .FirstOrDefault(i =>
                 {
                     i = _dashReplaceChars.Aggregate(i, (current, c) => current.Replace(c, SlugChar));
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/FilterService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/FilterService.cs
index fb51b2bdd4..6d1c5d868d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/FilterService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/FilterService.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
                 .ToArray();
 
             result.Genres = items.SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .OrderBy(i => i)
                 .ToArray();
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Movies/MoviesService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Movies/MoviesService.cs
index 07f5942c62..1a7f6d8f49 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Movies/MoviesService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Movies/MoviesService.cs
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Movies
             return items
                 .SelectMany(i => i.People.Where(p => !string.Equals(PersonType.Director, p.Type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).Take(2))
                 .Select(i => i.Name)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                .DistinctNames();
         }
 
         private IEnumerable<string> GetDirectors(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Movies
                 .Select(i => i.People.FirstOrDefault(p => string.Equals(PersonType.Director, p.Type, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
                 .Where(i => i != null)
                 .Select(i => i.Name)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                .DistinctNames();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Music/AlbumsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Music/AlbumsService.cs
index a1c98addbe..37f79bf208 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Music/AlbumsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Music/AlbumsService.cs
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Music
 
             var artists1 = album1
                 .AllArtists
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .ToList();
 
             var artists2 = album2
                 .AllArtists
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .ToDictionary(i => i, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
             return points + artists1.Where(artists2.ContainsKey).Sum(i => 5);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/SimilarItemsHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/SimilarItemsHelper.cs
index e061c391a2..fb04dd0301 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/SimilarItemsHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/SimilarItemsHelper.cs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             points += item1.Studios.Where(i => item2.Studios.Contains(i, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).Sum(i => 3);
 
             var item2PeopleNames = item2.People.Select(i => i.Name)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .ToDictionary(i => i, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
             points += item1.People.Where(i => item2PeopleNames.ContainsKey(i.Name)).Sum(i =>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs
index dd9825debd..9f3f174657 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
                     .Where(i => !i.IsFolder)
                     .OfType<IHasAlbumArtist>()
                     .SelectMany(i => i.AlbumArtists)
-                    .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    .DistinctNames()
                     .Select(name =>
                     {
                         try
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
                 .Where(i => !i.IsFolder)
                 .OfType<IHasArtist>()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.AllArtists)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(name =>
                 {
                     try
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/GameGenresService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/GameGenresService.cs
index 3063e19c72..2f7430d333 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/GameGenresService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/GameGenresService.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
 
             return itemsList
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(name => LibraryManager.GetGameGenre(name));
         }
     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/GenresService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/GenresService.cs
index c659852de8..63c0575bff 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/GenresService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/GenresService.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
         {
             return items
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(name =>
                 {
                     try
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/MusicGenresService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/MusicGenresService.cs
index 3733128f04..1fe9dfaaa3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/MusicGenresService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/MusicGenresService.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
 
             return itemsList
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(name => LibraryManager.GetMusicGenre(name));
         }
     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/PersonsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/PersonsService.cs
index e9b3fa402f..08ee6e462e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/PersonsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/PersonsService.cs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
 
             return allPeople
                 .Select(i => i.Name)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
 
                 .Select(name =>
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/StudiosService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/StudiosService.cs
index a4ebef6846..ae1da03468 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/StudiosService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/StudiosService.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
 
             return itemsList
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Studios)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(name => LibraryManager.GetStudio(name));
         }
     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/IHasAlbumArtist.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/IHasAlbumArtist.cs
index 56921409ae..254f90376d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/IHasAlbumArtist.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/IHasAlbumArtist.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 {
@@ -20,11 +19,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
     {
         public static bool HasArtist(this IHasArtist hasArtist, string artist)
         {
-            return hasArtist.Artists.Contains(artist, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            return NameExtensions.EqualsAny(hasArtist.Artists, artist);
         }
         public static bool HasAnyArtist(this IHasArtist hasArtist, string artist)
         {
-            return hasArtist.AllArtists.Contains(artist, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            return NameExtensions.EqualsAny(hasArtist.AllArtists, artist);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
index e0c14821e9..4185590ab3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Querying;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Users;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserViewBuilder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserViewBuilder.cs
index c01814bce2..5e5735d34c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserViewBuilder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserViewBuilder.cs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             var tasks = GetRecursiveChildren(parent, user, new[] { CollectionType.Music, CollectionType.MusicVideos })
                 .Where(i => !i.IsFolder)
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(i =>
                 {
                     try
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 .Where(i => i.Genres.Contains(displayParent.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 .OfType<IHasAlbumArtist>()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.AlbumArtists)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(i =>
                 {
                     try
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 .Where(i => !i.IsFolder)
                 .OfType<IHasAlbumArtist>()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.AlbumArtists)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(i =>
                 {
                     try
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 .Where(i => !i.IsFolder)
                 .OfType<IHasArtist>()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Artists)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(i =>
                 {
                     try
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 .Where(i => !i.IsFolder)
                 .OfType<IHasAlbumArtist>()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.AlbumArtists)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(i =>
                 {
                     try
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             var tasks = GetRecursiveChildren(parent, user, new[] { CollectionType.Movies, CollectionType.BoxSets, string.Empty })
                 .Where(i => i is Movie)
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(i =>
                 {
                     try
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             var tasks = GetRecursiveChildren(parent, user, new[] { CollectionType.TvShows, string.Empty })
                 .OfType<Series>()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(i =>
                 {
                     try
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             var tasks = GetRecursiveChildren(parent, user, new[] { CollectionType.Games })
                 .OfType<Game>()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(i =>
                 {
                     try
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/NameExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/NameExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2acdc7ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/NameExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
+using MoreLinq;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
+{
+    public static class NameExtensions
+    {
+        public static bool AreEqual(string name1, string name2)
+        {
+            name1 = NormalizeForComparison(name1);
+            name2 = NormalizeForComparison(name2);
+
+            return string.Equals(name1, name2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
+        public static bool EqualsAny(IEnumerable<string> names, string name)
+        {
+            name = NormalizeForComparison(name);
+
+            return names.Any(i => string.Equals(NormalizeForComparison(i), name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        }
+
+        private static string NormalizeForComparison(string name)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name))
+            {
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+
+            return name.RemoveDiacritics();
+        }
+
+        public static IEnumerable<string> DistinctNames(this IEnumerable<string> names)
+        {
+            return names.DistinctBy(NormalizeForComparison, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index 37b108b446..ba0c266b23 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Library\IUserViewManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\LibraryManagerExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\MetadataConfigurationStore.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Library\NameExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\PlaybackStopEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\UserDataSaveEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LiveTv\ILiveTvItem.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/ArtistMetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/ArtistMetadataService.cs
index 2497cc1ec7..7905293717 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/ArtistMetadataService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/ArtistMetadataService.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Music
                         var currentList = item.Genres.ToList();
 
                         item.Genres = taggedItems.SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                            .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                            .DistinctNames()
                             .ToList();
 
                         if (currentList.Count != item.Genres.Count || !currentList.OrderBy(i => i).SequenceEqual(item.Genres.OrderBy(i => i), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index da3c0aa9c8..2e28f1a94e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -926,10 +926,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
 
             if (isArtist)
             {
-                var validFilename = _fileSystem.GetValidFilename(name).Trim();
-
                 var existing = RootFolder
-                    .GetRecursiveChildren(i => i is T && string.Equals(_fileSystem.GetValidFilename(i.Name).Trim(), validFilename, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    .GetRecursiveChildren(i => i is T && NameExtensions.AreEqual(i.Name, name))
                     .Cast<T>()
                     .FirstOrDefault();
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/SearchEngine.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/SearchEngine.cs
index 51cad7a35d..72bbefae45 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/SearchEngine.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/SearchEngine.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
                 var artists = items.OfType<Audio>()
                     .SelectMany(i => i.AllArtists)
                     .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i))
-                    .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    .DistinctNames()
                     .ToList();
 
                 foreach (var item in artists)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs
index a964738e6b..c9440bb275 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/ArtistsValidator.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library.Validators
                 .ToList();
 
             var allArtists = allSongs.SelectMany(i => i.AllArtists)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .ToList();
 
             var numComplete = 0;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GameGenresValidator.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GameGenresValidator.cs
index 757936aa7e..fe2e6a114d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GameGenresValidator.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GameGenresValidator.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library.Validators
         {
             var items = _libraryManager.RootFolder.GetRecursiveChildren(i => (i is Game))
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .ToList();
 
             var numComplete = 0;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs
index 3a06fac1b7..fac5cfc356 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/GenresValidator.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library.Validators
         {
             var items = _libraryManager.RootFolder.GetRecursiveChildren(i => !(i is IHasMusicGenres) && !(i is Game))
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .ToList();
 
             var numComplete = 0;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/MusicGenresValidator.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/MusicGenresValidator.cs
index 25eddb48a6..e3be75e9bd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/MusicGenresValidator.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/MusicGenresValidator.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library.Validators
         {
             var items = _libraryManager.RootFolder.GetRecursiveChildren(i => (i is IHasMusicGenres))
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .ToList();
 
             var numComplete = 0;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/StudiosValidator.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/StudiosValidator.cs
index 5feebab9cc..066b968538 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/StudiosValidator.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/StudiosValidator.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library.Validators
         {
             var items = _libraryManager.RootFolder.GetRecursiveChildren()
                 .SelectMany(i => i.Studios)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .ToList();
 
             var numComplete = 0;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
index cb9bb77111..3aacc8f3b6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
             var programList = programs.ToList();
 
             var genres = programList.SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .DistinctNames()
                 .Select(i => _libraryManager.GetGenre(i))
                 .ToDictionary(i => i.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Localization/Server/server.json b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Localization/Server/server.json
index 68bc716f03..cb65b3a4d8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Localization/Server/server.json
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Localization/Server/server.json
@@ -1419,5 +1419,5 @@
     "LabelConversionCpuCoreLimit": "CPU core limit:",
     "LabelConversionCpuCoreLimitHelp": "Limit the number of CPU cores that will be used during sync conversion.",
     "OptionEnableFullSpeedConversion": "Enable full speed conversion",
-    "OptionEnableFullSpeedConversionHelp": "By default, sync conversion is performed at a low speed to reduce resource consumption."
+    "OptionEnableFullSpeedConversionHelp": "By default, sync conversion is performed at a low speed to minimize resource consumption."
 }