diff --git a/src/music_kraken/objects/parents.py b/src/music_kraken/objects/parents.py
index 3db67cc..a553700 100644
--- a/src/music_kraken/objects/parents.py
+++ b/src/music_kraken/objects/parents.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import random
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Optional, Dict, Tuple, List
+from typing import Optional, Dict, Tuple, List, Type
 
 from .metadata import Metadata
 from .option import Options
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ class DatabaseObject:
         
         self._build_recursive_structures(build_version=random.randint(0, 99999), merge=merge_into)
 
+    def _add_other_db_objects(self, object_type: Type["DatabaseObject"], object_list: List["DatabaseObject"]):
+        pass
+
+    def add_list_of_other_objects(self, object_list: List["DatabaseObject"]):
+        d: Dict[Type[DatabaseObject], List[DatabaseObject]] = defaultdict(list)
+
+        for db_object in object_list:
+            d[type(db_object)].append(db_object)
+
+        for key, value in d.items():
+            self._add_other_db_objects(key, value)
+
 
 class MainObject(DatabaseObject):
     """
diff --git a/src/music_kraken/objects/song.py b/src/music_kraken/objects/song.py
index 25ccb4b..ee66dc7 100644
--- a/src/music_kraken/objects/song.py
+++ b/src/music_kraken/objects/song.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import random
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Tuple
+from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Tuple, Type
 
 import pycountry
 
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@ class Song(MainObject):
                 artist.main_album_collection.append(album, merge_on_conflict=merge, merge_into_existing=False)
                 artist._build_recursive_structures(build_version=build_version, merge=merge)
 
+    def _add_other_db_objects(self, object_type: Type["DatabaseObject"], object_list: List["DatabaseObject"]):
+        if object_type is Song:
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Artist:
+            self.main_artist_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Album:
+            self.album_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+        
+
     @property
     def indexing_values(self) -> List[Tuple[str, object]]:
         return [
@@ -280,6 +293,22 @@ class Album(MainObject):
             label.album_collection.append(self, merge_on_conflict=merge, merge_into_existing=False)
             label._build_recursive_structures(build_version=build_version, merge=merge)
 
+    def _add_other_db_objects(self, object_type: Type["DatabaseObject"], object_list: List["DatabaseObject"]):
+        if object_type is Song:
+            self.song_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Artist:
+            self.artist_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Album:
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Label:
+            self.label_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+
     @property
     def indexing_values(self) -> List[Tuple[str, object]]:
         return [
@@ -483,6 +512,23 @@ class Artist(MainObject):
         self.main_album_collection: Collection[Album] = Collection(data=main_album_list, element_type=Album)
         self.label_collection: Collection[Label] = Collection(data=label_list, element_type=Label)
 
+    def _add_other_db_objects(self, object_type: Type["DatabaseObject"], object_list: List["DatabaseObject"]):
+        if object_type is Song:
+            # this doesn't really make sense
+            # self.feature_song_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Artist:
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Album:
+            self.main_album_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Label:
+            self.label_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+
     def compile(self, merge_into: bool = False):
         """
         compiles the recursive structures,
@@ -686,6 +732,18 @@ class Label(MainObject):
         self.album_collection: Collection[Album] = Collection(data=album_list, element_type=Album)
         self.current_artist_collection: Collection[Artist] = Collection(data=current_artist_list, element_type=Artist)
 
+    def _add_other_db_objects(self, object_type: Type["DatabaseObject"], object_list: List["DatabaseObject"]):
+        if object_type is Song:
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Artist:
+            self.current_artist_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+
+        if object_type is Album:
+            self.album_collection.extend(object_list)
+            return
+
     def _build_recursive_structures(self, build_version: int, merge: False):
         if build_version == self.build_version:
             return
diff --git a/src/music_kraken/pages/youtube_music/youtube_music.py b/src/music_kraken/pages/youtube_music/youtube_music.py
index 8b46a9b..f766674 100644
--- a/src/music_kraken/pages/youtube_music/youtube_music.py
+++ b/src/music_kraken/pages/youtube_music/youtube_music.py
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ class YoutubeMusic(SuperYouTube):
         return results
 
     def fetch_artist(self, source: Source, stop_at_level: int = 1) -> Artist:
+        artist = Artist()
+
         # construct the request
         url = urlparse(source.url)
         browse_id = url.path.replace("/channel/", "")
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ class YoutubeMusic(SuperYouTube):
             }
         )
         if r is None:
-            return Artist()
+            return artist
 
         if DEBUG:
             dump_to_file(f"{browse_id}.json", r.text, is_json=True, exit_after_dump=False)
@@ -301,9 +303,9 @@ class YoutubeMusic(SuperYouTube):
         for renderer in renderer_list:
             results.extend(parse_renderer(renderer))
 
-        print(results)
+        artist.add_list_of_other_objects(results)        
 
-        return Artist()
+        return artist
     
     def fetch_song(self, source: Source, stop_at_level: int = 1) -> Song:
         print(source)