Certain Apple playlist cover art has the incorrect aspect ratio

[willco007]

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How did you download Cider?

itch.io

App Information

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Operating System

Linux

OS Version

Fedora Linux 41 (Workstation Edition)

How would you describe your issue?

Frontend

Commit Hash

378edcd9280d447549a105ade75ddc5bbc5a46a2

Describe the Bug

When viewing certain Apple generated playlists the cover art for the playlist is at the wrong aspect ratio. An example of this is the Elevate playlist.

What it looks like in Cider:

What it looks like on the web:

Steps to Reproduce

1. Add the Elevate playlist to your library
2. Select the Playlist in the sidebar
3. Note playlist cover art in the main UI

Anything else?

No response

[cider-collective]

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