diff --git a/mopidy/audio/scan.py b/mopidy/audio/scan.py
index 1d5f85f6..52885000 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/scan.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/scan.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def audio_data_to_track(data):
 
     if ('name' in artist_kwargs and
             type(artist_kwargs['name']) is list):
-        track_kwargs['artists'] = [Artist(**{'name': artist})
+        track_kwargs['artists'] = [Artist(name=artist)
                                    for artist in artist_kwargs['name']]
     else:
         track_kwargs['artists'] = [Artist(**artist_kwargs)]
diff --git a/tests/audio/scan_test.py b/tests/audio/scan_test.py
index 6fda7f74..2a669bd6 100644
--- a/tests/audio/scan_test.py
+++ b/tests/audio/scan_test.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TranslatorTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         if ('name' in self.artist and
                 type(self.artist['name']) is list):
-            self.track['artists'] = [Artist(**{'name': artist})
+            self.track['artists'] = [Artist(name=artist)
                                      for artist in self.artist['name']]
         else:
             self.track['artists'] = [Artist(**self.artist)]