diff --git a/crates/qbz-core/src/core.rs b/crates/qbz-core/src/core.rs
index 826e8967e..d1e02c4e9 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-core/src/core.rs
+++ b/crates/qbz-core/src/core.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ use qbz_models::{
 };
 use qbz_integrations::musicbrainz::cache::MusicBrainzCache;
 use qbz_integrations::musicbrainz::{
-    location, ArtistMetadata, ArtistRelationships, DiscoveryArtist, DiscoveryResponse,
-    MusicBrainzClient, Period, RelatedArtist, ResolvedArtist,
+    location, AlbumAppearance, ArtistMetadata, ArtistRelationships, DiscoveryArtist,
+    DiscoveryResponse, MusicBrainzClient, MusicianAppearances, MusicianConfidence, Period,
+    RelatedArtist, ResolvedArtist, ResolvedMusician,
 };
 use qbz_player::{PlaybackState, Player, QueueManager};
 use qbz_qobuz::QobuzClient;
@@ -1734,6 +1735,99 @@ impl<A: FrontendAdapter + Send + Sync + 'static> QbzCore<A> {
     }
 }
 
+// ----- Musician resolution + appearances -----------------------------------
+
+impl<A: FrontendAdapter + Send + Sync + 'static> QbzCore<A> {
+    /// Resolve a musician (band member / collaborator) to the
+    /// strongest available identity: MBID via MusicBrainz, exact-
+    /// name Qobuz artist match, or just an appears-on count. Ports
+    /// v2_resolve_musician end to end so the artist-network sidebar
+    /// click can route the user to the right view (artist page when
+    /// confident, MusicianPageView otherwise).
+    pub async fn musicbrainz_resolve_musician(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        role: &str,
+    ) -> Result<ResolvedMusician, CoreError> {
+        let resolved_artist = self
+            .musicbrainz
+            .resolve_artist(name)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| CoreError::Internal(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        let normalized_target = name.trim().to_lowercase();
+        let artist_results = self.search_artists(name, 10, 0, None).await?;
+        let exact = artist_results
+            .items
+            .iter()
+            .find(|artist| artist.name.trim().to_lowercase() == normalized_target);
+
+        if let Some(artist) = exact {
+            let qobuz_artist_id = i64::try_from(artist.id).ok();
+            return Ok(ResolvedMusician {
+                name: name.to_string(),
+                role: role.to_string(),
+                mbid: None,
+                qobuz_artist_id,
+                confidence: MusicianConfidence::Confirmed,
+                bands: Vec::new(),
+                appears_on_count: 0,
+            });
+        }
+
+        let album_results = self.search_albums(name, 20, 0, None).await?;
+        let appears_on_count = album_results.total as usize;
+
+        let confidence = if appears_on_count > 0 {
+            MusicianConfidence::Contextual
+        } else if resolved_artist.is_some() {
+            MusicianConfidence::Weak
+        } else {
+            MusicianConfidence::None
+        };
+
+        Ok(ResolvedMusician {
+            name: name.to_string(),
+            role: role.to_string(),
+            mbid: resolved_artist.as_ref().map(|a| a.mbid.clone()),
+            qobuz_artist_id: None,
+            confidence,
+            bands: Vec::new(),
+            appears_on_count,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch the paginated list of albums on which `name` appears,
+    /// for the Appears On grid in MusicianPageView. Ports
+    /// v2_get_musician_appearances — same Qobuz album search +
+    /// per-row mapping with `role_on_album = role`.
+    pub async fn musicbrainz_get_musician_appearances(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        role: &str,
+        limit: u32,
+        offset: u32,
+    ) -> Result<MusicianAppearances, CoreError> {
+        let results = self.search_albums(name, limit, offset, None).await?;
+        let albums = results
+            .items
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|album| AlbumAppearance {
+                album_id: album.id,
+                album_title: album.title,
+                album_artwork: album.image.large.or(album.image.small).unwrap_or_default(),
+                artist_name: album.artist.name,
+                year: album.release_date_original,
+                role_on_album: role.to_string(),
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        Ok(MusicianAppearances {
+            albums,
+            total: results.total as usize,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 /// Normalize an artist name for dedupe: trim, lowercase, collapse
 /// whitespace. Used by the discovery pipeline so "Iron  Maiden" and
 /// "iron maiden" hash to the same key in the dismiss store.