diff --git a/api/config/urls/api_v2.py b/api/config/urls/api_v2.py
index a1d0befc8..c7e751b8e 100644
--- a/api/config/urls/api_v2.py
+++ b/api/config/urls/api_v2.py
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ router = common_routers.OptionalSlashRouter()
 v2_patterns = router.urls
 
 v2_patterns += [
+    re_path(
+        r"^artists/",
+        include(("funkwhale_api.music.urls_v2", "artists"), namespace="artists"),
+    ),
     re_path(
         r"^instance/",
         include(("funkwhale_api.instance.urls_v2", "instance"), namespace="instance"),
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/models.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/models.py
index fca044a16..86c2c3212 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/models.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/models.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ class ArtistQuerySet(common_models.LocalFromFidQuerySet, models.QuerySet):
 
 
 class Artist(APIModelMixin):
+    guid = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, unique=True)
     name = models.TextField()
     federation_namespace = "artists"
     musicbrainz_model = "artist"
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/serializers.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/serializers.py
index 5b6abf21d..0b26c7499 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/serializers.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/serializers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import urllib.parse
+import uuid
 
 from django import urls
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -854,3 +855,30 @@ class SearchResultSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     tracks = TrackSerializer(many=True)
     albums = AlbumSerializer(many=True)
     tags = tags_serializers.TagSerializer(many=True)
+
+
+class V2_BaseArtistSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+
+    """
+    A simple serializer for artist information.
+    All other serializers that reference an artist should use this serializer.
+    """
+
+    guid = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
+    fid = serializers.URLField()
+    mbid = serializers.UUIDField()
+    name = serializers.CharField()
+    contentCategory = serializers.CharField()
+    local = serializers.BooleanField()
+    cover = CoverField(allow_null=True, required=False)
+    tags = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
+    # Fetch all tags associated with the artist.
+
+    @extend_schema_field({"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}})
+    def get_tags(self, obj):
+        tagged_items = getattr(obj, "_prefetched_tagged_items", [])
+        return [ti.tag.name for ti in tagged_items]
+
+    def get_local(artist, upload) -> bool:
+        return federation_utils.is_local(artist.fid)
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/urls_v2.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/urls_v2.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..994baf260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/urls_v2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from funkwhale_api.common import routers
+
+from . import views
+
+router = routers.OptionalSlashRouter()
+
+router.register(r"artists", views.V2_ArtistsViewSet, "artists")
+
+
+urlpatterns = router.urls
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py
index 282ceca24..cd8ab96be 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py
@@ -175,6 +175,69 @@ class ArtistViewSet(
     )
 
 
+class V2_ArtistsViewSet(
+    HandleInvalidSearch,
+    common_views.SkipFilterForGetObject,
+    viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet,
+):
+    queryset = (
+        models.Artist.objects.all()
+        .prefetch_related("attributed_to", "attachment_cover")
+        .prefetch_related(
+            "channel__actor",
+            Prefetch(
+                "tracks",
+                queryset=models.Track.objects.all(),
+                to_attr="_prefetched_tracks",
+            ),
+        )
+        .order_by("-id")
+    )
+    serializer_class = serializers.V2_BaseArtistSerializer
+    permission_classes = [oauth_permissions.ScopePermission]
+    required_scope = "libraries"
+    anonymous_policy = "setting"
+    filterset_class = filters.ArtistFilter
+
+    fetches = federation_decorators.fetches_route()
+    mutations = common_decorators.mutations_route(types=["update"])
+
+    def get_object(self):
+        obj = super().get_object()
+
+        if (
+            self.action == "retrieve"
+            and self.request.GET.get("refresh", "").lower() == "true"
+        ):
+            obj = refetch_obj(obj, self.get_queryset())
+        return obj
+
+    def get_serializer_context(self):
+        context = super().get_serializer_context()
+        context["description"] = self.action in ["retrieve", "create", "update"]
+        return context
+
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        queryset = super().get_queryset()
+        albums = (
+            models.Album.objects.with_tracks_count()
+            .select_related("attachment_cover")
+            .prefetch_related("tracks")
+        )
+        albums = albums.annotate_playable_by_actor(
+            utils.get_actor_from_request(self.request)
+        )
+        return queryset.prefetch_related(
+            Prefetch("albums", queryset=albums), TAG_PREFETCH
+        )
+
+    libraries = get_libraries(
+        lambda o, uploads: uploads.filter(
+            Q(track__artist=o) | Q(track__album__artist=o)
+        )
+    )
+
+
 class AlbumViewSet(
     HandleInvalidSearch,
     common_views.SkipFilterForGetObject,