diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/uploads.js b/app/assets/javascripts/uploads.js
index e0211962a..2f15d1736 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/uploads.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/uploads.js
@@ -125,9 +125,11 @@
 
     if (data.artists.length === 0) {
       var new_artist_params = $.param({
-        name: data.unique_id,
-        other_names: data.artist_name,
-        urls: $.unique([data.profile_url, data.normalized_for_artist_finder_url]).join("\n")
+        artist: {
+          name: data.unique_id,
+          other_names: data.artist_name,
+          url_string: $.unique([data.profile_url, data.normalized_for_artist_finder_url]).join("\n")
+        }
       });
 
       var link = $("<a>").attr("href", "/artists/new?" + new_artist_params).text("Create new artist");
diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index c59cfe4ba..4f103fe22 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -304,9 +304,8 @@ class Artist < ApplicationRecord
 
   module FactoryMethods
     def new_with_defaults(params)
-      Artist.new.tap do |artist|
-        if params[:name]
-          artist.name = params[:name]
+      Artist.new(params).tap do |artist|
+        if artist.name.present?
           post = CurrentUser.without_safe_mode do
             Post.tag_match("source:http #{artist.name}").where("true /* Artist.new_with_defaults */").first
           end
@@ -314,14 +313,6 @@ class Artist < ApplicationRecord
             artist.url_string = post.source
           end
         end
-
-        if params[:other_names]
-          artist.other_names = params[:other_names]
-        end
-
-        if params[:urls]
-          artist.url_string = params[:urls]
-        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index 7cb977ea7..49751b6bf 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ class Post < ApplicationRecord
 
       new_artist_tags.each do |tag|
         if tag.artist.blank?
-          self.warnings[:base] << "Artist [[#{tag.name}]] requires an artist entry. \"Create new artist entry\":[/artists/new?name=#{CGI::escape(tag.name)}]"
+          self.warnings[:base] << "Artist [[#{tag.name}]] requires an artist entry. \"Create new artist entry\":[/artists/new?artist%5Bname%5D=#{CGI::escape(tag.name)}]"
         end
       end
     end