diff --git a/app/controllers/artists_controller.rb b/app/controllers/artists_controller.rb
index 977e420aa..46c8d4343 100644
--- a/app/controllers/artists_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/artists_controller.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ class ArtistsController < ApplicationController
   def show
     @artist = Artist.find(params[:id])
     @post_set = PostSets::Artist.new(@artist)
-    respond_with(@artist)
+    respond_with(@artist) do |format|
+      format.xml do
+        render :xml => @artist.to_xml(:include => [:urls])
+      end
+      format.json do
+        render :json => @artist.to_json(:include => [:urls])
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   def create
diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index 6ff64f8cf..7b9643b6e 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
 
     def other_names_array
-      other_names.try(:split, / /)
+      other_names.try(:split, /\s/)
     end
 
     def other_names_comma