sync

app/helpers/artists_helper.rb

@@ -1,2 +1,17 @@
 module ArtistsHelper
+  def link_to_artist(name)
+    artist = Artist.find_by_name(name)
+    
+    if artist
+      link_to(artist.name, artist_path(artist))
+    else
+      link_to(name, new_artist_path(:name => name)) + " " + content_tag("span", "*", :class => "new-artist")
+    end
+  end
+  
+  def link_to_artists(names)
+    names.map do |name| 
+      link_to_artist(name)
+    end.join(", ").html_safe
+  end
 end