diff --git a/src/js/helpers.js b/src/js/helpers.js
index 3c9aa7d6..f630ca7c 100755
--- a/src/js/helpers.js
+++ b/src/js/helpers.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export let getFromUri = function( element, uri ){
 
     if( element == 'mbid'){
         var index = exploded.indexOf('mbid')
-        return exploded[index+1]
+        if( index > -1 ) return exploded[index+1]
     }
 
     if( exploded[0] == 'spotify' ){
diff --git a/src/js/services/ui/reducer.js b/src/js/services/ui/reducer.js
index d7b97e0b..1e51db41 100755
--- a/src/js/services/ui/reducer.js
+++ b/src/js/services/ui/reducer.js
@@ -167,7 +167,11 @@ export default function reducer(ui = {}, action){
         case 'LASTFM_ARTIST_LOADED':
             if( !action.data.image ) return ui
 
-            var artist = Object.assign({}, ui.artist, { images: action.data.image, bio: action.data.bio })
+            // if we already have images, don't overwrite them
+            var images = ui.artist.images
+            if( images.length <= 0 ) images = action.data.image
+            
+            var artist = Object.assign({}, ui.artist, { images: images, bio: action.data.bio }, )
             return Object.assign({}, ui, { artist: artist });
 
         case 'SPOTIFY_ARTIST_LOADED':
diff --git a/src/js/views/Artist.js b/src/js/views/Artist.js
index 1287e64e..a5e632fc 100755
--- a/src/js/views/Artist.js
+++ b/src/js/views/Artist.js
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ class Artist extends React.Component{
 		}
 	}
 
+	componentWillUpdate( nextProps, nextState ){
+		if( nextState.sub_view != this.state.sub_view && nextState.sub_view == 'biography' ){
+			if( this.props.artist && !this.props.artist.bio ){
+				this.props.lastfmActions.getArtist( this.props.artist.name.replace('&','and') )
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	loadArtist( props = this.props ){
 		var source = helpers.uriSource( props.params.uri );
 		if( source == 'spotify' ){
@@ -94,7 +102,9 @@ class Artist extends React.Component{
 				<div className="body biography">
 					<h4 className="left-padding">Biography</h4>
 					<section className="text-wrapper no-top-padding">
-						<p>Biography here</p>
+						{ this.props.artist.bio ? <div><p>{this.props.artist.bio.content}</p><br />
+						<div className="grey-text">Published: { this.props.artist.bio.published }</div>
+						<div className="grey-text">Origin: <a href={ this.props.artist.bio.links.link.href } target="_blank">{ this.props.artist.bio.links.link.href }</a></div></div> : null }
 					</section>
 				</div>
 			)
diff --git a/src/scss/global/_core.scss b/src/scss/global/_core.scss
index ddbdd665..77b1a872 100755
--- a/src/scss/global/_core.scss
+++ b/src/scss/global/_core.scss
@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ main {
 		}
 	}
 
-	section.grid-wrapper {
+	p {
+		font-size: 18px;
+		line-height: 1.5em;
+		white-space: pre-wrap;
+	}
+
+	section.grid-wrapper,
+	section.text-wrapper {
 		padding: 40px;
 	}