It works now when we request an album when we do not have the artist in Lidarr. Waiting on https://github.com/lidarr/Lidarr/issues/459 to do when we have the artist

src/Ombi.Api.Lidarr/LidarrApi.cs

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Api.Lidarr
             return Api.Request<ArtistResult>(request);
         }
 
-        public Task<AlbumResponse> MontiorAlbum(int albumId, string apiKey, string baseUrl)
+        public async Task<AlbumResponse> MontiorAlbum(int albumId, string apiKey, string baseUrl)
         {
             var request = new Request($"{ApiVersion}/album/monitor", baseUrl, HttpMethod.Put);
             request.AddJsonBody(new
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Api.Lidarr
                 monitored = true
             });
             AddHeaders(request, apiKey);
-            return Api.Request<AlbumResponse>(request);
+            return (await Api.Request<List<AlbumResponse>>(request)).FirstOrDefault();
         }
 
         public Task<List<AlbumResponse>> GetAllAlbumsByArtistId(int artistId, string apiKey, string baseUrl)

src/Ombi.Api.Lidarr/Models/ArtistAdd.cs

@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ namespace Ombi.Api.Lidarr.Models
         public int selectedOption { get; set; }
         public bool monitored { get; set; }
         public bool searchForMissingAlbums { get; set; }
+        public string[] AlbumsToMonitor { get; set; } // Uses the MusicBrainzAlbumId!
     }
 }

src/Ombi.Core/Senders/MusicSender.cs

@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Senders
                     {
                         monitored = true,
                         searchForMissingAlbums = false,
-                        selectedOption = 6 // None
+                        selectedOption = 6, // None
+                        AlbumsToMonitor = new[] {model.ForeignAlbumId}
                     },
                     added = DateTime.Now,
                     monitored = true,
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Senders
                 if (result != null && result.id > 0)
                 {
                     // Setup the albums
-                    await SetupAlbum(model, result, settings);
+                    return new SenderResult { Message = "Album has been requested!", Sent = true, Success = true };
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -91,9 +92,24 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Senders
         {
             // Get the album id
             var albums = await _lidarrApi.GetAllAlbumsByArtistId(artist.id, settings.ApiKey, settings.FullUri);
-            // Get the album we want.
             var album = albums.FirstOrDefault(x =>
                 x.foreignAlbumId.Equals(model.ForeignAlbumId, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+            var maxRetryCount = 10; // 5 seconds
+            var currentRetry = 0;
+            while (!albums.Any() || album == null)
+            {
+                if (currentRetry >= maxRetryCount)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+                currentRetry++;
+                await Task.Delay(500);
+                albums = await _lidarrApi.GetAllAlbumsByArtistId(artist.id, settings.ApiKey, settings.FullUri);
+                album = albums.FirstOrDefault(x =>
+                    x.foreignAlbumId.Equals(model.ForeignAlbumId, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+            }
+            // Get the album we want.
+
             if (album == null)
             {
                 return new SenderResult { Message = "Could not find album in Lidarr", Sent = false, Success = false };

src/Ombi/ClientApp/app/requests/music/musicrequests.component.ts

@@ -88,9 +88,10 @@ export class MusicRequestsComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     public removeRequest(request: IAlbumRequest) {
-        this.requestService.removeAlbumRequest(request);
+        this.requestService.removeAlbumRequest(request).subscribe(x => {
-        this.removeRequestFromUi(request);
+            this.removeRequestFromUi(request);
-        this.loadRequests(this.amountToLoad, this.currentlyLoaded = 0);
+            this.loadRequests(this.amountToLoad, this.currentlyLoaded = 0);
+        });
     }
 
     public changeAvailability(request: IAlbumRequest, available: boolean) {

src/Ombi/ClientApp/app/services/request.service.ts

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export class RequestService extends ServiceHelpers {
         return this.http.get<IAlbumRequest[]>(`${this.url}music/search/${search}`, {headers: this.headers});
     }
 
-    public removeAlbumRequest(request: IAlbumRequest) {
+    public removeAlbumRequest(request: IAlbumRequest): any {
         this.http.delete(`${this.url}music/${request.id}`, {headers: this.headers}).subscribe();
     }