Also, I'd seriously LOVE a feature providing a simplified method to add other common titles such as "DJ" to the "Ignore Article" list. I found a related thread requesting this option be added as well; here is the link:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=42842.0
You can do this with custom fields:
Create a custom field called say, ArtistSort, calculated as such:
if(isequal([Articles],mid([Artist],0,3),8),mid([Artist],3,-1),[Artist])
Then create the Articles field calculated as:
DJ ;MC ;...
with all articles you want to ignore (Note space after each one). You can always go back and add more later.
That'll work for all two character articles. If you've got different length articles, you'll have to extend the formula and create a custom field for each one.
So, for 1, 2 and 3 length articles:
if(isequal([Articles1],mid([Artist],0,2),8),mid([Artist],2,-1),if(isequal([Articles2],mid([Artist],0,3),8),mid([Artist],3,-1),if(isequal([Articles3],mid([Artist],0,4),8),mid([Artist],4,-1),[Artist])))
You can then just sort by ArtistSort instead of Artist
Haven't tested this extensively, but it seems to work. There may be a more elegant way of doing it...