diff --git a/backend/mediaprovider/mediaprovider.go b/backend/mediaprovider/mediaprovider.go
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+package mediaprovider
+
+import "image"
+
+type AlbumFilter struct {
+	MinYear int
+	MaxYear int      // 0 == unset/match any
+	Genres  []string // len(0) == unset/match any
+
+	ExcludeFavorited   bool // mut. exc. with ExcludeUnfavorited
+	ExcludeUnfavorited bool // mut. exc. with ExcludeFavorited
+}
+
+type AlbumIterator interface {
+	Next() *Album
+}
+
+type TrackIterator interface {
+	Next() *Track
+}
+
+type RatingFavoriteParameters struct {
+	AlbumIDs  []string
+	ArtistIDs []string
+	TrackIDs  []string
+}
+
+type Favorites struct {
+	Albums  []Album
+	Artists []Artist
+	Tracks  []Track
+}
+
+type MediaProvider interface {
+	GetAlbum(albumID string) (*AlbumWithTracks, error)
+
+	GetArtist(artistID string) (*Artist, error)
+
+	GetPlaylist(playlistID string) (*PlaylistWithTracks, error)
+
+	GetCoverArt(coverArtID string, size int) (image.Image, error)
+
+	AlbumSortOrders() []string
+
+	IterateAlbums(sortOrder string, searchQuery string, filter AlbumFilter) AlbumIterator
+
+	IterateTracks(searchQuery string) TrackIterator
+
+	GetRandomTracks(genre string, count int) ([]Track, error)
+
+	GetSimilarTracks(artistID string, count int) ([]Track, error)
+
+	GetArtists() ([]Artist, error)
+
+	GetGenres() ([]Genre, error)
+
+	GetFavorites() (Favorites, error)
+
+	GetPlaylists() ([]Playlist, error)
+
+	SetFavorite(params RatingFavoriteParameters) error
+
+	SetRating(params RatingFavoriteParameters) error
+}
diff --git a/backend/mediaprovider/model.go b/backend/mediaprovider/model.go
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+package mediaprovider
+
+type Album struct {
+	ID          string
+	CoverArtID  string
+	Name        string
+	Duration    int
+	ArtistIDs   []string
+	ArtistNames []string
+	Year        int
+	Genres      []string
+	TrackCount  int
+	Favorite    bool
+}
+
+type AlbumWithTracks struct {
+	Album
+	Tracks []Track
+}
+
+type Artist struct {
+	ID     string
+	Name   string
+	Albums []Album
+}
+
+type Genre struct {
+	Name       string
+	AlbumCount int
+	TrackCount int
+}
+
+type Track struct {
+	ID          string
+	CoverArtID  string
+	ParentID    string
+	Name        string
+	Duration    int
+	Genre       string
+	ArtistIDs   []string
+	ArtistNames []string
+	Rating      int
+	Favorite    bool
+	Size        int64
+	PlayCount   int64
+	FilePath    string
+}
+
+type Playlist struct {
+	ID          string
+	CoverArtID  string
+	Name        string
+	Description string
+	Public      bool
+	Owner       string
+}
+
+type PlaylistWithTracks struct {
+	Playlist
+	Tracks []Track
+}