diff --git a/music_assistant/providers/soundcloud/__init__.py b/music_assistant/providers/soundcloud/__init__.py
index f74e88e72..a2a792287 100644
--- a/music_assistant/providers/soundcloud/__init__.py
+++ b/music_assistant/providers/soundcloud/__init__.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ async def _parse_track(self, track_obj: dict, playlist_position: int = 0) -> Tra
         if track_obj.get("description"):
             track.metadata.description = track_obj["description"]
         if track_obj.get("genre"):
-            track.metadata.genres = track_obj["genre"]
+            track.metadata.genres = [track_obj["genre"]]
         if track_obj.get("tag_list"):
             track.metadata.style = track_obj["tag_list"]
         return track