diff --git a/admin/components/release/release-list-item.html b/admin/components/release/release-list-item.html
index 677318d..4b8f41e 100644
--- a/admin/components/release/release-list-item.html
+++ b/admin/components/release/release-list-item.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <h3 class="release-title">
             <a href="/admin/release/{{.ID}}">{{.Title}}</a>
             <small>
-                <span title="{{.PrintReleaseDate}}">{{.GetReleaseYear}}</span>
+                <span title="{{.PrintReleaseDate}}">{{.ReleaseDate.Year}}</span>
                 {{if not .Visible}}(hidden){{end}}
             </small>
         </h3>
diff --git a/model/artist.go b/model/artist.go
index 733e537..63871c7 100644
--- a/model/artist.go
+++ b/model/artist.go
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func (artist Artist) GetWebsite() string {
-	return artist.Website
-}
-
 func (artist Artist) GetAvatar() string {
 	if artist.Avatar == "" {
 		return "/img/default-avatar.png"
diff --git a/model/artist_test.go b/model/artist_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feb9a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/artist_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package model
+
+import (
+    "testing"
+)
+
+func Test_Artist_GetAvatar(t *testing.T) {
+    want := "testavatar.png"
+    artist := Artist{ Avatar: want }
+
+    got := artist.GetAvatar()
+    if want != got {
+        t.Errorf(`correct value not returned when avatar is populated (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+
+    artist = Artist{}
+
+    want = "/img/default-avatar.png" 
+    got = artist.GetAvatar()
+    if want != got {
+        t.Errorf(`default value not returned when avatar is empty (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/model/link.go b/model/link.go
index 8b48ced..1a5bb8f 100644
--- a/model/link.go
+++ b/model/link.go
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ type Link struct {
 }
 
 func (link Link) NormaliseName() string {
-	rgx := regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-z0-9]`)
-	return strings.ToLower(rgx.ReplaceAllString(link.Name, ""))
+	rgx := regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-z0-9\-]`)
+	return rgx.ReplaceAllString(strings.ToLower(link.Name), "")
 }
diff --git a/model/link_test.go b/model/link_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b368094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/link_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package model
+
+import (
+    "testing"
+)
+
+func Test_Link_NormaliseName(t *testing.T) {
+    link := Link{
+        Name: "!c@o#o$l%-^a&w*e(s)o_m=e+-[l{i]n}k-0123456789ABCDEF",
+    }
+
+    want := "cool-awesome-link-0123456789abcdef"
+    got := link.NormaliseName()
+    if want != got {
+        t.Errorf(`name with invalid characters not properly formatted (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+
+    link.Name = want
+    got = link.NormaliseName()
+    if want != got {
+        t.Errorf(`valid name mangled by formatter (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/model/release.go b/model/release.go
index 42d6fba..afaacca 100644
--- a/model/release.go
+++ b/model/release.go
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ func (release Release) PrintReleaseDate() string {
     return release.ReleaseDate.Format("02 January 2006")
 }
 
-func (release Release) GetReleaseYear() int {
-    return release.ReleaseDate.Year()
-}
-
 func (release Release) GetArtwork() string {
     if release.Artwork == "" {
         return "/img/default-cover-art.png"
diff --git a/model/release_test.go b/model/release_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11a58a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/release_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+package model
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func Test_Release_DescriptionHTML(t *testing.T) {
+    release := Release{
+        Description: "this is\na test\n<strong>description!</strong>",
+    }
+
+    // descriptions are set by privileged users,
+    // so we'll allow HTML injection here
+    want := "this is<br>a test<br><strong>description!</strong>"
+    got := release.GetDescriptionHTML()
+    if want != string(got) {
+        t.Errorf(`release description incorrectly formatted (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+}
+
+func Test_Release_ReleaseDate(t *testing.T) {
+    release := Release{
+        ReleaseDate: time.Date(2025, time.July, 26, 16, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+    }
+
+    want := "2025-07-26T16:00"
+    got := release.TextReleaseDate()
+    if want != got {
+        t.Errorf(`release date incorrectly formatted (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+
+    want = "26 July 2025"
+    got = release.PrintReleaseDate()
+    if want != got {
+        t.Errorf(`release date (print) incorrectly formatted (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+}
+
+func Test_Release_Artwork(t *testing.T) {
+    want := "testartwork.png"
+    release := Release{ Artwork: want }
+
+    got := release.GetArtwork()
+    if want != got {
+        t.Errorf(`correct value not returned when artwork is populated (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+
+    release = Release{}
+
+    want = "/img/default-cover-art.png" 
+    got = release.GetArtwork()
+    if want != got {
+        t.Errorf(`default value not returned when artwork is empty (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+}
+
+func Test_Release_IsSingle(t *testing.T) {
+    release := Release{
+        Tracks: []*Track{},
+    }
+
+    if release.IsSingle() {
+        t.Errorf("IsSingle() == true when no tracks are present")
+    }
+
+    release.Tracks = append(release.Tracks, &Track{})
+    if !release.IsSingle() {
+        t.Errorf("IsSingle() == false when one track is present")
+    }
+
+    release.Tracks = append(release.Tracks, &Track{})
+    if release.IsSingle() {
+        t.Errorf("IsSingle() == true when >1 tracks are present")
+    }
+}
+
+func Test_Release_IsReleased(t *testing.T) {
+    release := Release {
+        ReleaseDate: time.Now(),
+    }
+
+    if !release.IsReleased() {
+        t.Errorf("IsRelease() == false when release date in the past")
+    }
+
+    release.ReleaseDate = time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+    if release.IsReleased() {
+        t.Errorf("IsRelease() == true when release date in the future")
+    }
+}
+
+func Test_Release_PrintArtists(t *testing.T) {
+    artist1 := "ari melody"
+    artist2 := "aridoodle"
+    artist3 := "idk"
+    artist4 := "guest"
+    
+    release := Release {
+        Credits: []*Credit{
+            { Artist: Artist{ Name: artist1 }, Primary: true },
+            { Artist: Artist{ Name: artist2 }, Primary: true },
+            { Artist: Artist{ Name: artist3 }, Primary: false },
+            { Artist: Artist{ Name: artist4 }, Primary: true },
+        },
+    }
+
+    {
+        want := []string{ artist1, artist2, artist4 }
+        got := release.GetUniqueArtistNames(true)
+        if len(want) != len(got) {
+            t.Errorf(`len(GetUniqueArtistNames) (primary only) == %d, want %d`, len(got), len(want))
+        }
+        for i := range got {
+            if want[i] != got[i] {
+                t.Errorf(`GetUniqueArtistNames[%d] (primary only) == %s, want %s`, i, got[i], want[i])
+            }
+        }
+
+        want = []string{ artist1, artist2, artist3, artist4 }
+        got = release.GetUniqueArtistNames(false)
+        if len(want) != len(got) {
+            t.Errorf(`len(GetUniqueArtistNames) == %d, want %d`, len(got), len(want))
+        }
+        for i := range got {
+            if want[i] != got[i] {
+                t.Errorf(`GetUniqueArtistNames[%d] == %s, want %s`, i, got[i], want[i])
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        want := "ari melody, aridoodle & guest"
+        got := release.PrintArtists(true, true)
+        if want != got {
+            t.Errorf(`PrintArtists (primary only, ampersand) == "%s", want "%s"`, want, got)
+        }
+
+        want = "ari melody, aridoodle, guest"
+        got = release.PrintArtists(true, false)
+        if want != got {
+            t.Errorf(`PrintArtists (primary only) == "%s", want "%s"`, want, got)
+        }
+
+        want = "ari melody, aridoodle, idk & guest"
+        got = release.PrintArtists(false, true)
+        if want != got {
+            t.Errorf(`PrintArtists (all, ampersand) == "%s", want "%s"`, want, got)
+        }
+
+        want = "ari melody, aridoodle, idk, guest"
+        got = release.PrintArtists(false, false)
+        if want != got {
+            t.Errorf(`PrintArtists (all) == "%s", want "%s"`, want, got)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/model/track_test.go b/model/track_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd500d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/track_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package model
+
+import (
+    "testing"
+)
+
+func Test_Track_DescriptionHTML(t *testing.T) {
+    track := Track{
+        Description: "this is\na test\n<strong>description!</strong>",
+    }
+
+    // descriptions are set by privileged users,
+    // so we'll allow HTML injection here
+    want := "this is<br>a test<br><strong>description!</strong>"
+    got := track.GetDescriptionHTML()
+    if want != string(got) {
+        t.Errorf(`track description incorrectly formatted (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+}
+
+func Test_Track_LyricsHTML(t *testing.T) {
+    track := Track{
+        Lyrics: "these are\ntest\n<strong>lyrics!</strong>",
+    }
+
+    // lyrics are set by privileged users,
+    // so we'll allow HTML injection here
+    want := "these are<br>test<br><strong>lyrics!</strong>"
+    got := track.GetLyricsHTML()
+    if want != string(got) {
+        t.Errorf(`track lyrics incorrectly formatted (want "%s", got "%s")`, want, got)
+    }
+}
+
+func Test_Track_Add(t *testing.T) {
+    track := Track{}
+
+    want := 4
+    got := track.Add(2, 2)
+    if want != got {
+        t.Errorf(`somehow, we screwed up addition. (want %d, got %d)`, want, got)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/views/music-gateway.html b/views/music-gateway.html
index 1bf3a2f..0f4441c 100644
--- a/views/music-gateway.html
+++ b/views/music-gateway.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <meta name="description" content="Stream &quot;{{.Title}}&quot; by {{.PrintArtists true true}} on all platforms!">
 <meta name="author" content="{{.PrintArtists true true}}">
-<meta name="keywords" content="{{.PrintArtists true false}}, music, {{.Title}}, {{.ID}}, {{.GetReleaseYear}}">
+<meta name="keywords" content="{{.PrintArtists true false}}, music, {{.Title}}, {{.ID}}, {{.ReleaseDate.Year}}">
 
 <meta property="og:url" content="https://arimelody.me/music/{{.ID}}">
 <meta property="og:type" content="website">
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             <div id="overview">
                 <div id="title-container">
                     <h1 id="title">{{.Title}}</h1>
-                    <span id="year" title="{{.PrintReleaseDate}}">{{.GetReleaseYear}}</span>
+                    <span id="year" title="{{.PrintReleaseDate}}">{{.ReleaseDate.Year}}</span>
                 </div>
                 <p id="artist">{{.PrintArtists true true}}</p>
                 {{if .IsReleased}}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
                 {{end}}
 
                 {{if and .Copyright .CopyrightURL}}
-                <p id="copyright">{{.Title}} &copy; {{.GetReleaseYear}} by {{.PrintArtists true true}} is licensed under <a href="{{.CopyrightURL}}" target="_blank">{{.Copyright}}</a></p>
+                <p id="copyright">{{.Title}} &copy; {{.ReleaseDate.Year}} by {{.PrintArtists true true}} is licensed under <a href="{{.CopyrightURL}}" target="_blank">{{.Copyright}}</a></p>
                 {{end}}
 
                 <button id="share">share</button>
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
                 <ul>
                     {{range .Credits}}
                     {{$Artist := .Artist}}
-                    {{if $Artist.GetWebsite}}
-                    <li><strong><a href="{{$Artist.GetWebsite}}">{{$Artist.Name}}</a></strong>: {{.Role}}</li>
+                    {{if $Artist.Website}}
+                    <li><strong><a href="{{$Artist.Website}}">{{$Artist.Name}}</a></strong>: {{.Role}}</li>
                     {{else}}
                     <li><strong>{{$Artist.Name}}</strong>: {{.Role}}</li>
                     {{end}}