diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 076a8a2..fcad243 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         "class-validator": "0.14.0",
         "cookie-parser": "1.4.6",
         "date-fns": "2.30.0",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "nest-raven": "9.2.0",
         "nestjs-otel": "5.1.2",
         "nestjs-pino": "3.2.0",
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
         "@types/express": "4.17.17",
         "@types/hapi__joi": "17.1.9",
         "@types/jest": "29.5.1",
+        "@types/lodash": "^4.14.194",
         "@types/long": "4.0.2",
         "@types/node": "18.16.5",
         "@types/passport-http-bearer": "^1.0.37",
@@ -3794,6 +3796,12 @@
         "@types/koa": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/lodash": {
+      "version": "4.14.194",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.194.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-r22s9tAS7imvBt2lyHC9B8AGwWnXaYb1tY09oyLkXDs4vArpYJzw09nj8MLx5VfciBPGIb+ZwG0ssYnEPJxn/g==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/long": {
       "version": "4.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/long/-/long-4.0.2.tgz",
@@ -15724,6 +15732,12 @@
         "@types/koa": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/lodash": {
+      "version": "4.14.194",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.194.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-r22s9tAS7imvBt2lyHC9B8AGwWnXaYb1tY09oyLkXDs4vArpYJzw09nj8MLx5VfciBPGIb+ZwG0ssYnEPJxn/g==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/long": {
       "version": "4.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/long/-/long-4.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a178c69..fa7bc9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     "class-validator": "0.14.0",
     "cookie-parser": "1.4.6",
     "date-fns": "2.30.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "nest-raven": "9.2.0",
     "nestjs-otel": "5.1.2",
     "nestjs-pino": "3.2.0",
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@
     "@types/express": "4.17.17",
     "@types/hapi__joi": "17.1.9",
     "@types/jest": "29.5.1",
+    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.194",
     "@types/long": "4.0.2",
     "@types/node": "18.16.5",
     "@types/passport-http-bearer": "^1.0.37",
diff --git a/src/auth/auth.service.ts b/src/auth/auth.service.ts
index 325e524..308d1e0 100644
--- a/src/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ export class AuthService {
   }
 
   async createApiToken(user: User, description: string): Promise<ApiToken> {
-    console.log("createApiToken");
     const apiToken = this.apiTokenRepository.create();
 
     apiToken.user = user;
diff --git a/src/listens/listen.entity.ts b/src/listens/listen.entity.ts
index 2115698..14188c4 100644
--- a/src/listens/listen.entity.ts
+++ b/src/listens/listen.entity.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ export class Listen {
   @PrimaryGeneratedColumn("uuid")
   id: string;
 
-  @ManyToOne(() => Track)
+  @ManyToOne(() => Track, { eager: true })
   track: Track;
 
-  @ManyToOne(() => User)
+  @ManyToOne(() => User, { eager: true })
   user: User;
 
   @Column({ type: "timestamp" })
diff --git a/src/listens/listen.repository.ts b/src/listens/listen.repository.ts
index 3866def..a27ca60 100644
--- a/src/listens/listen.repository.ts
+++ b/src/listens/listen.repository.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,21 @@ export class ListenRepository extends Repository<Listen> {
       isDuplicate: false,
     };
   }
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param rows
+   * @returns A list of all new (non-duplicate) listens
+   */
+  async insertsNoConflict(rows: CreateListenRequestDto[]): Promise<Listen[]> {
+    const result = await this.createQueryBuilder()
+      .insert()
+      .values(rows)
+      .orIgnore()
+      .execute();
+
+    return this.findBy(
+      result.identifiers.filter(Boolean).map(({ id }) => ({ id }))
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/listens/listens.service.ts b/src/listens/listens.service.ts
index d41923d..f7ec8c6 100644
--- a/src/listens/listens.service.ts
+++ b/src/listens/listens.service.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,26 @@ export class ListensService {
     return response;
   }
 
+  async createListens(
+    listensData: CreateListenRequestDto[]
+  ): Promise<Listen[]> {
+    const existingListens = await this.listenRepository.findBy(listensData);
+
+    const missingListens = listensData.filter(
+      (newListen) =>
+        !existingListens.some(
+          (existingListen) =>
+            newListen.user.id === existingListen.user.id &&
+            newListen.track.id === existingListen.track.id &&
+            newListen.playedAt.getTime() === existingListen.playedAt.getTime()
+        )
+    );
+
+    return this.listenRepository.save(
+      missingListens.map((entry) => this.listenRepository.create(entry))
+    );
+  }
+
   async getListens(
     options: GetListensDto & IPaginationOptions
   ): Promise<Pagination<Listen>> {
diff --git a/src/music-library/music-library.service.ts b/src/music-library/music-library.service.ts
index 1e9b1a6..1f0fe5e 100644
--- a/src/music-library/music-library.service.ts
+++ b/src/music-library/music-library.service.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ export class MusicLibraryService {
     });
   }
 
+  async findArtists(query: FindArtistDto[]): Promise<Artist[]> {
+    return this.artistRepository.find({
+      where: query,
+    });
+  }
+
   async getArtistWithOldestUpdate(): Promise<Artist | undefined> {
     const [oldestArtist] = await this.artistRepository.find({
       take: 1,
@@ -69,6 +75,12 @@ export class MusicLibraryService {
     return artist;
   }
 
+  async createArtists(data: CreateArtistDto[]): Promise<Artist[]> {
+    return this.artistRepository.save(
+      data.map((entry) => this.artistRepository.create(entry))
+    );
+  }
+
   async updateArtist({
     artist,
     updatedFields,
@@ -86,6 +98,10 @@ export class MusicLibraryService {
     });
   }
 
+  async findAlbums(query: FindAlbumDto[]): Promise<Album[]> {
+    return this.albumRepository.find({ where: query });
+  }
+
   async createAlbum(data: CreateAlbumDto): Promise<Album> {
     const album = this.albumRepository.create();
 
@@ -111,12 +127,24 @@ export class MusicLibraryService {
     return album;
   }
 
+  async createAlbums(data: CreateAlbumDto[]): Promise<Album[]> {
+    return this.albumRepository.save(
+      data.map((entry) => this.albumRepository.create(entry))
+    );
+  }
+
   async findGenre(query: FindGenreDto): Promise<Genre | undefined> {
     return this.genreRepository.findOneBy({
       name: query.name,
     });
   }
 
+  async findGenres(query: FindGenreDto[]): Promise<Genre[]> {
+    return this.genreRepository.find({
+      where: query,
+    });
+  }
+
   async createGenre(data: CreateGenreDto): Promise<Genre> {
     const genre = this.genreRepository.create();
 
@@ -140,12 +168,22 @@ export class MusicLibraryService {
     return genre;
   }
 
+  async createGenres(data: CreateGenreDto[]): Promise<Genre[]> {
+    return this.genreRepository.save(
+      data.map((entry) => this.genreRepository.create(entry))
+    );
+  }
+
   async findTrack(query: FindTrackDto): Promise<Track | undefined> {
     return this.trackRepository.findOneBy({
       spotify: { id: query.spotify.id },
     });
   }
 
+  async findTracks(query: FindTrackDto[]): Promise<Track[]> {
+    return this.trackRepository.find({ where: query });
+  }
+
   async createTrack(data: CreateTrackDto): Promise<Track> {
     const track = this.trackRepository.create();
 
@@ -171,4 +209,10 @@ export class MusicLibraryService {
 
     return track;
   }
+
+  async createTracks(data: CreateTrackDto[]): Promise<Track[]> {
+    return this.trackRepository.save(
+      data.map((entry) => this.trackRepository.create(entry))
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/sources/spotify/spotify-api/spotify-api.service.ts b/src/sources/spotify/spotify-api/spotify-api.service.ts
index f071678..6e79ad8 100644
--- a/src/sources/spotify/spotify-api/spotify-api.service.ts
+++ b/src/sources/spotify/spotify-api/spotify-api.service.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ export class SpotifyApiService {
     return artist.data;
   }
 
+  async getArtists(
+    accessToken: string,
+    spotifyIDs: string[]
+  ): Promise<ArtistObject[]> {
+    const artist = await firstValueFrom(
+      this.httpService.get<{ artists: ArtistObject[] }>(`v1/artists`, {
+        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` },
+        params: {
+          ids: spotifyIDs.join(","),
+        },
+      })
+    );
+
+    return artist.data.artists;
+  }
+
   async getAlbum(accessToken: string, spotifyID: string): Promise<AlbumObject> {
     const album = await firstValueFrom(
       this.httpService.get<AlbumObject>(`v1/albums/${spotifyID}`, {
@@ -54,6 +70,21 @@ export class SpotifyApiService {
     return album.data;
   }
 
+  async getAlbums(
+    accessToken: string,
+    spotifyIDs: string[]
+  ): Promise<AlbumObject[]> {
+    const album = await firstValueFrom(
+      this.httpService.get<{ albums: AlbumObject[] }>(`v1/albums`, {
+        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` },
+        params: {
+          ids: spotifyIDs.join(","),
+        },
+      })
+    );
+    return album.data.albums;
+  }
+
   async getTrack(accessToken: string, spotifyID: string): Promise<TrackObject> {
     const track = await firstValueFrom(
       this.httpService.get<TrackObject>(`v1/tracks/${spotifyID}`, {
@@ -63,4 +94,20 @@ export class SpotifyApiService {
 
     return track.data;
   }
+
+  async getTracks(
+    accessToken: string,
+    spotifyIDs: string[]
+  ): Promise<TrackObject[]> {
+    const track = await firstValueFrom(
+      this.httpService.get<{ tracks: TrackObject[] }>(`v1/tracks`, {
+        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` },
+        params: {
+          ids: spotifyIDs.join(","),
+        },
+      })
+    );
+
+    return track.data.tracks;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/sources/spotify/spotify.service.ts b/src/sources/spotify/spotify.service.ts
index ab0ae3e..da9f25d 100644
--- a/src/sources/spotify/spotify.service.ts
+++ b/src/sources/spotify/spotify.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import type { Job } from "pg-boss";
 import { Injectable, Logger } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { chunk, uniq } from "lodash";
 import { Span } from "nestjs-otel";
+import type { Job } from "pg-boss";
 import { ListensService } from "../../listens/listens.service";
 import { Album } from "../../music-library/album.entity";
 import { Artist } from "../../music-library/artist.entity";
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ import { TrackObject } from "./spotify-api/entities/track-object";
 import { SpotifyApiService } from "./spotify-api/spotify-api.service";
 import { SpotifyAuthService } from "./spotify-auth/spotify-auth.service";
 
+/** Number of IDs that can be passed to Spotify Web API "Get Several Artist/Track" calls. */
+const SPOTIFY_BULK_MAX_IDS = 50;
+/** Number of IDs that can be passed to Spotify Web API "Get Several Album" calls. */
+const SPOTIFY_BULK_ALBUMS_MAX_IDS = 20;
+
 @Injectable()
 export class SpotifyService {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(this.constructor.name);
@@ -115,27 +121,27 @@ export class SpotifyService {
       return;
     }
 
-    await Promise.all(
-      playHistory.map(async (history) => {
-        const track = await this.importTrack(history.track.id);
+    const tracks = await this.importTracks(
+      uniq(playHistory.map((history) => history.track.id))
+    );
 
-        const { isDuplicate } = await this.listensService.createListen({
-          user,
-          track,
-          playedAt: new Date(history.played_at),
-        });
+    const listenData = playHistory.map((history) => ({
+      user,
+      track: tracks.find((track) => history.track.id === track.spotify.id),
+      playedAt: new Date(history.played_at),
+    }));
 
-        if (!isDuplicate) {
-          this.logger.debug(
-            { userId: user.id },
-            `New listen found! ${user.id} listened to "${
-              track.name
-            }" by ${track.artists
-              ?.map((artist) => `"${artist.name}"`)
-              .join(", ")}`
-          );
-        }
-      })
+    const results = await this.listensService.createListens(listenData);
+
+    results.forEach((listen) =>
+      this.logger.debug(
+        { userId: user.id },
+        `New listen found! ${user.id} listened to "${
+          listen.track.name
+        }" by ${listen.track.artists
+          ?.map((artist) => `"${artist.name}"`)
+          .join(", ")}`
+      )
     );
 
     const newestPlayTime = new Date(
@@ -223,6 +229,94 @@ export class SpotifyService {
     });
   }
 
+  @Span()
+  async importTracks(
+    spotifyIDs: string[],
+    retryOnExpiredToken: boolean = true
+  ): Promise<Track[]> {
+    const tracks = await this.musicLibraryService.findTracks(
+      spotifyIDs.map((id) => ({ spotify: { id } }))
+    );
+
+    // Get missing ids
+    const missingIDs = spotifyIDs.filter(
+      (id) => !tracks.some((track) => track.spotify.id === id)
+    );
+
+    // No need to make spotify api request if all data is available locally
+    if (missingIDs.length === 0) {
+      return tracks;
+    }
+
+    let spotifyTracks: TrackObject[] = [];
+
+    // Split the import requests so we stay within the spotify api limits
+    try {
+      await Promise.all(
+        chunk(missingIDs, SPOTIFY_BULK_MAX_IDS).map(async (ids) => {
+          const batchTracks = await this.spotifyApi.getTracks(
+            this.appAccessToken,
+            ids
+          );
+
+          spotifyTracks.push(...batchTracks);
+        })
+      );
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.response && err.response.status === 401 && retryOnExpiredToken) {
+        await this.refreshAppAccessToken();
+
+        return this.importTracks(spotifyIDs, false);
+      }
+
+      throw err;
+    }
+
+    // We import albums & artist in series because the album import also
+    // triggers an artist import. In the best case, all artists will already be
+    // imported by the importArtists() call, and the album call can get them
+    // from the database.
+    const artists = await this.importArtists(
+      uniq(
+        spotifyTracks.flatMap((track) =>
+          track.artists.map((artist) => artist.id)
+        )
+      )
+    );
+
+    const albums = await this.importAlbums(
+      uniq(spotifyTracks.map((track) => track.album.id))
+    );
+
+    // Find the right albums & artists for each spotify track & create db entry
+    const newTracks = await this.musicLibraryService.createTracks(
+      spotifyTracks.map((spotifyTrack) => {
+        const trackAlbum = albums.find(
+          (album) => spotifyTrack.album.id === album.spotify.id
+        );
+
+        const trackArtists = spotifyTrack.artists.map((trackArtist) =>
+          artists.find((artist) => trackArtist.id == artist.spotify.id)
+        );
+
+        return {
+          name: spotifyTrack.name,
+          album: trackAlbum,
+          artists: trackArtists,
+          spotify: {
+            id: spotifyTrack.id,
+            uri: spotifyTrack.uri,
+            type: spotifyTrack.type,
+            href: spotifyTrack.href,
+          },
+        };
+      })
+    );
+
+    // Return new & existing tracks
+    return [...tracks, ...newTracks];
+  }
+
   @Span()
   async importAlbum(
     spotifyID: string,
@@ -270,6 +364,80 @@ export class SpotifyService {
     });
   }
 
+  @Span()
+  async importAlbums(
+    spotifyIDs: string[],
+    retryOnExpiredToken: boolean = true
+  ): Promise<Album[]> {
+    const albums = await this.musicLibraryService.findAlbums(
+      spotifyIDs.map((id) => ({ spotify: { id } }))
+    );
+
+    // Get missing ids
+    const missingIDs = spotifyIDs.filter(
+      (id) => !albums.some((album) => album.spotify.id === id)
+    );
+
+    // No need to make spotify api request if all data is available locally
+    if (missingIDs.length === 0) {
+      return albums;
+    }
+
+    let spotifyAlbums: AlbumObject[] = [];
+
+    // Split the import requests so we stay within the spotify api limits
+    try {
+      await Promise.all(
+        chunk(missingIDs, SPOTIFY_BULK_ALBUMS_MAX_IDS).map(async (ids) => {
+          const batchAlbums = await this.spotifyApi.getAlbums(
+            this.appAccessToken,
+            ids
+          );
+
+          spotifyAlbums.push(...batchAlbums);
+        })
+      );
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.response && err.response.status === 401 && retryOnExpiredToken) {
+        await this.refreshAppAccessToken();
+
+        return this.importAlbums(spotifyIDs, false);
+      }
+
+      throw err;
+    }
+
+    const artists = await this.importArtists(
+      uniq(
+        spotifyAlbums.flatMap((album) =>
+          album.artists.map((artist) => artist.id)
+        )
+      )
+    );
+
+    // Find the right albums & artists for each spotify track & create db entry
+    const newAlbums = await this.musicLibraryService.createAlbums(
+      spotifyAlbums.map((spotifyAlbum) => {
+        const albumArtists = spotifyAlbum.artists.map((albumArtist) =>
+          artists.find((artist) => albumArtist.id == artist.spotify.id)
+        );
+
+        return {
+          name: spotifyAlbum.name,
+          artists: albumArtists,
+          spotify: {
+            id: spotifyAlbum.id,
+            uri: spotifyAlbum.uri,
+            type: spotifyAlbum.type,
+            href: spotifyAlbum.href,
+          },
+        };
+      })
+    );
+
+    return [...albums, ...newAlbums];
+  }
+
   @Span()
   async importArtist(
     spotifyID: string,
@@ -315,6 +483,76 @@ export class SpotifyService {
     });
   }
 
+  @Span()
+  async importArtists(
+    spotifyIDs: string[],
+    retryOnExpiredToken: boolean = true
+  ): Promise<Artist[]> {
+    const artists = await this.musicLibraryService.findArtists(
+      spotifyIDs.map((id) => ({ spotify: { id } }))
+    );
+
+    // Get missing ids
+    const missingIDs = spotifyIDs.filter(
+      (id) => !artists.some((artist) => artist.spotify.id === id)
+    );
+
+    // No need to make spotify api request if all data is available locally
+    if (missingIDs.length === 0) {
+      return artists;
+    }
+
+    let spotifyArtists: ArtistObject[] = [];
+
+    // Split the import requests so we stay within the spotify api limits
+    try {
+      await Promise.all(
+        chunk(missingIDs, SPOTIFY_BULK_MAX_IDS).map(async (ids) => {
+          const batchArtists = await this.spotifyApi.getArtists(
+            this.appAccessToken,
+            ids
+          );
+
+          spotifyArtists.push(...batchArtists);
+        })
+      );
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.response && err.response.status === 401 && retryOnExpiredToken) {
+        await this.refreshAppAccessToken();
+
+        return this.importArtists(spotifyIDs, false);
+      }
+
+      throw err;
+    }
+
+    const genres = await this.importGenres(
+      uniq(spotifyArtists.flatMap((artist) => artist.genres))
+    );
+
+    // Find the right genres for each spotify artist & create db entry
+    const newArtists = await this.musicLibraryService.createArtists(
+      spotifyArtists.map((spotifyArtist) => {
+        const artistGenres = spotifyArtist.genres.map((artistGenre) =>
+          genres.find((genre) => artistGenre == genre.name)
+        );
+
+        return {
+          name: spotifyArtist.name,
+          genres: artistGenres,
+          spotify: {
+            id: spotifyArtist.id,
+            uri: spotifyArtist.uri,
+            type: spotifyArtist.type,
+            href: spotifyArtist.href,
+          },
+        };
+      })
+    );
+
+    return [...artists, ...newArtists];
+  }
+
   @Span()
   async updateArtist(
     spotifyID: string,
@@ -368,6 +606,29 @@ export class SpotifyService {
     });
   }
 
+  @Span()
+  async importGenres(names: string[]): Promise<Genre[]> {
+    const genres = await this.musicLibraryService.findGenres(
+      names.map((name) => ({ name }))
+    );
+
+    // Get missing genres
+    const missingGenres = names.filter(
+      (name) => !genres.some((genre) => genre.name === name)
+    );
+
+    // No need to create genres if all data is available locally
+    if (missingGenres.length === 0) {
+      return genres;
+    }
+
+    const newGenres = await this.musicLibraryService.createGenres(
+      missingGenres.map((name) => ({ name }))
+    );
+
+    return [...genres, ...newGenres];
+  }
+
   @Span()
   private async refreshAppAccessToken(): Promise<void> {
     if (!this.appAccessTokenInProgress) {