Coming back to you because I found additional information that might interest you:

The issue that the metadata fetching fails on YouTube was fixed after the release of v0.19.8 (latest), so we have to wait for the next release of lemmy.

Here you go:

That’s how the “Create Post” UI looks for me using the normal web lemmy-ui. In the field Thumbnail URL I pasted the direct image link of the cover art on the RYM page of the album. (You can of course also use some other source for the image link, like uploading the cover art to an image host of your choice.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grayzone

“Managing editor Wyatt Reed, contributor Mohamed Elmaazi and regular freelancer Jeremy Loffredo worked for Russian state media before contributing to website.”

“Grayzone staff Blumenthal and Aaron Maté acted as briefers on behalf of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations at UN meetings organized by Russia.”

It would have been cool to involve the community by doing some kind of art contest. (Not saying I would participate, I just like the idea.)