Dunno if this "sort tags" thing has been implemented yet, I use the latest version available on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. (Seems to be the latest release 1.2.19)
But if it is, I'd like to see the sort name in the list if using the sort name for alphabetizing. It's mentally not working in a list of names to see "Billy Idol" but it's sorted as "Idol, Billy" in the middle of I-starting names.
Hmmm, after several restarts, the sorting in my previous comment changed to be correct with all 4 being under H, and others fixed as well.
So ignore that.
But I like this, having them in Sort Order, as that's how I also keep my file collection folder names.
I'm truly confused by how it's working then.
I have these 4 artists for example. (All my files are tagged using Picard - Musicbrainz)
Using Album artist name (Album artist sort name) below. I use the Album artist name for sorting, though artist name is the same for these examples.
These 2 get sorted under S for Sammy:
Sammy Hagar (Hagar, Sammy)
Sammy Hagar & The Circle (Hagar, Sammy & Circle, The)
These 2 get sorted under H for Hagar
Sammy Hagar and the Wabos (Hagar, Sammy and the Wabos)
Sammy Hagar With Vic Johnson (Hagar, Sammy with Johnson, Vic)
There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to the sorting.