diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48f8893411..e04d98045b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1798,8 +1798,8 @@ Metadata fields            | From
 `track`                    | `track_number`
 `artist`                   | `artist`, `artists`, `creator`, `creators`, `uploader` or `uploader_id`
 `composer`                 | `composer` or `composers`
-`genre`                    | `genre` or `genres`
-`album`                    | `album`
+`genre`                    | `genre`, `genres`, `categories` or `tags`
+`album`                    | `album` or `series`
 `album_artist`             | `album_artist` or `album_artists`
 `disc`                     | `disc_number`
 `show`                     | `series`
diff --git a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
index a850bdd102..0de39351e5 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
@@ -750,8 +750,8 @@ class FFmpegMetadataPP(FFmpegPostProcessor):
         add('track', 'track_number')
         add('artist', ('artist', 'artists', 'creator', 'creators', 'uploader', 'uploader_id'))
         add('composer', ('composer', 'composers'))
-        add('genre', ('genre', 'genres'))
-        add('album')
+        add('genre', ('genre', 'genres', 'categories', 'tags'))
+        add('album', ('album', 'series'))
         add('album_artist', ('album_artist', 'album_artists'))
         add('disc', 'disc_number')
         add('show', 'series')