diff --git a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
index b23a0b2c5..62632d32e 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
@@ -124,7 +124,12 @@ options = {
     'branches': None,
     'c14n': False,
 }
+fallback_str = None
 class LastGenrePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(LastGenrePlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.import_stages = [self.imported]
+
     def configure(self, config):
         global fallback_str
 
@@ -161,35 +166,27 @@ class LastGenrePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
 
         fallback_str = ui.config_val(config, 'lastgenre', 'fallback_str', None)
 
+    def imported(self, config, task):
+        if task.is_album:
+            album = config.lib.get_album(task.album_id)
+            lastfm_obj = LASTFM.get_album(album.albumartist, album.album)
+        else:
+            item = task.item
+            lastfm_obj = LASTFM.get_track(item.artist, item.title)
 
-@LastGenrePlugin.listen('album_imported')
-def album_imported(lib, album, config):
-    global fallback_str
-    tags = _tags_for(LASTFM.get_album(album.albumartist, album.album))
-    genre = _tags_to_genre(tags)
-    if not genre and fallback_str != None :
-        genre = fallback_str
-        log.debug(u'no last.fm genre found: fallback to %s' % genre)
-    if genre is not None:
-        log.debug(u'adding last.fm album genre: %s' % genre)
-        album.genre = genre
+        tags = _tags_for(lastfm_obj)
+        genre = _tags_to_genre(tags)
 
-        if config.write:
-            for item in album.items():
-                item.write()
+        if not genre and fallback_str != None:
+            genre = fallback_str
+            log.debug(u'no last.fm genre found: fallback to %s' % genre)
 
-@LastGenrePlugin.listen('item_imported')
-def item_imported(lib, item, config):
-    global fallback_str
-    tags = _tags_for(LASTFM.get_track(item.artist, item.title))
-    genre = _tags_to_genre(tags)
-    if not genre and fallback_str != None :
-        genre = fallback_str
-        log.debug(u'no last.fm genre found: fallback to %s' % genre)
-    if genre is not None:
-        log.debug(u'adding last.fm item genre: %s' % genre)
-        item.genre = genre
-        lib.store(item)
+        if genre is not None:
+            log.debug(u'adding last.fm album genre: %s' % genre)
 
-        if config.write:
-            item.write()
+            if task.is_album:
+                album = config.lib.get_album(task.album_id)
+                album.genre = genre
+            else:
+                item.genre = genre
+                config.lib.store(item)
diff --git a/beetsplug/lyrics.py b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
index 97de23cbe..24a13c35e 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lyrics.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ def fetch_item_lyrics(lib, loglevel, item, write):
 
 AUTOFETCH = True
 class LyricsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(LyricsPlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.import_stages = [self.imported]
+
     def commands(self):
         cmd = ui.Subcommand('lyrics', help='fetch song lyrics')
         cmd.parser.add_option('-p', '--print', dest='printlyr',
@@ -203,13 +207,8 @@ class LyricsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         global AUTOFETCH
         AUTOFETCH = ui.config_val(config, 'lyrics', 'autofetch', True, bool)
 
-# Auto-fetch lyrics on import.
-@LyricsPlugin.listen('album_imported')
-def album_imported(lib, album, config):
-    if AUTOFETCH:
-        for item in album.items():
-            fetch_item_lyrics(lib, logging.DEBUG, item, config.write)
-@LyricsPlugin.listen('item_imported')
-def item_imported(lib, item, config):
-    if AUTOFETCH:
-        fetch_item_lyrics(lib, logging.DEBUG, item, config.write)
+    # Auto-fetch lyrics on import.
+    def imported(self, config, task):
+        if AUTOFETCH:
+            for item in task.all_items():
+                fetch_item_lyrics(config.lib, logging.DEBUG, item, False)
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a70ee453d..0b6da3cce 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Changelog
   avoid internal SQLite contention, which should avoid this error.
 * Plugins can now add parallel stages to the import pipeline. See
   :ref:`writing-plugins`.
+* :doc:`/plugins/lastgenre`: Fixed a problem where path formats containing
+  `$genre` would use the old genre instead of the newly discovered one.
 * New plugin event: ``import_task_choice`` is called after an import task has an
   action assigned.
 * New plugin event: ``library_opened`` is called when beets starts up and