diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/albums.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/albums.sql.go
index d4d9b6a2..152a5842 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/albums.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/albums.sql.go
@@ -47,6 +47,30 @@ func (q *Queries) CountAlbumsMatching(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 string) (int
 	return count, err
 }
 
+const deleteAlbumIfEmpty = `-- name: DeleteAlbumIfEmpty :one
+DELETE FROM albums a
+WHERE a.id = $1
+  AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tracks t WHERE t.album_id = a.id)
+RETURNING a.id, a.artist_id
+`
+
+type DeleteAlbumIfEmptyRow struct {
+	ID       pgtype.UUID
+	ArtistID pgtype.UUID
+}
+
+// M7 #372: deletes the album row only when it has no remaining tracks.
+// Used after a track delete to tidy up orphaned albums. RETURNING gives
+// us the artist_id so the service can chain into the artist-empty check.
+// Returns no rows when the album still has tracks; the service treats
+// pgx.ErrNoRows as "album not orphaned, skip cascade".
+func (q *Queries) DeleteAlbumIfEmpty(ctx context.Context, id pgtype.UUID) (DeleteAlbumIfEmptyRow, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, deleteAlbumIfEmpty, id)
+	var i DeleteAlbumIfEmptyRow
+	err := row.Scan(&i.ID, &i.ArtistID)
+	return i, err
+}
+
 const getAlbumByArtistAndTitle = `-- name: GetAlbumByArtistAndTitle :one
 SELECT id, title, sort_title, artist_id, release_date, mbid, cover_art_path, created_at, updated_at FROM albums WHERE artist_id = $1 AND title = $2 LIMIT 1
 `
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/artists.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/artists.sql.go
index 4fcd8172..98e6a5df 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/artists.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/artists.sql.go
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@ func (q *Queries) CountArtistsMatching(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 string) (in
 	return count, err
 }
 
+const deleteArtistIfEmpty = `-- name: DeleteArtistIfEmpty :one
+DELETE FROM artists a
+WHERE a.id = $1
+  AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM albums al WHERE al.artist_id = a.id)
+  AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tracks t WHERE t.artist_id = a.id)
+RETURNING a.id
+`
+
+// M7 #372: deletes the artist row only when it has no remaining albums
+// AND no remaining tracks (defensive — tracks can in principle exist
+// without an album, though the scanner doesn't write that shape today).
+func (q *Queries) DeleteArtistIfEmpty(ctx context.Context, id pgtype.UUID) (pgtype.UUID, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, deleteArtistIfEmpty, id)
+	var id_2 pgtype.UUID
+	err := row.Scan(&id_2)
+	return id_2, err
+}
+
 const getArtistByID = `-- name: GetArtistByID :one
 SELECT id, name, sort_name, mbid, created_at, updated_at FROM artists WHERE id = $1
 `
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/tracks.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/tracks.sql.go
index 88eec5c8..2c3c7ebf 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/tracks.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/tracks.sql.go
@@ -69,6 +69,37 @@ func (q *Queries) CountTracksMatchingForUser(ctx context.Context, arg CountTrack
 	return count, err
 }
 
+const deleteTrack = `-- name: DeleteTrack :one
+DELETE FROM tracks WHERE id = $1
+RETURNING id, album_id, artist_id, file_path, mbid
+`
+
+type DeleteTrackRow struct {
+	ID       pgtype.UUID
+	AlbumID  pgtype.UUID
+	ArtistID pgtype.UUID
+	FilePath string
+	Mbid     *string
+}
+
+// M7 #372: hard delete with FK cascade. The CASCADE on track_id from
+// play_events / general_likes_tracks / lidarr_quarantine /
+// lidarr_quarantine_actions handles their cleanup. RETURNING gives us
+// album_id + artist_id for the album-empty / artist-empty cascade
+// checks the service does next.
+func (q *Queries) DeleteTrack(ctx context.Context, id pgtype.UUID) (DeleteTrackRow, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, deleteTrack, id)
+	var i DeleteTrackRow
+	err := row.Scan(
+		&i.ID,
+		&i.AlbumID,
+		&i.ArtistID,
+		&i.FilePath,
+		&i.Mbid,
+	)
+	return i, err
+}
+
 const getTrackByID = `-- name: GetTrackByID :one
 SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at FROM tracks WHERE id = $1
 `
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/albums.sql b/internal/db/queries/albums.sql
index 1130d15e..68c4bed4 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/albums.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/albums.sql
@@ -85,3 +85,14 @@ SELECT COUNT(*) FROM albums;
 -- Used by request-progress reporting to count how many albums have been
 -- ingested for a matched artist while a request is still in flight.
 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM albums WHERE artist_id = $1;
+
+-- name: DeleteAlbumIfEmpty :one
+-- M7 #372: deletes the album row only when it has no remaining tracks.
+-- Used after a track delete to tidy up orphaned albums. RETURNING gives
+-- us the artist_id so the service can chain into the artist-empty check.
+-- Returns no rows when the album still has tracks; the service treats
+-- pgx.ErrNoRows as "album not orphaned, skip cascade".
+DELETE FROM albums a
+WHERE a.id = $1
+  AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tracks t WHERE t.album_id = a.id)
+RETURNING a.id, a.artist_id;
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/artists.sql b/internal/db/queries/artists.sql
index 6d2bf4f9..a9cf20c5 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/artists.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/artists.sql
@@ -64,3 +64,13 @@ LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
 ) cnt ON true
 ORDER BY artists.sort_name, artists.name, artists.id
 LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2;
+
+-- name: DeleteArtistIfEmpty :one
+-- M7 #372: deletes the artist row only when it has no remaining albums
+-- AND no remaining tracks (defensive — tracks can in principle exist
+-- without an album, though the scanner doesn't write that shape today).
+DELETE FROM artists a
+WHERE a.id = $1
+  AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM albums al WHERE al.artist_id = a.id)
+  AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tracks t WHERE t.artist_id = a.id)
+RETURNING a.id;
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/tracks.sql b/internal/db/queries/tracks.sql
index 492257dc..7934b390 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/tracks.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/tracks.sql
@@ -96,3 +96,12 @@ ORDER BY albums.release_date NULLS LAST, albums.sort_title,
 -- matched artist (sum across all the artist's albums) while a request
 -- is still in flight.
 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tracks WHERE artist_id = $1;
+
+-- name: DeleteTrack :one
+-- M7 #372: hard delete with FK cascade. The CASCADE on track_id from
+-- play_events / general_likes_tracks / lidarr_quarantine /
+-- lidarr_quarantine_actions handles their cleanup. RETURNING gives us
+-- album_id + artist_id for the album-empty / artist-empty cascade
+-- checks the service does next.
+DELETE FROM tracks WHERE id = $1
+RETURNING id, album_id, artist_id, file_path, mbid;