Order custom post type columns in admin on load

functions.php

function set_artist_post_types_admin_order($wp_query) {

  if (is_admin()) {

    // Get the post type from the query
    $post_type = $wp_query->query['post_type'];

    if ( $post_type == 'artist') {
    
    	// check if parameter is not set yet
    	if (!isset($_GET['orderby'])) {

      // 'orderby' value can be any column name
      $wp_query->set('orderby', 'title');

      // 'order' value can be ASC or DESC
      $wp_query->set('order', 'ASC');
      
      }
    }
  }
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts', 'set_artist_post_types_admin_order');