# Add Name to Artist Dropdown list
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-name-to-artist-dropdown-list/44389
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [February 1, 2019, 8:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-name-to-artist-dropdown-list/44389 "2019-02-01T08:11:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@thepannacottaarmy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thepannacottaarmy)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2019, 8:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-name-to-artist-dropdown-list/44389/1 "2019-02-01T08:11:51Z")
Hi,
I wanted to add an Artist name to the dropdown menu so I don't have to type it out every time.
Can anyone tell me how to do this?
Many thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-name-to-artist-dropdown-list/44389/2 "2019-02-01T08:26:56Z")
See e.g. here:
> [@Suggested Feature: Allow User To Add Items To Drop-Down Boxes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggested-feature-allow-user-to-add-items-to-drop-down-boxes/18317):
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> Hi I am currently adding tags to a lot of Latin America audio tracks. In the tag panel I have added fields such as MOOD, COMPOSER, etc.. Due to the nature of the Tag information there is a lot of information duplication, especially MOOD (which I titled Rhythm/Mood). Therefore, the reason for this enhancement proposal. In the next version of MP3TAG, it would be useful to allow the User to create their own drop-down lists, similar to the "Genre:" field. As in Genre, the "empty", and items …
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### Author:  [@thepannacottaarmy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thepannacottaarmy)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-name-to-artist-dropdown-list/44389/3 "2019-02-01T11:04:54Z")
So are you saying that it's not possible?
I didn't really understand what that other thread was on about
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-name-to-artist-dropdown-list/44389/4 "2019-02-01T12:03:34Z")
then see here:
> [@Auto-Populated drop-down lists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-populated-drop-down-lists/8207):
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> This question has been addressed in previous posts, but I haven't seen a clear answer on whether the feature exists, or is in development, or is unavailable. The question is whether it's possible to create user-defined lists of artists, composers, etc. in the same way that a user-defined list of genres can be set up (Tools/Options/Tag Panel/Genres). This would let me select an artist, composer, etc. from a drop-down list of predefined entries and thus maintain data integrity within my collecti…
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-name-to-artist-dropdown-list/44389/5 "2019-03-09T19:56:44Z")
Or dig into this discussion
> [@feature request: select from predetermined tag set for custom fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-select-from-predetermined-tag-set-for-custom-fields/18135/):
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> Hello - thank you for the incredible software that is Mp3tag. I am thankful that you develop and provide this world-class tool for free. I am trying to achieve a particular goal and am having trouble finding a way to do it efficiently. I want to: [a] Create a custom tag field and [b] populate it for each audio file by selecting tags from a predetermined set of tag values. For example, I want to have a custom tag field named "Mood" and then give Mp3tag a predetermined set of values such as "Da…