# Batch Convert Artist field to Album Artist and vice versa
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-artist-field-to-album-artist-and-vice-versa/59967
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 5, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-artist-field-to-album-artist-and-vice-versa/59967 "2023-02-05T10:55:07Z")
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### Author:  [@mjw72652](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjw72652)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-artist-field-to-album-artist-and-vice-versa/59967/1 "2023-02-05T10:55:07Z")
I would like some way to batch convert or copy the entry in the artist field to the album artist fiels, similar to converting filename to tag.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-artist-field-to-album-artist-and-vice-versa/59967/2 "2023-02-05T10:57:15Z")
See the HowTos:
> [@Actions and batch-operations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967/15):
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> How to copy one field value to another field? Example how to copy the content of the ARTIST field to the ALBUMARTIST field: Create a [new action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/967/2) in an existing action group or make a new action group. Action type: Format value Field: ALBUMARTIST Format string: %artist% Note: If you want to copy all possible values of a field (in case you have multiple artist fields), the internal scripting function [$meta\_sep](https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting) can be used in the format string, e.g., $meta\_sep(artist,\\\\)
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### Author:  [@mjw72652](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjw72652)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-artist-field-to-album-artist-and-vice-versa/59967/3 "2023-02-05T11:14:58Z")
Actually, after I asked this question, I found an easy way to do this. To copy Artist to Album Artist, highlight the files you want to do, then right click anywhere in the album artist field. Select convert, tag to tag, then enter ALBUMARTIST for field and select %artist% from the dropdown right-facing arrow list. Click on OK, and you're done. Use the same procedure to bulk copy Album Artist to artist, but reverse the field and format string.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-artist-field-to-album-artist-and-vice-versa/59967/4 "2023-03-07T11:15:47Z")
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