### Author:  [@ika](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ika)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-existing-genre-to-other/67626/1 "2025-02-23T12:56:02Z")
I have been using MP3tag for many years and I am facing the following problem for quite some time now:
Let's say I have some songs that all have FOLK as their GENRE. If for example I want to change FOLK to POP in one or all of them, this is impossible with one action as it used to be, because the drop-down list does not then show all the default genres. It only shows KEEP, BLANK & the selected genre. To change it, I first have to make them BLANK and then I can choose any other genre I want, because then the drop-down list works normally. If I remember correctly, this started happening from some early 3.xx version of MP3tag and later.
Is this a problem with MP3tag or am I doing something wrong?
The computer is running W11.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-existing-genre-to-other/67626/2 "2025-02-23T13:01:44Z")
> [@ika](#):
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> To change it, I first have to make them BLANK and then I can choose any other genre I want, because then the drop-down list works normally.
Or you just overwrite/enter your new GENRE content manually for the selected tracks (where you see ``).
Don't forget to press Ctrl + S or you click on the blue icon in the toolbar to save this change.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-existing-genre-to-other/67626/3 "2025-02-23T13:17:42Z")
> [@ika](#):
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> this is impossible with one action as it used to be
If you really want to use an [Action](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/), you could change every existing GENRE content in the selected files to - for example - POP with
Action from type "[Format value](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/format/)".
Field:
`GENRE`
Format string:
**POP**
This would replace every existing GENRE content in the selected files with the new content POP
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-existing-genre-to-other/67626/4 "2025-02-23T13:19:55Z")
> [@ika](#):
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> because the drop-down list does not then show all the default genres
See the FAQs:
> [@Add custom user-defined Genres](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-custom-user-defined-genres/61122):
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> Add and Edit user-defined Genres via Custom List Values Every field on the Tag Panel can have custom values added to its drop-down list. These can be customized via [Options → Tag Panel](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/tag-panel/) and the Genre field is no exception. You can use Options → Tag Panel → Genre → Custom list values → Manage... to edit the list of custom Genres and also hide the standard genres, if you prefer your own. The following screenshot exemplifies the process: Import and Export of Custom Lis…
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### Author:  [@ika](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ika)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-existing-genre-to-other/67626/5 "2025-02-23T13:33:33Z")
I just intalled the 2.99a version of MP3tag and GENRE on the fly selection works fine.
With 2.99a I am able to change directly the GENRE, with 3.xx I am not.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-existing-genre-to-other/67626/6 "2025-02-23T13:35:13Z")
Where in the very detailed description of the [linked FAQs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-custom-user-defined-genres/61122) did you get stuck?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-existing-genre-to-other/67626/7 "2025-02-23T13:41:05Z")
> [@ika](#):
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> with 3.xx I am not.
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### Author:  [@ika](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ika)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-existing-genre-to-other/67626/8 "2025-02-23T13:52:43Z")
Thanks a lot LyricsLover
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-existing-genre-to-other/67626/9 "2025-03-25T13:52:49Z")
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