# Copying "Artist" to "Album Artist" in iTunes

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-artist-to-album-artist-in-itunes/8890
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 3, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-artist-to-album-artist-in-itunes/8890 "2009-09-03T21:07:50Z")
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### Author: ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-artist-to-album-artist-in-itunes/8890/2 "2009-09-03T21:31:22Z")

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Hi,

you can use the action 'Format Value':  
Field: BAND  
Format string: %artist%

Read this for more help.  
[/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)

As always: Try it first on a backup of some of your music files

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