# Deleting First Names From Artist Tag

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-first-names-from-artist-tag/19242
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [August 18, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-first-names-from-artist-tag/19242 "2017-08-18T18:58:22Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2017, 6:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-first-names-from-artist-tag/19242/2 "2017-08-19T06:42:19Z")

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> [@Mustang 31](#):
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> ... I have artist tags with first and last names such as:  
> First Last, First Last, First Last & First Last  
> ... get rid of all the first names so that it will be left with:  
> Last, Last, Last & Last ...

Find inspiration there ...  
[/t/14169/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/14169/1)

**ARTIST\_NEW \<== $regexp(%ARTIST%,'([^ &,]+)\s([^ &,]+)','$2')**

From ... ARTIST = "Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Tim & Struppi & The Rolling Stones"  
To ... ARTIST\_NEW = "Crosby, Kelly, Tim & Struppi & Rolling Stones"

DD.20170819.1055.CEST

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