# Filename to Artist Tag Question

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-artist-tag-question/19161
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 19, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-artist-tag-question/19161 "2017-07-19T17:54:24Z")
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### Author: ![s0lace](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@s0lace](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/s0lace)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-artist-tag-question/19161/1 "2017-07-19T17:54:24Z")

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So, I've searched around and can't seem to find a direct answer to this question. I've tried several different routes, all with limited or zero success.

Here is my filename.  
Coldplay (2014) - A Sky Full of Stars.mp3

I'm only trying to fill the ARTIST column for the tag (which is now blank for all my files), and nothing else (those are fine already).

What I want the artist field to say is  
Coldplay

However, whenever I try to convert Filename - Tag (using %artist% - %dummy%) it shows up as  
Coldplay (2014)

**I want to DELETE the (2014) from the artist tag, without deleting the (2014) from the filename itself.**

I tried a script that deletes a certain number of characters from a side, and while that works for Coldplay, it won't work for other songs that have shorter/longer names.

ANY ideas? I'm going crazy with this (seemingly simple question).

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### Author: ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-artist-tag-question/19161/2 "2017-07-20T02:10:48Z")

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> [@s0lace](#):
>
> Here is my filename.  
> Coldplay (2014) - A Sky Full of Stars.mp3
> 
> I'm only trying to fill the ARTIST column for the tag (which is now blank for all my files), and nothing else (those are fine already).

Covert Filename - Tag  
Format string: %artist% (%dummy%

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### Author: ![s0lace](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@s0lace](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/s0lace)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-artist-tag-question/19161/3 "2017-07-20T03:29:30Z")

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> [@poster](#):
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> Covert Filename - Tag  
> Format string: %artist% (%dummy%

This works. Many thanks! 😃