# HowTo fix "Various Artists" to "Various" for Discogs search "ARTIST and ALBUM"

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-fix-various-artists-to-various-for-discogs-search-artist-and-album/66601
**Category:** Web Sources Discussion
**Created:** [November 22, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-fix-various-artists-to-various-for-discogs-search-artist-and-album/66601 "2024-11-22T19:00:53Z")
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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-fix-various-artists-to-various-for-discogs-search-artist-and-album/66601/3 "2026-06-05T15:02:31Z")

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FYI, this is also addressed in [Mp3tag v3.35-beta.2](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455):

> [2026-05-22] CHG: Discogs Tag Sources: use Discogs convention of "Various" for various artists.

I'm using a slightly different replacement, which replaces `VA`, `V.A.`, and `Various Artists` while ignoring case.

`$regexp($if2(%albumartist%,%artist%),^(va|various artists|v\.a\.)$,Various,1)`

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