# If Artist name in title remove

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-artist-name-in-title-remove/41603>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 3, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-artist-name-in-title-remove/41603 "2018-05-03T17:43:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Capa](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Capa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Capa)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-artist-name-in-title-remove/41603/1 "2018-05-03T17:43:03Z")

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I have a bunch of album tags with the artist name - album name. Is there a way to remove the artist name and dash in bulk?

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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:** [May 3, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-artist-name-in-title-remove/41603/2 "2018-05-03T17:49:15Z")

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You can use an action:  
Type: Guess Values  
Source: %album%  
Format String: `%dummy% - %album%`

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-artist-name-in-title-remove/41603/3 "2026-02-09T12:27:24Z")

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