MP3 data import into MP3TAG

[ohrenkino]

@izzyforeal

If the software knows what it is, why doesn't it populate those fields?

Because the filename is no tag data. Only you know that it has the structure of ARTIST - TITLE.
So give MP3tag a clue and import it with the function Convert>Filename-Tag.
See also the HowTos on importing data:

Converters to rename files or to import tags

How to import parts of the filename into the tag? Importing tags from filenames and directory names can be done by using the [Converter > Filename - Tag] Converter > Filename - Tag. The basic concept is the notion of a format string which describes the structure of the name to import from. The format string is built of either standard text (e.g., Music), placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...), or backslash characters \ that denote directory structures. Here is an example that imports t…