# Regex help - retain only the first artist **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-help-retain-only-the-first-artist/57543 **Category:** Support **Created:** [June 6, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-help-retain-only-the-first-artist/57543 "2022-06-06T14:40:46Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 11
### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino) #### Post date: [June 9, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-help-retain-only-the-first-artist/57543/11 "2022-06-09T05:19:15Z")
> [@MotleyG](#): > > Unfortunately the same can’t be said for any of the iStuff from Apple, iTunes has no support whatsoever for any multiple fields. Indeed - perhaps this discussion on separators sheds some more light on the topic: > [@Should I use ";" or "\\\\" or "-" as a separator?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/should-i-use-or-or-as-a-separator/45708): > > To date I have been using a ";" as a separator for the Artist, Composer and Genre fields. I would then do an action of merge duplicate fields for these fields after ripping a CD (or after a bunch of CD's). This displays well with the music players that I use currently but whether if or I may want to use another player in the future I am wondering if there is a better solution that is more universal?. Been thinking about whether it would of been best to use the "\" as a separator or even a … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-help-retain-only-the-first-artist/57543)._