# remove band name **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [March 23, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-band-name/18829 "2017-03-23T23:19:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fender62](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@fender62](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fender62)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-band-name/18829/1 "2017-03-23T23:19:19Z")
i have an bunch of mp3 by one band in a folder, problem i have is i cannot rip out the name of the band from within the mp3's its like there imbedded within each mp3 file, i just want to have it like 1. title of song 2. title of song etc etc, how do i strip out the name of band, it looks like this 3. name of band - song title ---
**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:** [March 24, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-band-name/18829/2 "2017-03-24T05:34:50Z")
You want to change the filename. It is possible to mangle with filename directly but the best way - if your have your tags filled with content - is to rebuild the filename from the tags. For this use the converter-menue "Tag -Filename". Enter the format string: %track%. %title% I would suggest not to use a dot after the tracknumber but a space or a " - "in the filename. If you don't have filled your tags for the tracknummer, the artist and the title its time to fill them before rebuilding the filename with the converter "Filename - Tag". Formatstring: %track%. %artist% - %title% ---
**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, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-band-name/18829/3 "2026-02-09T12:26:44Z")