# Replace Artist with ArtistS
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artist-with-artists/65296
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 15, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artist-with-artists/65296 "2024-07-15T17:33:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@sadsack5000](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sadsack5000)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artist-with-artists/65296/1 "2024-07-15T17:33:21Z")
Hi simple request but after many forum searches and attempts myself i cant figure it out sorry.
I would like to make an action to replace the contents of ARTIST with ARTISTS then blank ARTISTS.
I tried format value but in many cases my ARTISTS tags have more than one value and it just takes the first value. Id like to preserve the multi-value aspect of the tag once put into ARTIST.
Thankyou in advance
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artist-with-artists/65296/2 "2024-07-15T17:38:01Z")
Create an action of the type "Format value" or use Convert\>Tag-Tag for ARTIST
Format String: `$meta_sep(artists,\\)`
Then delete the field ARTISTS
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### Author:  [@sadsack5000](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sadsack5000)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artist-with-artists/65296/3 "2024-07-15T19:26:02Z")
Ok that worked thankyou.
I used Format Value, Format Field: Artist, Format String: `$meta_sep(artists,\\)`
Then added a s second task to the action, Remove Field: Artists
Seemed to work well. I do have to be careful though not to run the action on any songs ive already processed otherwise itll overwrite the Artist field with a blank!
Thanks again
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artist-with-artists/65296/4 "2024-07-15T19:28:50Z")
You could filter for files that have the ARTISTS field with
artists PRESENT
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### Author:  [@sadsack5000](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sadsack5000)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artist-with-artists/65296/5 "2024-07-15T19:31:00Z")
Thats a good idea as i intend to run this on my whole collection in one hit 👍
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artist-with-artists/65296/6 "2024-08-14T19:31:18Z")
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