# Replace The Artist Name with Artist Name, The
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-artist-name-with-artist-name-the/66800
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 10, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-artist-name-with-artist-name-the/66800 "2024-12-10T19:36:44Z")
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### Author:  [@sjkiss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sjkiss)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-artist-name-with-artist-name-the/66800/1 "2024-12-10T19:36:45Z")
Hi there, how do I set the albumartistsort field to be Artist Name, The if the Album Artist is The Artist Name. I tried this:
```auto
Format Tag Field
$regexpr(%albumartist%, (^The )(.+), $2, $1)
```
But it just replaces the artist name with $2, $1.
What am I missing?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-artist-name-with-artist-name-the/66800/2 "2024-12-10T19:42:10Z")
> [@sjkiss](#):
>
> `$regexpr(%albumartist%, (^The )(.+), $2, $1)`
If that is the real format string ...
$regexpr -\> $regexp
And I am not sure about the extra spaces follwin the commas.
I would use
`$regexp(%albumartist%,(^The )(.+),'$2, $1')`
And a note on the contents: I don't think that the "the" is still required for proper sorting. You could just as well simply delete it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-artist-name-with-artist-name-the/66800/3 "2025-01-09T19:42:24Z")
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