# Switching first and last name of Artist

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/switching-first-and-last-name-of-artist/11020
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 28, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/switching-first-and-last-name-of-artist/11020 "2010-10-28T16:57:38Z")
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### Author: ![esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/esumsea/32/7219_2.png) [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/switching-first-and-last-name-of-artist/11020/16 "2020-10-01T17:49:34Z")

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> Flskydiver  
> 4] Transform Artist from "B, A" to "A B" or "B, A ©" to "A B ©"
> 
> ```
> ex: "Smith, John" to "John, Smith" or "Joel, Billy & Elton John" to "Billy Joel & Elton John"
> 
> Regular Expression Replace: "^([\w]+),\s([\w]+)" with: "$2 $1"
> 
> ```
> 
> I find this works well with all two-word names no matter if you've added more stuff to the end and it is safe to run on all artist who DON'T have comma's in their name field too; except for those who have more than two words in their proper name.

This did not work for me and I wonder why. I tried it with "D'León, Oscar & The Orchestra" but I get no change.

If I do it with Lopez, Orlando "Cachaito" it does change it to "Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez.

I am looking for an action that will change B, A C & D E F to A B C & D E F.

Basically anything after the first word after the comma stays the same and the word after the comma becomes the first value and the comma is removed.

Ex: D'Leon, Oscar & His Orchestra to Oscar D'Leon & His Orchestra.

A variation that allows for a middle name, like Vaughn, Stevie Ray & Double Trouble to Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble. Were everything after the second word after the comma stays the same and the two words after the comma get moved to the front..

Another variation is being a able to do this in a string of words like if you have Himely, Eduardo / Suarez, Alejandro / Puisseauz, Carlos / Rico, Eduardo being able to switch each of those to A B from B, A. I assume the action would just have to delineate the " / " as a separator.  
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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