# Having a problem sorting music

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/having-a-problem-sorting-music/722210>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** library-management\
**Created:** [June 12, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/having-a-problem-sorting-music/722210 "2021-06-12T21:06:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/having-a-problem-sorting-music/722210/5 "2021-06-14T07:07:33Z")

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Once it’s in the Plex database in the wrong order, you can’t change it by editing the embedded metadata of your files.

You’ll either have to

- “[Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064)” the whole artist
- edit the artist inside of Plex and change its “Sort Title” manually

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