ITunes Sync-- Music-- Artists List AFU

I have edited the artist names a few times and the artist listing under the sync music tab still has all the old name listed.
As an example: "Alan Jackson" was edited to "Jackson, Alan"
How do I clear out the old data?

Hello Kim
You should be able to move your mouse in that section and then scroll up and down to see what you want to select to move over. Alternatively you can look at your main iTunes library and then drag and drop the music that you want to your iPhone.
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
https://support.apple.com/kb/ht1535
Regards,
-Norm G.

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