diff --git a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
index 099df87..6c4542a 100644
--- a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
+++ b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
@@ -515,4 +515,13 @@ def get_export(**keys):
 @authenticated_function(api=True)
 def delete_scrobble(timestamp):
 	"""Internal Use Only"""
-	database.remove_scrobble(timestamp)
+	return database.remove_scrobble(timestamp)
+
+
+@api.post("edit_artist")
+@authenticated_function(api=True)
+def edit_artist(oldname,newname):
+	# we probably wanna pass the id to the web interface at some point
+	# but for now we just use the old name as identifer as it's always unique
+	"""Internal Use Only"""
+	return database.change_artist_name(oldname,newname)
diff --git a/maloja/database/__init__.py b/maloja/database/__init__.py
index 1526f20..67462a9 100644
--- a/maloja/database/__init__.py
+++ b/maloja/database/__init__.py
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ def remove_scrobble(timestamp):
 	result = sqldb.delete_scrobble(timestamp)
 	dbcache.invalidate_caches(timestamp)
 
+@waitfordb
+def change_artist_name(oldname,newname):
+	log(f"Renaming {oldname} to {newname}")
+	id = sqldb.get_artist_id(oldname)
+	sqldb.edit_artist(id,newname)
+	dbcache.invalidate_entity_cache()
+	dbcache.invalidate_caches()
 
 
 
diff --git a/maloja/database/dbcache.py b/maloja/database/dbcache.py
index c31d130..c9e53e0 100644
--- a/maloja/database/dbcache.py
+++ b/maloja/database/dbcache.py
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ def cached_wrapper_individual(inner_func):
 
 	return outer_func
 
-def invalidate_caches(scrobbletime):
+def invalidate_caches(scrobbletime=None):
 	if malojaconfig['USE_GLOBAL_CACHE']:
 		cleared, kept = 0, 0
 		for k in cache.keys():
 			# VERY BIG TODO: differentiate between None as in 'unlimited timerange' and None as in 'time doesnt matter here'!
-			if (k[3] is None or scrobbletime >= k[3]) and (k[4] is None or scrobbletime <= k[4]):
+			if scrobbletime is None or (k[3] is None or scrobbletime >= k[3]) and (k[4] is None or scrobbletime <= k[4]):
 				cleared += 1
 				del cache[k]
 			else:
diff --git a/maloja/database/sqldb.py b/maloja/database/sqldb.py
index 7a2a7ac..3b33afb 100644
--- a/maloja/database/sqldb.py
+++ b/maloja/database/sqldb.py
@@ -353,6 +353,19 @@ def get_artist_id(artistname,create_new=True,dbconn=None):
 	return result.inserted_primary_key[0]
 
 
+### Edit existing
+
+@connection_provider
+def edit_artist(id,artistdict,dbconn=None):
+	dbentry = artist_dict_to_db(artistdict)
+
+	op = DB['artists'].update().where(
+		DB['artists'].c.id==id
+	).values(
+		**dbentry
+	)
+	result = dbconn.execute(op)
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/maloja/web/jinja/artist.jinja b/maloja/web/jinja/artist.jinja
index 244b9c9..a023f84 100644
--- a/maloja/web/jinja/artist.jinja
+++ b/maloja/web/jinja/artist.jinja
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-
+<script>
+	const original_entity = "{{ artist }}"
+</script>
 
 
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@
 	</tr>
 </table>
 
+
 <h2><a href='{{ mlj_uri.create_uri("/charts_tracks",filterkeys) }}'>Top Tracks</a></h2>
 
 
diff --git a/maloja/web/static/js/edit.js b/maloja/web/static/js/edit.js
index 7f3d788..8a40717 100644
--- a/maloja/web/static/js/edit.js
+++ b/maloja/web/static/js/edit.js
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ function editEntity() {
 
 	})
 
+	// manually clicking away
+	namefield.addEventListener('blur',function(e){
+		doneEditing();
+
+	})
+
 	namefield.focus();
 	selectAll(namefield);
 }
@@ -48,4 +54,13 @@ function editEntity() {
 function doneEditing() {
 	var namefield = document.getElementById('main_entity_name');
 	namefield.contentEditable = "false";
+	newname = document.getElementById('main_entity_name').innerHTML;
+
+	neo.xhttpreq(
+		"/apis/mlj_1/edit_artist",
+		data={'oldname':original_entity,'newname':newname},
+		method="POST",
+		callback=(()=>window.location = "?artist=" + newname),
+		json=true
+	);
 }