Quote Originally Posted by Jazz_North View Post
I don't think you can do this except when you edit the property for the album. Primary name is simply the name that appears in the Artist box on the general tab. You can't edit it in the artist profile and I haven't found any place other than the album properties where it can be done.
Actually, you can edit primary names in menu Library -> Manage Artists. Select artist and click Rename button.

(Note that individual albums will retain original artist name as alternative spelling, but they will be listed under new name in tree.)