diff --git a/Server/databaseGenerator.py b/Server/databaseGenerator.py
index 70ffa5f..e83cbc3 100644
--- a/Server/databaseGenerator.py
+++ b/Server/databaseGenerator.py
@@ -69,12 +69,19 @@ for i in songFiles:
         title = song['title'][0]
         artist = song['artist'][0]
     except:
-        try:
+        if "_" in i:
             # if metadata is missing, try to use file name following title_artist.mp3
             song = i.split("_")
             title = song[0]
             artist = song[1].split(".")[0]
-        except:
+        elif "-" in i:
+            # if there's no underscore, try artist - title.mp3
+            song = i.split("-")
+            title = song[1].split(".")[0]
+            artist = song[0]
+            title = title.strip()
+            artist = artist.strip()
+        else:
             #if the file is not formatted with an underscore, the title is the file name
             title = i
             artist = None
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 1315787..e63bcbd 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ These are specific details on each section of the app, and how to use them
 - `sound/` contains all mp3 files by default
 - `databaseGenerator.py` scans through mp3 files and gets information about them
     - `Filename, Title, Artist, Art, Length` are all saved 
-        - *If the title and artist are not in the mp3 metadata, it looks for a format of* `TITLE_ARTIST.mp3` *and otherwise defaults to the file name as the title, and no artist*
+        - *If the title and artist are not in the mp3 metadata, it looks for a format of* `TITLE_ARTIST.mp3` *then of* `ARTIST - TITLE.mp3` *and otherwise defaults to the file name as the title, and no artist*
         - Art is retrieved from LastFM
     - Running with `--mode (update/new)` either updates the current database and adds new songs/removes deleted songs, or recreates the entire database (update is default, and is faster in art mode)
     - Running with `--art (True/False)` retrieves art from  LastFM or doesn't (True is default)