diff --git a/py3status/modules/playerctl.py b/py3status/modules/playerctl.py
index 605317a884..8fcf00490b 100644
--- a/py3status/modules/playerctl.py
+++ b/py3status/modules/playerctl.py
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
         '[\?if=status=Stopped .. ][[{artist}][\?soft  - ][{title}|{player}]]]')*
     format_player_separator: show separator if more than one player (default ' ')
     players: list of players to track. An empty list tracks all players (default [])
+    replacements: specify string replacements to use on placeholders
+        (default {"artist": [ "([\(\[][^)\]]*?(bonus|demo|edit|explicit|extended|'
+            'feat|mono|remaster|stereo|version)[^)\]]*?[\)\]])",
+            "([\-,;/])([^\-,;/])*(bonus|demo|edit|explicit|extended|feat|mono|'
+            'remaster|stereo|version).*"]})*
     seek_delta: time (in seconds) to change the playback's position by (default 5)
     thresholds: specify color thresholds to use for different placeholders
         (default {"status": [("Playing", "good"), ("Paused", "degraded"), ("Stopped", "bad")]})
@@ -99,6 +104,12 @@ class Py3status:
     )
     format_player_separator = " "
     players = []
+    replacements = {
+        "artist": [
+            "([\(\[][^)\]]*?(bonus|demo|edit|explicit|extended|feat|mono|remaster|stereo|version)[^)\]]*?[\)\]])",
+            "([\-,;/])([^\-,;/])*(bonus|demo|edit|explicit|extended|feat|mono|remaster|stereo|version).*"
+        ],
+    }
     seek_delta = 5
     thresholds = {"status": [("Playing", "good"), ("Paused", "degraded"), ("Stopped", "bad")]}
     volume_delta = 10
@@ -116,6 +127,7 @@ class Meta:
 
     def post_config_hook(self):
         self.thresholds_init = self.py3.get_color_names_list(self.format_player)
+        self.placeholders = self.py3.get_placeholders_list(self.format_player)
         self.position = self.py3.format_contains(self.format_player, "position")
         self.cache_timeout = getattr(self, "cache_timeout", 1)
 
@@ -279,6 +291,11 @@ def playerctl(self):
             if self.position and player_data["status"] == "Playing" and player_data["position"]:
                 cached_until = self.cache_timeout
 
+            # Replace the values
+            for x in self.placeholders:
+                for x in player_data:
+                    player_data[x] = self.py3.replace(player_data[x], x)
+
             # Set the color of a player
             for key in self.thresholds_init:
                 if key in player_data:
diff --git a/py3status/py3.py b/py3status/py3.py
index 8550f89f1b..0c85cb3ef9 100644
--- a/py3status/py3.py
+++ b/py3status/py3.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import re
 import shlex
 import sys
 import time
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ def __init__(self, module=None):
         self._format_placeholders = {}
         self._format_placeholders_cache = {}
         self._module = module
+        self._replacements = None
         self._report_exception_cache = set()
         self._thresholds = None
         self._threshold_gradients = {}
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ def _thresholds_init(self):
             except TypeError:
                 pass
             self._thresholds[None] = [(x[0], self._get_color(x[1])) for x in thresholds]
-            return
+
         elif isinstance(thresholds, dict):
             for key, value in thresholds.items():
                 if isinstance(value, list):
@@ -187,6 +189,21 @@ def _thresholds_init(self):
                         pass
                     self._thresholds[key] = [(x[0], self._get_color(x[1])) for x in value]
 
+    def _replacements_init(self):
+        """
+        Initiate and check any replacements set
+        """
+        replacements = getattr(self._py3status_module, "replacements", [])
+        self._replacements = {}
+
+        if isinstance(replacements, list):
+            self._replacements[None] = [re.compile(x, re.IGNORECASE) for x in replacements]
+
+        elif isinstance(replacements, dict):
+            for key, value in replacements.items():
+                if isinstance(value, list):
+                    self._replacements[key] = [re.compile(x, re.IGNORECASE) for x in value]
+
     def _get_module_info(self, module_name):
         """
         THIS IS PRIVATE AND UNSUPPORTED.
@@ -1214,6 +1231,30 @@ def threshold_get_color(self, value, name=None):
 
         return color
 
+    def replace(self, value, key=None):
+        """
+        Replace string using replacements.
+
+        :param value: string value to be replaced
+        :param key: accepts a key name
+        """
+        # If first run, then process the replacements data.
+        if self._replacements is None:
+            self._replacements_init()
+
+        if not isinstance(value, str):
+            return value
+
+        name_used = name
+        if name_used not in self._replacements:
+            name_used = None
+
+        replacements = self._replacements.get(name_used, [])
+        for pattern in replacements:
+            value = re.sub(pattern, "", value)
+
+        return value
+
     def request(
         self,
         url,