MusicBrainz
@musicbrainz.org
#MusicBrainz is an open music encyclopedia that collects music metadata and makes it available to the public. A open source, ethical and open data project by @metabrainz.
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We are very pleased to announce that the MetaBrainz Foundation has appointed Silona Bonewald as Executive Director, following the unfortunate passing of our Rob.
Read the blog post for more about @silona.bsky.social and to comment and give her a warm welcome!
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/22/w...
Read the blog post for more about @silona.bsky.social and to comment and give her a warm welcome!
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/22/w...
Welcome Silona Bonewald, new MetaBrainz Foundation Executive Director! – MetaBrainz Blog
We are very pleased to announce that the MetaBrainz Foundation has appointed Silona Bonewald as Executive Director, following the unfortunate passing of our Rob at the beginning of the year.
blog.metabrainz.org
September 22, 2026 at 8:03 AM
We are very pleased to announce that the MetaBrainz Foundation has appointed Silona Bonewald as Executive Director, following the unfortunate passing of our Rob.
Read the blog post for more about @silona.bsky.social and to comment and give her a warm welcome!
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/22/w...
Read the blog post for more about @silona.bsky.social and to comment and give her a warm welcome!
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/22/w...
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September 22, 2026 at 2:36 AM
#MusicBrainzServerUpdate, v-2026-09-21
We have been working on stability improvements for both website and search to better cope with all the load we are handling recently, with more to come. Plus bug fixes and some link blocking.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/21/m...
We have been working on stability improvements for both website and search to better cope with all the load we are handling recently, with more to come. Plus bug fixes and some link blocking.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/21/m...
September 22, 2026 at 12:54 AM
#MusicBrainzServerUpdate, v-2026-09-21
We have been working on stability improvements for both website and search to better cope with all the load we are handling recently, with more to come. Plus bug fixes and some link blocking.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/21/m...
We have been working on stability improvements for both website and search to better cope with all the load we are handling recently, with more to come. Plus bug fixes and some link blocking.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/21/m...
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A new release of Multi-Scrobbler, version 0.18.0, is available with a brand-new UI, improvements for @musicbrainz.org user-agent and request load balancing, and support for reverse proxy subpath deployments.
The new UI has been 6 months in the making! 🎉 So pleased to finally release it.
The new UI has been 6 months in the making! 🎉 So pleased to finally release it.
Overview | Multi-Scrobbler
Latest Release
docs.multi-scrobbler.app
September 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
A new release of Multi-Scrobbler, version 0.18.0, is available with a brand-new UI, improvements for @musicbrainz.org user-agent and request load balancing, and support for reverse proxy subpath deployments.
The new UI has been 6 months in the making! 🎉 So pleased to finally release it.
The new UI has been 6 months in the making! 🎉 So pleased to finally release it.
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#MusicBrainzPicard 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 3 is now available for download.
Bugs have been squashed = a new release to test. This release candidate is feature-complete so install, tag as normal, enjoy the new features, and let us know if something breaks.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/13/p...
Bugs have been squashed = a new release to test. This release candidate is feature-complete so install, tag as normal, enjoy the new features, and let us know if something breaks.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/13/p...
September 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
#MusicBrainzPicard 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 3 is now available for download.
Bugs have been squashed = a new release to test. This release candidate is feature-complete so install, tag as normal, enjoy the new features, and let us know if something breaks.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/13/p...
Bugs have been squashed = a new release to test. This release candidate is feature-complete so install, tag as normal, enjoy the new features, and let us know if something breaks.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/13/p...
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As with many of our peers, we are starting to feel and show the strain from AI scrapers up the wazoo (and also increased legit/good traffic 🥳❤️) and double to quadrupled server costs.
If you have a rich aunt or uncle please consider asking for a MeB server or two this xmas: metabrainz.org/donate -a
If you have a rich aunt or uncle please consider asking for a MeB server or two this xmas: metabrainz.org/donate -a
September 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
As with many of our peers, we are starting to feel and show the strain from AI scrapers up the wazoo (and also increased legit/good traffic 🥳❤️) and double to quadrupled server costs.
If you have a rich aunt or uncle please consider asking for a MeB server or two this xmas: metabrainz.org/donate -a
If you have a rich aunt or uncle please consider asking for a MeB server or two this xmas: metabrainz.org/donate -a
#MusicBrainzPicard 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 2 is now available for download.
We are nearing final release! This release is near-complete and suitable for all users to test. Please start using it for your usual workflow and report any lingering bugs ❤️
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/10/p...
We are nearing final release! This release is near-complete and suitable for all users to test. Please start using it for your usual workflow and report any lingering bugs ❤️
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/10/p...
September 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
#MusicBrainzPicard 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 2 is now available for download.
We are nearing final release! This release is near-complete and suitable for all users to test. Please start using it for your usual workflow and report any lingering bugs ❤️
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/10/p...
We are nearing final release! This release is near-complete and suitable for all users to test. Please start using it for your usual workflow and report any lingering bugs ❤️
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/10/p...
A few summits ago, the question was asked – can we give top editors, say those with 1 million+ edits, some recognition without getting into the quagmire of things like gamifying?
Enter super special (lousy) shirt plan.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/09/t...
Enter super special (lousy) shirt plan.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/09/t...
September 9, 2026 at 10:44 PM
A few summits ago, the question was asked – can we give top editors, say those with 1 million+ edits, some recognition without getting into the quagmire of things like gamifying?
Enter super special (lousy) shirt plan.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/09/t...
Enter super special (lousy) shirt plan.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/09/t...
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#MusicBrainzPicard 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 1 is now available for download.
With this release we are confident that Picard 3 is now suitable for testing by a wider audience - please download and test! The final 3.0 release is coming soon.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/01/p...
With this release we are confident that Picard 3 is now suitable for testing by a wider audience - please download and test! The final 3.0 release is coming soon.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/01/p...
September 1, 2026 at 9:25 PM
#MusicBrainzPicard 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 1 is now available for download.
With this release we are confident that Picard 3 is now suitable for testing by a wider audience - please download and test! The final 3.0 release is coming soon.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/01/p...
With this release we are confident that Picard 3 is now suitable for testing by a wider audience - please download and test! The final 3.0 release is coming soon.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/01/p...
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Oh no, I got into tagging music with MusicBrainz Picard... now that I tagged some stuff, I have to tag *all* of it. I can't stop. I need another summer holiday just for this.
What I don't get is that sometimes it leaves the title unchanged even though it shows me it found the track in an album […]
What I don't get is that sometimes it leaves the title unchanged even though it shows me it found the track in an album […]
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masto.ahlcode.fi
August 26, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Oh no, I got into tagging music with MusicBrainz Picard... now that I tagged some stuff, I have to tag *all* of it. I can't stop. I need another summer holiday just for this.
What I don't get is that sometimes it leaves the title unchanged even though it shows me it found the track in an album […]
What I don't get is that sometimes it leaves the title unchanged even though it shows me it found the track in an album […]
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Me buying "Future Dance Vol. 1358908" from a flea market for 1 €: 🤩
Me at home, desperately trying to tag the songs correctly: 😫
#musicbrainz
Me at home, desperately trying to tag the songs correctly: 😫
#musicbrainz
August 31, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Me buying "Future Dance Vol. 1358908" from a flea market for 1 €: 🤩
Me at home, desperately trying to tag the songs correctly: 😫
#musicbrainz
Me at home, desperately trying to tag the songs correctly: 😫
#musicbrainz
Search upgrades: Nov 30, 2026
ATTENTION: The November #MusicBrainz search update will contain breaking changes. In particular, if you have a tool/app that uses MB please make sure to check (and feedback on) what might be changing.
Full post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/31/s...
ATTENTION: The November #MusicBrainz search update will contain breaking changes. In particular, if you have a tool/app that uses MB please make sure to check (and feedback on) what might be changing.
Full post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/31/s...
Search upgrades: Nov 30, 2026 – MetaBrainz Blog
blog.metabrainz.org
August 31, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Search upgrades: Nov 30, 2026
ATTENTION: The November #MusicBrainz search update will contain breaking changes. In particular, if you have a tool/app that uses MB please make sure to check (and feedback on) what might be changing.
Full post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/31/s...
ATTENTION: The November #MusicBrainz search update will contain breaking changes. In particular, if you have a tool/app that uses MB please make sure to check (and feedback on) what might be changing.
Full post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/31/s...
We are aware of current issues with the MusicBrainz search. This affects anything that utlises the search (/ws/2/query?), including Picard and other third-party applications.
For a change, we don’t think this is related to scraping! Thank you very much for your kindness and patience. -a
For a change, we don’t think this is related to scraping! Thank you very much for your kindness and patience. -a
August 28, 2026 at 8:59 PM
We are aware of current issues with the MusicBrainz search. This affects anything that utlises the search (/ws/2/query?), including Picard and other third-party applications.
For a change, we don’t think this is related to scraping! Thank you very much for your kindness and patience. -a
For a change, we don’t think this is related to scraping! Thank you very much for your kindness and patience. -a
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This is affecting MusicBrainz as well, now.
Thank you for patience as we weather the storm. -a
Thank you for patience as we weather the storm. -a
Update: ListenBrainz is currently under attack from multiple distributed botnets.
We are doing our best to mitigate it, but (as almost always) they use masses of residential IPs, many UAs, and are almost impossible to block without also blocking legitmate users. Thank you for bearing with us! -a
We are doing our best to mitigate it, but (as almost always) they use masses of residential IPs, many UAs, and are almost impossible to block without also blocking legitmate users. Thank you for bearing with us! -a
August 24, 2026 at 1:47 AM
This is affecting MusicBrainz as well, now.
Thank you for patience as we weather the storm. -a
Thank you for patience as we weather the storm. -a
The Google Summer of Code 2026 projects are rolling out!
First, Junaid (fettuccinae), modernizing the MusicBrainz search.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/23/g... #gsoc #gsoc2026 #googlesummerofcode
First, Junaid (fettuccinae), modernizing the MusicBrainz search.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/23/g... #gsoc #gsoc2026 #googlesummerofcode
GSoC 2026: Modernize search storage format for the MusicBrainz database – MetaBrainz Blog
blog.metabrainz.org
August 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The Google Summer of Code 2026 projects are rolling out!
First, Junaid (fettuccinae), modernizing the MusicBrainz search.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/23/g... #gsoc #gsoc2026 #googlesummerofcode
First, Junaid (fettuccinae), modernizing the MusicBrainz search.
blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/23/g... #gsoc #gsoc2026 #googlesummerofcode
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Good morning @musicbrainz.org,
I’ve encountered a situation I haven’t come across before. For this soundtrack, the database lists the original French spelling, but as it’s a soundtrack, I have the English spelling. What would be the best way to handle this?
MBID: 1dfd9097-eeee-4a89-9b86-dcb07e15eaaa
I’ve encountered a situation I haven’t come across before. For this soundtrack, the database lists the original French spelling, but as it’s a soundtrack, I have the English spelling. What would be the best way to handle this?
MBID: 1dfd9097-eeee-4a89-9b86-dcb07e15eaaa
August 20, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Good morning @musicbrainz.org,
I’ve encountered a situation I haven’t come across before. For this soundtrack, the database lists the original French spelling, but as it’s a soundtrack, I have the English spelling. What would be the best way to handle this?
MBID: 1dfd9097-eeee-4a89-9b86-dcb07e15eaaa
I’ve encountered a situation I haven’t come across before. For this soundtrack, the database lists the original French spelling, but as it’s a soundtrack, I have the English spelling. What would be the best way to handle this?
MBID: 1dfd9097-eeee-4a89-9b86-dcb07e15eaaa
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August 17, 2026 at 11:40 PM
#MusicBrainzPicard 3 BETA 9 is now available for download.
Use with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/11/p...
Use with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/11/p...
August 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM
#MusicBrainzPicard 3 BETA 9 is now available for download.
Use with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/11/p...
Use with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter.
Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/11/p...
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Did you know that every week, after the very official developer meetings, there is a very unofficial community meeting on the MetaBrainz Discord?
More details: community.metabrainz.org/t/metabrainz... -a
More details: community.metabrainz.org/t/metabrainz... -a
August 11, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Did you know that every week, after the very official developer meetings, there is a very unofficial community meeting on the MetaBrainz Discord?
More details: community.metabrainz.org/t/metabrainz... -a
More details: community.metabrainz.org/t/metabrainz... -a
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Musicbrainz contributors in shambles
August 11, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Musicbrainz contributors in shambles
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Going through Britney Spears' album discography and when I listened to You Drive Me Crazy I remembered this existed lol www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXgr...
britney spears and silent hill have used the same sample
YouTube video by chuuisinsane
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August 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Going through Britney Spears' album discography and when I listened to You Drive Me Crazy I remembered this existed lol www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXgr...