MusicBrainz

#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.

Last Notes

2026-05-11 21:18:27 UTC

#MusicBrainzSchemaChange complete!
Thank you for your patience. All sites should now be back to normal.
Full blog post: https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/03/11
Expect a second blog post with release info and upgrade instructions later today / tomorrow.

2026-04-28 02:32:55 UTC

#MusicBrainzServerUpdate, v-2026-04-27.0
Mainly a very substantial rewrite of the external links editor code, to make that section of our editors more efficient. We also fixed a few long-standing links editor bugs - please keep reporting any issues.
https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/04/27/musicbrainz-server-update-2026-04-27/
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2026-04-09 23:29:14 UTC

Servers are under heavy load from AI scrapers/bots, which is causing intermittent service slowdown.
Some users may also be caught in our IP blocks, aimed at these scrapers - if you suspect you might be blocked, please email us at support@ -a

2026-01-21 06:25:52 UTC

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Thanks to @nprofile…ugpy for the history reminder: https://doctorow.medium.com/object-permanence-9c4da265734b

2025-04-04 00:57:31 UTC

Big nerd news: Harmony, a streaming site release aggregator/importer for #MusicBrainz (https://harmony.pulsewidth.org.uk/) quietly dropped shortcuts to seed recording (individual songs) relationships with their specific streaming URL pages.
Recording relationships have gone off the charts - literally.
This huge increase in track-specific data may also open doors for @nprofile…3l6q matching, and for others who use our datasets. -a
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