2026-08-04T22:47:52Z https://nostr.now MusicBrainz https://nostr.now/npub1tm4068ak4e23wxsx5mpufqp93ppjgnuxthc22a28p5gjktts2w9s9m79a3 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/113/545/687/357/207/743/original/383ed420494d8291.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/113/545/687/357/207/743/original/383ed420494d8291.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvueqcnufpahwx2v0pmk9n8d8k8j7jz8ey3ua0cmpgz9tmwffut2qzyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfckzxgy5p #MusicBrainzPicard 3 now available for download 🥳<br/><br/>The team is happy to announce the new major version 3.0 of MusicBrainz Picard. Feat:<br/><br/>Better UI<br/>New plugin system<br/>Cover art processing<br/>Tag + scripting enhancements<br/>Better player<br/>Save/restore session + profiles<br/>OS support<br/>CD lookup + log file import options<br/>Synched lyrics<br/>Translation support<br/>Better release matching<br/>ISRC lookup/submission<br/>CLU “picard-cli”<br/>Updated user guide<br/>Better performance + memory<br/>And more…<br/><br/>Blog post: <a href="https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/10/04/picard-3-0-released/">https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/10/04/picard-3-0-released/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/385/063/852/633/059/original/7c0202f51e3563aa.png"> 2026-10-04T22:45:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgjvq6f6d5tagxpzvhe70dx3fuz5gj2e597ln2lp57dtz28xkrjpszyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfckpq5j5n #MusicBrainzServerUpdate, v-2026-09-21<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/21/musicbrainz-server-update-2026-09-21/">https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/21/musicbrainz-server-update-2026-09-21/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/311/958/772/894/772/original/a4300a1d091e30cc.png"> 2026-09-22T00:54:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8r5k2wwv4h3jau3pgz3xk8c95pszf40cmhmcwquu4pax6s6uknrgzyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfck8w5k0g #MusicBrainzServerUpdate, v-2026-07-30.1<br/><br/>We’re happy to release our first MusicBrainz Server update since the schema change, following our migration of user accounts to the MetaBrainz website, which we’ve been spending most of our development time on until now.<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/04/musicbrainz-server-update-2026-07-30/">https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/04/musicbrainz-server-update-2026-07-30/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/039/527/693/772/015/original/8cc27342aab8ce4b.png"> 2026-08-04T22:11:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg39swfnf5u3qm708khlq3qjms3zysah47dtxq0pxr8znpze5ggkczyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfckwyqpj5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgpg8rdagc5kscsdw8sz2cu74kqnt7ae8309y6aed587euam2nvyqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qvt3aun'>nevent1q…3aun</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>vs the graph we posted last year!<br/><br/>Music data nerds forever.<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/880/039/381/306/151/original/3f355906d97e43b7.png"> 2026-07-07T18:12:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgpg8rdagc5kscsdw8sz2cu74kqnt7ae8309y6aed587euam2nvyqzyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfckq9306s People: MusicBrainz still exists?<br/><br/>MusicBrainz:<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/880/032/759/446/613/original/a56957fb079c2aec.png"> 2026-07-07T18:10:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggjvfpvkz4jhuqfzf23fnvfqrlucll72esupuxutvtyc8dfmyqngzyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfck84phe5 #MusicBrainzSchemaChange complete!<br/><br/>Thank you for your patience. All sites should now be back to normal.<br/><br/>Full blog post: <a href="https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/03/11">https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/03/11</a><br/><br/>Expect a second blog post with release info and upgrade instructions later today / tomorrow. 2026-05-11T21:18:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9hc8tk8ly82unv4dsy6jljxluuszy45wvm0gsmflc96d3nl7zszszyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfckhk74yj #MusicBrainzServerUpdate, v-2026-04-27.0<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/04/27/musicbrainz-server-update-2026-04-27/">https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/04/27/musicbrainz-server-update-2026-04-27/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/479/987/244/452/067/original/dc8246796b461ba1.png"> 2026-04-28T02:32:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspkxpmqx3q5ghwyqegedptsuwaw9fj7tajgsyqpa3s9vhh5evcwnszyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfckst2jmv Servers are under heavy load from AI scrapers/bots, which is causing intermittent service slowdown.<br/><br/>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 2026-04-09T23:29:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwltuw0hj9qguqd4ckkgpw2t9v45l32jm2v8ecgu8shl088hza5szyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfcktq8kfg #memebrainz -a<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/014/028/956/426/698/original/a0029d08f6eedee3.png"> 2026-02-04T19:34:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspwdjkp3fvy9rcvx6tzngg9tx4r7hwhjsuhn347h8nwydc63r6hzgzyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfckxxqz9w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9jjzr2m2jfsmevp8t3qxyaj33twx75gfjltzpy2flacqy7dugrgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qqq7s3g'>nevent1q…7s3g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqhykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fschugpy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqhykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fschugpy</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…ugpy</span>)</a></span> for the history reminder: <a href="https://doctorow.medium.com/object-permanence-9c4da265734b">https://doctorow.medium.com/object-permanence-9c4da265734b</a> 2026-01-21T06:25:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf9jjzr2m2jfsmevp8t3qxyaj33twx75gfjltzpy2flacqy7dugrgzyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfckjt9lyh 20 years ago... we announced the first commercial project built with MusicBrainz data!<br/><br/>What a rush it must have been to get confirmation that the MetaBrainz model can work commercially - that you can license public domain data, to everyone&#39;s benefit!<br/><br/>Sadly Música Linkara has been taken by the tides of time, but since 2006 we have had countless commercial supporters of MusicBrainz data, allowing our (now much bigger) server pool to keep serving CC0 data to the world.<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.metabrainz.org/2006/01/20/introducing-linkara-musica/">https://blog.metabrainz.org/2006/01/20/introducing-linkara-musica/</a> 2026-01-21T06:24:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg9876d3dec8s9rjfw9n7wfncskhh53m29x5wl6lmjfcxqqkjkz7czyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfck3lazpn Who&#39;s doing some holiday MusicBrainz editing?<br/><br/>Last Xmas we broke the edit record 🎅 -a 2025-12-25T02:54:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfdsgmdtfsfklklku7m6lcpk2xqzkjt2zz0lzpa9xe0sn52qgf8aczyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfck56zcvr Have you ever wondered “was the recent MB slowdown due to mass-IP AI crawling again?”<br/>The answer is almost always “yes” -a 2025-07-03T20:48:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfj7dav6zdf0f99s9qlgayq4lj9sfuf5vd6l75vy7u6yy74mrxj5qzyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfcka7tws0 I swear the only reason my OCD-ass ever joined the MetaBrainz dev chat (about a decade ago) was to complain about singles sorting above EP’s in MusicBrainz.<br/><br/>Dreams do come true. Never forget your roots. Stay humble. We made it to the top fam 😭🙏 -a<br/>#MusicBrainzSchemaChange<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/554/218/883/698/878/original/d001a231b33b7923.jpg"> 2025-05-23T00:06:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswzgf4wh873cpxv7jc69jn78q4t5tlamxxtxmglnc0083s29d4eeczyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfckctkllc Big nerd news: Harmony, a streaming site release aggregator/importer for #MusicBrainz (<a href="https://harmony.pulsewidth.org.uk/">https://harmony.pulsewidth.org.uk/</a>) quietly dropped shortcuts to seed recording (individual songs) relationships with their specific streaming URL pages.<br/><br/>Recording relationships have gone off the charts - literally.<br/><br/>This huge increase in track-specific data may also open doors for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqrhl3tyjq6mnrqx5hh3ghmzwkrgs4ycs599gpyawwelhthrn4p5qv33l6q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqrhl3tyjq6mnrqx5hh3ghmzwkrgs4ycs599gpyawwelhthrn4p5qv33l6q</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…3l6q</span>)</a></span> matching, and for others who use our datasets. -a<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/276/973/380/340/382/original/568228d8e04a9fe7.jpg"> 2025-04-04T00:57:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst8kqmgarnsq3lw7hpynjhs3p9eh36sjntgld2c23s5awll6pl45szyp0w4lglk6h929c6q6nv83yqykyyxfz0sewlpft4gux3z2edwpfck3rpfzs Happy holidays!<br/><br/>Who is doing some holiday MusicBrainz editing? You’re not alone, it seems a lot of people unwind by entering some data - me included! MusicBrainz just hit an all time high, with 43,000+ daily edits. -a 2024-12-24T08:33:10Z