r/MusicBrainz

Hey redditors,

sometimes MB doesn't have metadata for releases in my collection. I use Picard to fetch them.

I definitely don't want to type them manually, so looking for some automation here. Besides, someone may need them in the future too, so I'm ready to contribute and upload this data to MB from other sources, e.g. Discogs.

I've heard Harmony can do that, and also there's a bunch of scripts that somehow add a button to the number of websites, clicking which should upload release data to MB.

Haven't tried either tool yet, because:

• can't understand how Harmony works for these purposes. 😞
• wanted to ask if someone used that 2nd set of scripts, is it really a one-click thing that works reliably?

Finally, when the data is uploaded to MB - how long should I wait for Picard to be able to fetch it and tag properly my files?

Thank you!

Is there even one that exists? If so, then can I try it?

This song is nicknamed "Shake It Now" and I think this song is made in either the 1990s or the 2000s, but I'm not so sure about that

It was recorded from WFAQ in December 14, 2024. (I didn't recorded this)

Lyrics (Pulled from LostwaveFinder's upload and sorry if the song is too cheesy to interpret the lyrics from):

You were an easy read
From cover to cover
You ??lips making?? make it shine
But they don't kiss like the ?????
And hips move the rhythm section
And I gotta ??be??
Driving so slowly can take you out downtown

I wanna let you go down,
??Let it go??
The traffic don't stop
And she was looking so ??fine down/time??
??Like we're beatin'??
??The miracle we're playin'??
And she was dreamin' ??what I was thinkin' of??
What I was thinkin' of
Yeah she was dreamin' 'bout something, something

If I could pull you over
I'd get you to dance
And give this ??solo?? for free
There ain't no place better
I'll skip every ??over stare??
So I can ??love, shine, shine??
Driving so slowly can take you out downtown

I oughta let you go down,
Let it go,
The traffic don't stop
And she was looking so fine time
Like we're beatin'
The miracle we're playin'
And she was dreamin' what I was thinking of
What I was thinking of
Yeah she was dreamin' that something, ??called/caught??

Like I could let that you go down,
Let it ??call??,
The traffic don't stop
And she was looking so fine time
Like we're beatin'
The miracle we're playin'
And she was dreamin' what I was thinking of
What I was thinking of
Yeah she was dreamin' that something

Please note that part of Timewave Zero by Spacetime Continuum (1993) and the "Who's the baby, You're the baby" vocal is not part of the song

If want to hear the song without the "Who's the baby, You're the baby" vocal, here it is

Hey! Having some issues today. Is it just me? Should I restart the computer or is there a server issue? The Musicbrainz website seems to be down for maintenence.

so i keep doing this weird thing where when i have a song stuck in my head i’ll sing it in my head but i’ll replace certain words with things that are in my life, or i’ll start saying the alphabet to the beat and replacing the words its so weird. does anyone else do this? if so, whats it called?

Hi,
Based on my web-project MusicBrainz Release Viewer I would like to share the IOS version of the viewer I have been working on recently:

MusiCards Release Viewer for iPhone
App Store link

MusiCards is a free visual MusicBrainz browser focused mainly on releases, credits and discographies. The app organises information into four vertically stacked “cards”:

• SEARCH
• RELEASE
• TRACKS (tap on tracks for left/right swipe track details)
• ARTIST & DISCOGRAPHY

The idea was to explore MusicBrainz data in a calmer, cleaner and more tactile way than a traditional database UI. Current features include:

• artist and release search
• combined artist + release queries
• track-title-based release search
• CD barcode scanning
• MusicBrainz release MBID lookup
• Apple Music “Now Playing” release lookup
• classical-friendly track display with work / movement structure
• recording performer & technical credits
• categorised discographies

The app is intentionally very “MusicBrainz-minded”: it never invents missing data, and incomplete metadata remains visible instead of being hidden.

This is my first iOS app, an experimental side project around MusicBrainz data and UI ideas. I designed the concept, interface and workflows myself, while most of the actual Swift programming was done by vibe coding with ChatGPT and Claude. Powered by MusicBrainz and the Cover Art Archive…

Questions and feedback is very welcome.

Main views of the 4 cards

Best!