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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 08/10/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3.0.1 is now available for download. Maintenance release with fixes for reported issues and updated translations. Fixes issues on newer macOS Tahoe and Golden Gate and when updating from Picard 2.x and the picard-cli in Win. Full changelog: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/10/08/p...

A fun mockup of a what a Picard retail box would look like, with the text ‘version 3.0.1’

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 04/10/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3 is now available for download 🥳 The Picard team is happy to announce the new major version 3.0 of MusicBrainz Picard. Featuring: UI improvements New plugin system Cover art processing Tag + scripting enhancements (1/3) Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/10/04/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard. Text on top reads “version 3"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 22/09/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 4 is now available for download. We are very close to final release, but we fixed a bunch of bugs and decided on another RC. Thank you to everyone who reported issues! If you use Picard please try this release. Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/09/22/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 4"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 22/09/2026

#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...

An illustration of a crate with MusicBrainz data stickers on it, with fun colourful (data) goop coming out of it. Text reads "new release v-2026-09-21"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 13/09/2026

#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...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 3"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 10/09/2026

#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...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 2"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 09/09/2026

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...

reo showcasing his super special lousy shirt – a real and rare image of a top MusicBrainz editor outside!?

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 01/09/2026

#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...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3 RELEASE CANDIDATE 1”

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 11/08/2026

#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...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3.BETA9”

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 04/08/2026

#MusicBrainzServerUpdate, v-2026-07-30.1 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. blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/04/m...

An illustration of a crate with MusicBrainz data stickers on it, with fun colourful (data) goop coming out of it. Text reads "new release v-2026-07-30.1"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 17/07/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3 BETA 7 is now available for download. Use with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter. Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/07/16/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3.BETA7”

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 07/07/2026

vs the graph we posted last year! Music data nerds forever.

A screenshot with the title “MusicBrainz Entity Count Statistics”.

The screenshot itself has a graph called “Exact values (items vs. day)”, which ranges from 0-6 million on the vertical axis, and from the years 2000 to 2025 on the bottom axis. There are multiple coloured lines, each representing areas, artists, events, intruments, labels, etc, and most of them look to be increasing exponentially!

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 07/07/2026

People: MusicBrainz still exists? MusicBrainz:

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 30/06/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3 BETA 5 is now available for download. Use with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter. Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/06/30/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3.BETA5”

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 28/04/2026

#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. blog.metabrainz.org/2026/04/27/m...

An illustration of a crate with MusicBrainz data stickers on it, with fun colourful (data) goop coming out of it. Text reads "new release v-2026-04-27.0"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 25/04/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3 BETA 1 is now available for download. Use with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter. Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/04/23/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3.BETA1”

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 20/03/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3 ALPHA 4 is now available for download. Use with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter. Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/03/20/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3.ALPHA4”

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 25/02/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3 ALPHA 3 is now available for download. Work goes on. If you use this, do so with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter. Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/02/25/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3.ALPHA3”

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 14/02/2026

a special day with a special someone #memebrainz -a

a common meme image of a wineglass at a table and the person across from the table has been replaced with a laptop with a musicbrainz editing screen open. text reads "i'm on a dinner date what do i say he's so cute and i'm nervous"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 13/02/2026

#MusicBrainzServerUpdate, v-2026-02-12.0 A small mid-week release to deploy some behind-the-scenes updates to remove potential vulnerabilities. This release also includes a small URL and interface improvements, and converts more pages to React. blog.metabrainz.org/2026/02/12/m...

An illustration of a crate with MusicBrainz data stickers on it, with fun colourful (data) goop coming out of it. Text reads "new release v-2026-02-12"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 10/02/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3 ALPHA 2 is now available for download. If you use this, do so with care, backup your files and please report any issues you encounter. Blog post: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/02/10/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3.ALPHA2”

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 28/01/2026

#MusicBrainzPicard 3 ALPHA is now available for download. Use with care - backup your files and please report any issues. Updates: Qt6, plugin system, configure columns and filters, cover art processing, OS support, save session, new tags and variables and MORE: blog.metabrainz.org/2026/01/27/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, but with a weird blue and pink glow. Text on top reads “version 3.ALPHA”

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 24/01/2026

#memebrainz (as always, image courtesy of MB Discord community members) -a

header text reading "inserting a small artist in the database"
A second line of text reading "what it feels like:"
followed by a still image of simba being held aloft epically, from the movie the lion king
A third line of text reading "what it looks like:"
followed by a very short screenshot of about 30 browser tabs to musicbrainz and youtube, soundcloud, spotify etc

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 19/01/2026

#MusicBrainzServerUpdate, 2026-01-19 Small improvements, fixes and URL handling improvements! And we found the tables of contents for our docs which played hide and seek over the holidays. We also blocked submitting tags that include commas via the API. blog.metabrainz.org/2026/01/19/m...

A illustration of a crate with MusicBrainz data stickers on it, with fun colourful (data) goop coming out of it. Text reads "new release v-2026-01-19"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 29/11/2025

#memebrainz is brought to you courtesy of users in chatbrainz -a

a picture of Ariel the mermaid holding a fork. text in meme format reads "look at this stuff isn't it neat? wouldn't you think I could add this to musicbrainz?"

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 21/10/2025

MusicBrainz has a learning curve, indeed :D The two things to remember here are: - Set relationships as ended instead of removing them, if they were once correct (I have attached a gif that shows how to do this) - Most edits remain 'open' for 7 days to give other editors time to review them -a

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 13/09/2025

Who would have thought I'd be coming back later to mark this event as cancelled (everybody) -a

A screenshot of the Fyre Festival 2 event editor on MusicBrainz, with the "this event was cancelled" checkbox checked.

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 03/07/2025

smol inactive user purge (don’t panic, we are talking *very* inactive… this is mainly catching never-touched accounts/spam)

A graph with the title “unused account removal 2025-03”. The graph shows a steep drop from 2.5 million accounts to 1.2 million accounts, in the span of a few days

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 09/06/2025

A MusicBrainz user has created an *insane* script that will visualize entire festival stage lineups, and lets you add them to your calendar and more: community.metabrainz.org/t/sanojjonas... -a

A screenshot of the Absolutely Free Festival 2023 page on MusicBrainz, of the table that is created by the Sanojjonas visualise stuff userscript.

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 23/05/2025

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. Dreams do come true. Never forget your roots. Stay humble. We made it to the top fam 😭🙏 -a #MusicBrainzSchemaChange

text at the top of the image border reads “no big deal”. Below is a screenshot of a small section of a MusicBrainz artist page, with the EP section above the Single section. Overlaid is a crudely cut out image of a crowd of people going crazy with celebration

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 04/05/2025

Still on my stats kick. Look at those curves 😭❤️ I love the #MusicBrainz community! -a Stats from: beta.musicbrainz.org/statistics/t...

A screenshot with the title “MusicBrainz Entity Count Statistics”. The title has a crying emoji with hearts next to it.

The screenshot itself has a graph called “Exact values (items vs. day)”, which ranges from 0-6 million on the vertical axis, and from the years 2000 to 2025 on the bottom axis. There are multiple coloured lines, each representing areas, artists, events, intruments, labels, etc, and most of them look to be increasing exponentially!

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 23/04/2025

I recently caught someone talking smack about how many people use MusicBrainz, and it made me go check. Just to reassure myself... To my delight, I was reminded that our editors are killing it!! ~700 releases added /day in 2020, up to ~1,800 in 2025: beta.musicbrainz.org/statistics/t... -a

A screenshot of MusicBrainz’ Release rate of change graph, from 2020 to 2025, which jumps from about 700 releases being added a day to ~1,800

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 04/04/2025

Wondering what we mean by “seeding recording relationships”? The first screenshot here shows Harmony’s post-import screen’s new recording link seeding section, the second shows the URL relationships that are seeded (depending on what data is available). -a

A screenshot of Harmony’s post-import screen’s new recording link seeding section

A screenshot of the URL relationships that are seeded (depending on what data is available) by Harmony. -a

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 04/04/2025

Harmony, a streaming site release aggregator/importer for #MusicBrainz (harmony.pulsewidth.org.uk) now seeds recordings (individual songs) streaming URL pages. Recording-URL relationships have gone off the charts - literally. -a

A screenshot of MusicBrainz Recording - URL Relationships rate of change graph, which jumps from about 100 relationships being added a day to 4000+

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 22/02/2025

@mayhemchaos.bsky.social delivered MB data graph porn for your weekend! These show char lengths of song and artist names in the db. Recording and artist names both float ~10 characters, but songs have more of a “tail”. Long song titles take the win! -a

two graphs showing MusicBrainz Recording & artist name lengths

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 18/02/2025

#MusicBrainzPicard 2.13.3 is now available for download. Another maintenance release for the recent 2.13 update. In particular, this fixes a recent Windows SSL issue. It also includes a workaround for libopus not loading embedded cover art. -a Full changelog: blog.metabrainz.org/2025/02/17/p...

A mockup of a boxed version of Picard, with text on top reading “version 2.13.3”

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