How do I search MusicBrainz?
You can access the data search from our search page, or from the search field in the upper right corner of every MusicBrainz page (which uses indexed, non-advanced search).
What is MusicBrainz for?
MusicBrainz is an open music encyclopedia that collects music metadata and makes it available to the public. MusicBrainz aims to be: The ultimate source of music information by allowing anyone to contribute and releasing the data under open licenses.
How do I find information about a song?
Get song info automatically
- Open your phone’s Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration.
- Turn on Identify songs playing nearby.
- Wait a few minutes while your phone downloads the song database.
- After the download is done, songs playing around you will automatically be identified and shown on your lock screen.
How do I download MusicBrainz database?
The data dumps are available for download via http, ftp or rsync at following places: http://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/data/fullexport/ (US mirror – OR) – also supports ftp. https://data.metabrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/data/fullexport/ (EU mirror – DE) – also supports ftp.
Can you download music from MusicBrainz?
The MusicBrainz Server is the web frontend to the MusicBrainz Database, and is accessible at https://musicbrainz.org. Almost entirely released into the Public Domain, the core data of the MusicBrainz Database is free for anyone to download and use for any purpose.
Where can I find music data?
General databases
| Database | Services | Full free access |
|---|---|---|
| Jaxsta | Online database of official music credits | API available. |
| Last.fm | Music community website. | |
| MusicBrainz | Open content music database. | Free API and XML data dumps. |
| Rate Your Music | Music database, community ratings, reviews and lists |