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Welcome to MusicBrainz!
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MusicBrainz is an open music encyclopedia that collects music metadata and makes it available to the public.
MusicBrainz aims to be:
1. **The ultimate source of music information** by allowing anyone to contribute and releasing the [data](/doc/MusicBrainz_Database) under [open licenses](/doc/About/Data_License).
2. **The universal lingua franca for music** by providing a reliable and unambiguous form of [music identification](/doc/MusicBrainz_Identifier), enabling both people and machines to have meaningful conversations about music.
Like Wikipedia, MusicBrainz is maintained by a global community of users and we want everyone — including you — to [participate and contribute](/doc/How_to_Contribute).
[More Information](/doc/About) — [FAQs](/doc/Frequently_Asked_Questions) — [Contact Us](https://metabrainz.org/contact)
MusicBrainz is operated by the [MetaBrainz Foundation](https://metabrainz.org), a California based 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit corporation dedicated to keeping MusicBrainz [free and open source](/doc/About/Data_License).
MetaBrainz blog
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**Latest posts:**
* [Google Summer of Code 2025: MetaBrainz has been accepted!](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/02/28/google-summer-of-code-2025-metabrainz-has-been-accepted/)
* [MusicBrainz Server update, 2025-02-24](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/02/24/musicbrainz-server-update-2025-02-24/)
* [Planned downtime for Thursday, February 20, 15:00 UTC](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/02/17/planned-downtime-for-thursday-february-20-1500-utc/)
* [Picard 2.13.3 released](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/02/17/picard-2-13-3-released/)
* [MusicBrainz Server update, 2025-02-10](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/02/10/musicbrainz-server-update-2025-02-10/)
* [Picard 2.13.2 released](https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/02/07/picard-2-13-2-released/)
**[Read more »](http://blog.metabrainz.org)**
Tag your music
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* [MusicBrainz Picard](//picard.musicbrainz.org)
* [AudioRanger](/doc/AudioRanger)
* [Mp3tag](/doc/Mp3tag)
* [Yate Music Tagger](/doc/Yate_Music_Tagger)
Quick start
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* [Beginners guide](/doc/Beginners_Guide)
* [Editing introduction](/doc/How_Editing_Works)
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MusicBrainz Database
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[The majority of the data in the **MusicBrainz Database** is released into the **Public Domain** and can be downloaded and used **for free**.](/doc/MusicBrainz_Database)
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[Use our **XML web service** or **development libraries** to create your own MusicBrainz-enabled applications.](/doc/Developer_Resources)
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