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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · 11h

Friends don't let friends not track and backup their Spotify listening history with listenbrainz.org!

Owning your own data is not just for nerds. It's only a few clicks and means having control of your past history, future playlist generation, and the ability to change platforms if you need to. -a

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · 2d

#metabrainzmeetingnotes, 2025-10-06

Welcome to another MetaBrainz Monday Meeting!

Agenda: Reviews
community.metabrainz.org/t/notes-from...

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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · 2d

#ListenBrainzServerUpdate, v-2025-10-06.0

After implementing Funkwhale, GSoC student mAmanullah7 has now added #Navidrome BrainzPlayer support! Open source self-hosters rejoice!
There's also a bunch more great lil user-facing tweaks and updates, check 'em at the link -a

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 6d

Is this the release/track in MusicBrainz with the most musicians credited?

musicbrainz.org/release/f570...

Hats off to Libra for adding this monster -a

Release “Undertale” by InstrumentManiac - MusicBrainz

YT video release, 2025, Format: Digital Media, Year: 2025, Label: [no label], Length: 8:34

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · 9d

#metabrainzmeetingnotes, 2025-09-29

Back after a break for the summit!
Of particular note, we are looking for book/data nerds to test and feed back on new beta #BookBrainz API: api.bookbrainz.org 👀

Agenda: Reviews
community.metabrainz.org/t/notes-from...

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · 15d

blog.metabrainz.org/2025/09/23/e...

Europe welcomes mayhem: Robert Kaye inducted into the EU Open Source Academy! – MetaBrainz Blog

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 19d

Pointless data of the day.

MB entities with the most tags:
gist.github.com/mwiencek/a9d...
MB entities with the most ratings:
gist.github.com/mwiencek/75f...

A lot of it is spam, but even spam can be nutritious... I imagine? Has anyone actually had spam? Is it a US thing? - a

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · 24d

MetaBrainz Summit 25 starts... right now! Sep 15-19 in Barcelona & online.

We would love for you to join us remotely. If you are reading this, you are qualified to attend. Congratulations! Read on for more information.

blog.metabrainz.org/2025/09/15/y...
#MetaBrainzSummit25

You are invited to MetaBrainz Summit 25 – MetaBrainz Blog

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MusicBrainz @musicbrainz.org · 26d

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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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · 29d

#ListenBrainzServerUpdate, v-2025-09-09.0

Backend fixes, and that Stats > Artist Evolution graph should be a little less crazy now -a

github.com/metabrainz/l...

A mockup of a ListenBrainz ‘box’ with the text: “New Release, v-2025-09-09.0”

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · Sep 8

#metabrainzmeetingnotes, 2025-09-08

Welcome to another MetaBrainz Monday Meeting!
Skipping the next two meetings because it's MetaBrainz summit 2025 time

Agenda: Reviews, Next meeting date
community.metabrainz.org/t/notes-from...

Notes from #MetaBrainz Meeting 2025-09-08

Meeting start: IRC Logs for #metabrainz | MetaBrainz Chatlogs Meeting wiki page: MetaBrainz Meeting - MusicBrainz Wiki Agenda Reviews Next meeting date Last meeting: 2025-09-01 Next meeting: 2025...

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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · Sep 5

#ListenBrainzServerUpdate, v-2025-09-06.0

Fixes and refactors, with a couple of more interesting looking PR's nestled in there. libre.fm archive importer and a daily activity heatmap fix for those in tricky time zones (raises hand). Hit the link for the changelog -a

github.com/metabrainz/l...

A mockup of a ListenBrainz ‘box’ with the text: “New Release, v-2025-09-06.0”

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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · Sep 4

#ListenBrainzServerUpdate, v-2025-09-03.0

HOLY UPDATE #3!
More GSoC magic. Check out your stats page for a new Music by Decade graph, and a wild Artist Evolution graph! The Internet Archive/@archive.org has also been added as a default playback source. -a

github.com/metabrainz/l...

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · Sep 2

#GSOC2025 🎉

Jade Ellis built a replacement for BrainzBot’s archival function – a chat archiver that natively understands and preserves Matrix’s rich features:
blog.metabrainz.org/2025/09/01/g...

GSoC 2025: Building Libretto, a Matrix Archiver – MetaBrainz Blog

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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · Sep 2

#GSOC2025 🎉

Hemang Mishra revamping the onboarding experience for the ListenBrainz app:
blog.metabrainz.org/2025/08/31/g...

GSoC 2025: Onboarding Revamp in ListenBrainz Android – MetaBrainz Blog

blog.metabrainz.org

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · Sep 2

#GSOC2025 🎉

Shaik Junaid developed the basis for a centralized notification management system for all MetaBrainz services, implementing REST APIs hosted on MetaBrainz:
blog.metabrainz.org/2025/08/30/g...

GSoC 2025: MetaBrainz Notification System – MetaBrainz Blog

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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · Sep 2

#GSOC2025 🎉

Granth Bagadia designed and implement new advanced statistic visualisers for ListenBrainz:
blog.metabrainz.org/2025/08/30/g...

GSoC 2025: Advanced User Statistics Visualizations – MetaBrainz Blog

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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · Sep 2

#GSOC2025 🎉

Suvid Singhal developed a file-based listening history importer for ListenBrainz, allowing users to import Spotify extended histories and ListenBrainz backups/exports:
blog.metabrainz.org/2025/08/30/g...

GSoC 2025: Importing Listening History Files in Listenbrainz – MetaBrainz Blog

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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · Sep 2

#GSOC2025 🎉

Mohammad Amanullah implemented Funkwhale and Navidrome support for BrainzPlayer (ListenBrainz' in-site player):
blog.metabrainz.org/2025/08/29/g...

GSoC 2025: Integrate music streaming from Funkwhale & Navidrome – MetaBrainz Blog

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · Sep 2

#metabrainzmeetingnotes, 2025-09-01

Welcome to another MetaBrainz Monday Meeting!

Agenda: Reviews, Summit schedule
community.metabrainz.org/t/notes-from...

Notes from #MetaBrainz Meeting 2025-09-01

Meeting start: IRC Logs for #metabrainz | MetaBrainz Chatlogs Meeting wiki page: MetaBrainz Meeting - MusicBrainz Wiki Agenda Reviews Summit schedule Last meeting: 2025-8-25 Next meeting: 2025-09...

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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · Sep 1

#ListenBrainzServerUpdate, v-2025-08-30.0/.1

HOLY UPDATE #2!
Another GSoC project: You can now import your Spotify extended streaming history export into LB! Check it out: listenbrainz.org/settings/imp...
+ a lil hotfix -a

github.com/metabrainz/l...
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ListenBrainz @listenbrainz.org · Aug 27

#ListenBrainzServerUpdate, v-2025-08-27.0

HOLY UPDATE!
GSoC projects are suddenly real! Genre activity graph, #Funkwhale player integration, search bar rejig, and laying the code groundwork for the next big update... yeow -a

github.com/metabrainz/l...

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Mina Murray @succoria.bsky.social · Aug 24

@musicbrainz.org begging you to bring back the musicbrainz g string

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · Aug 25

#metabrainzmeetingnotes, 2025-08-25

Welcome to another MetaBrainz Monday Meeting!
Is Google Summer of Code (GSoC) already almost over? It goes so quick! We're looking forward to sharing what all of our lovely students have come up with -a

Agenda: Reviews
community.metabrainz.org/t/notes-from...

Notes from #MetaBrainz Meeting 2025-08-25

Meeting start: IRC Logs for #metabrainz | MetaBrainz Chatlogs Meeting wiki page: MetaBrainz Meeting - MusicBrainz Wiki Agenda Reviews Last meeting: 2025-8-18 Next meeting: 2025-09-01 @reosarevok...

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MetaBrainz @metabrainz.org · Aug 18

#metabrainzmeetingnotes, 2025-08-18

Welcome to another MetaBrainz Monday Meeting!

Agenda: Reviews
community.metabrainz.org/t/notes-from...

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