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    The AllMusic 2021 Year In Review

    rootsmusic · 1 · Last reply by Zac

    Even if I don't like the collaborators as individuals, all collaboratively-recorded albums catch my eye because I'm curious about why the collaborators decided to collaborate.  In your latest newsletter, why does it credit the collaborators for Raise The Roof but not for The Marfa Tapes?  By the way, I suggest enabling the display of full titles (for long titles) when hovering over an album thumbnail.  Thanks.

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    Virtually no new classical music.

    G. Armbrister · 1 · Last reply by G. Armbrister

    Your "Best of" list is, sadly, virtually devoid of contemporary classical music.  The classical recordings you mention are basically 18th or 19th century standards like Haydn and Mozart, etc. Why no new music from serious composers? Why do you ignore such an important element of our culture? One more recording by Arvo Part doesn't count.  Please consider including recordings of new serious music from labels like Naxos, particularly American music. There are many interesting composers creating wonderful music, and much of it is vastly superior to the recordings you list as the "best." We need to open our ears! Thanks

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    How to submit a movie cover photo to Allmovie.com? There is a movie without a cover photo

    Hossein · 1 · Last reply by Zac

    How to submit a movie cover photo to Allmovie.com? There is a movie without a cover photo ?

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    I'd like to update info's on an artist, how?

    GcDrumma · 2 · Last reply by GcDrumma

    Fred Fortin Discography should go as this...

    1996- Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron

    2000- Le plancher des vaches

    2004- Planter Le Décor

    2009- Plastrer La Lune

    2016- Ultramar

    2019- Microdose

    Thank's for updating

  • Thank you SO much for calling them your "FAVORITE" records. No kidding!

    francis hare · 0 · Posted

    When I see "Our Favorite Albums," I'm instantly interested in seeing what you liked most --- whereas when quote-unquote Critics proclaim "The BEST Records," all I can think is, "Who the hell are you to say?"

    Definitely recommend upholding that tradition forever!

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    What do the word "Traditions" mean in the category "International"?

    Stephen · 2 · Last reply by rootsmusic

    Almost all the groups under https://www.allmusic.com/genre/international-ma0000002660 have the word "Traditions" in their name (except of African, Jewish and Celtic/British Isles for some reason). Does it only mean to be a category of traditional music, the kind that Wikipedia or RateYourMusic refers to as folk music (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Folk_music_by_country) or traditional folk (https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/traditional-folk-music/). Or is it just a conventional word, denoting only an origin from a particular culture/region, which can refer to both traditional music and popular music in that region? I.e. it's essentially superfluous and could be replaced by the word "music". If the latter is correct, don't you think this use

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    Primary Artist on various artist albums that aren't compilations

    rootsmusic · 0 · Posted

    In Meat Loaf's credits, I can filter for "Primary Artist".  Among the Primary Artist's credits in the Various Artist recording type, I'd like a way to differentiate between recording types Main Albums and Compilations.  (Main Albums are original recordings, and Compilations compile previously released recordings.)  If I can do so, then I can more easily find Meat Loaf's original recordings on Main Albums not under his discography (for example, The Inter Galactic Touring Band).

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    For your Year in Review (albums of the year)

    Myster Zman · 0 · Posted

    it would be really nice if there was an audio player embedded on each page so I can listen to a preview of each artist. It can be time consuming to go through each album page or look the artist up online on another site and then preview. It would be nice if an embedded player into each page gave a preview of at least a couple of songs from the record posted.

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    Audio samples haven't been working for a few days.

    Brian · 2 · Last reply by Brian

    This has happened before.  I'm not sure what the issue is, but I haven't been able to play audio samples for a few days.

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    Is Pop/Rock a catchall genre for both Pop and Rock music?

    Zoltán Király · 2 · Last reply by rootsmusic

    Hello, I noticed that the AllMusic website puts both Pop and Rock music into one genre called Pop/Rock. Is the "Pop/Rock" a catchall genre?

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    How do we fix the wrong photo for Doug James at https://www.allmusic.com/artist/doug-james-mn0000161003

    Doug James · 1 · Last reply by rootsmusic

    The photo for Doug James is incorrect. How can the attached (correct) photo be added?

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    Advanced Search Engine Issue - Dec 2021

    Matski · 3 · Last reply by Matski

    Is there currently an ongoing issue with the Advanced Search engine?

    Several recent reviews don't seem to be showing up on it. For example: Arca's Kick quadrology or a selection of hip hop releases such as Haram, Pray for Haiti or Half God.

    In addition, many of the reviews uploaded in the last few months still aren't lining up with the 'AllMusic Rating' column, when it's selected. Take a look at the picture attached - Montero was released, reviewed and rated in September but it's still treated as being unrated by the search engine.

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    Wrong artist name

    [Hell Inc.] · 2 · Last reply by E.M.M

    Hi everyone,

    this artists name should be ''[Hell Inc.]'' not ''Hell inc.''

    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hell-inc-mn0003855586/

    Apple Music:

    https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hell-inc/341308835

    Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/hellinc/

    Thank you very much!

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    Cover art shown for "Sacred Snack" by Ululating Mummies is not correct. It is from the Good Guys compilation "Thanks For Dancin'".

    John Barton · 3 · Last reply by Zac

    The album art shown for Ululating Mummies' "Sacred Snack" is actually from The Good Guys' compilation album "Thanks For Dancin'"

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    Many singles' release year not properly registering in Advanced Search, can't find them when filtering by Year...

    xyzman · 1 · Last reply by xyzman

    ... probably because the year isn't showing up next to their name in their discography, only when you click it and go to Releases. This is bothersome for me since I use this site to discover new music that was released in a certain year, but many are missing when you search it that way, especially singles. Some artists release singles without albums in a certain year, and so many are missing in the Advanced Search. Here's what I'm talking about:

    All of these singles by RHCP have no release year next to their names' at first glance, but can

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    COPYRIGHT PROBLEM

    Erica Warren · 2 · Last reply by Indie Woods

    My name is Erica Warren and I created Multisensory Multiplication & Division to Melodies. I need to take this off the site because it give away my materials for free. How can this be taken off the site. Please let me know ASAP. It's against copyright.

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    add "tributee" to credits for tribute albums

    rootsmusic · 1 · Last reply by rootsmusic

    Allmusic doesn't have a Recording Type for tribute albums, which are entire albums that are dedicated to another artist.  Even though they may be officially named in the liner notes as only a composer, I suggest adding the tributee role in the album's credits.  Doing so would be a workaround when searching for tribute albums.  Thanks.

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    How is the process of associating music and moods conducted?

    Paulo Sergio Moreira · 2 · Last reply by Zac

    Hi. I'm a PhD student, and I'm using AllMusic's moods in my research. Therefore, I would like to know if there is more information about how adjectives are/were defined and how the association between a song and the respective moods is conducted. I've already researched and the most I found was information that the initial process was carried out by editors and specialists. Are there any pages that describe this process or any research? Thank you very much!