Information Technology Workgroups

Mission

• To streamline digital operations in the content supply chain and reporting process, including coordinating and standardizing all non-recorded music assets relevant to the digital music value chain, such as artist images, credits, liner notes, archival assets, and more.

Co-chairs

• Jill Chapman, Amazon
• Chris Read, Consultant

Events

• Music Metadata Summit – Held annually during our flagship event, the Summit is designed for music and technology executives to understand the importance of managing information.

Past Deliverables

• Music Metadata Style Guide (V2.1) – provides a set of common naming conventions and data entry standards for companies to use when listing, ingesting, and managing digital music. The updated guide adds several new sections and introduces the first-ever Classical Metadata Style Guide. Released 9.30.15 – Click here to read more and to download the Guide.
• Ongoing education and promotion of music metadata initiatives (e.g., DDEX, ISNI, ISRC)
• MetaMillions (whitepaper) – examines the current state of digital asset collection, curation, and contextualization, presenting the business case for the establishment of standardized frameworks.
  Released 6/14/12 – Click here for the full press release.
• Discovery Channels (whitepaper) – explored the state of music discovery on TV, in conjunction with Billboard magazine. Release 5/26/12 – Click here for the full press release.

Join Workgroup

Music Metadata Style Guide – Version 2.1