Artists¶
A person or a group that performs or is credited. One row for each real-world artist.
| Field | Type | Required | Allowed values or link | Definition | Purpose | MP4 tag | MP3 tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name |
Text | Yes | The artist's or band's name as filed, in plain ASCII (Beyonce, not Beyoncé). | The performer in every file name and tag. One row per artist, so a correction is made once. | None | None | |
Sort_Name |
Text | The artist's name with a leading The moved to the end (Beatles, The). | Puts artists in library order. | soar | TSOP | ||
Genre |
Text | The artist's genres as plain text, taken from Lidarr, in Lidarr's order. | Every artist is given a genre in time; used for browsing and tagging. | ©gen | TCON | ||
MusicBrainz_Artist_ID |
Text | The artist's MusicBrainz ID: 36 lowercase characters (a UUID). Blank means not in MusicBrainz or not yet verified. | The exact identity of the artist. A verified video needs it, or a note that the artist is not in MusicBrainz. | ----:com.apple.iTunes:MusicBrainz Artist Id | TXXX:MusicBrainz Artist Id | ||
IMVDb_Artist_ID |
Text | IMVDb's numeric artist ID, found through Wikidata property P11933. | Finds IMVDb's primary video for the artist's songs when choosing the Primary. | None | None | ||
Wikipedia_Artist_URL |
Text | The artist's own Wikipedia article. | Evidence that the right artist was matched, and a link for the owner. Wikipedia boosts the identity score and never decides it. | None | None | ||
Updated_Date |
Date | The date the row was last changed. It stamps itself. | Shows what changed recently. On a video it is also written to the file's tag. | None | None | ||
Source |
Text | Where each researched value came from, written as 'Source: field, field; Other source: field'. | Traces bad data back to the source that supplied it. | None | None | ||
MusicBrainz_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The MusicBrainz link, built from MusicBrainz_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Wikidata_Artist_ID |
Text | The Wikidata identifier for this artist: Q followed by digits. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Wikidata_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Wikidata link, built from Wikidata_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
IMDb_Artist_ID |
Text | The IMDb identifier for this artist: nm followed by digits. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
IMDb_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The IMDb link, built from IMDb_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Discogs_Artist_ID |
Text | The Discogs identifier for this artist: digits. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Discogs_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Discogs link, built from Discogs_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
AllMusic_Artist_ID |
Text | The AllMusic identifier for this artist: mn followed by 10 digits. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
AllMusic_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The AllMusic link, built from AllMusic_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Spotify_Artist_ID |
Text | The Spotify identifier for this artist: 22 letters and digits. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Spotify_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Spotify link, built from Spotify_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Apple_Music_Artist_ID |
Text | The Apple Music identifier for this artist: digits. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Apple_Music_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Apple Music link, built from Apple_Music_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Deezer_Artist_ID |
Text | The Deezer identifier for this artist: digits. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Deezer_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Deezer link, built from Deezer_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Last_FM_Artist_ID |
Text | The Last FM identifier for this artist: the artist's name as Last.fm writes it in its address. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Last_FM_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Last FM link, built from Last_FM_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Genius_Artist_ID |
Text | The Genius identifier for this artist: the artist's name as Genius writes it in its address. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Genius_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Genius link, built from Genius_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Billboard_Artist_ID |
Text | The Billboard identifier for this artist: the artist's name as Billboard writes it in its address. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Billboard_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Billboard link, built from Billboard_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Britannica_Artist_ID |
Text | The Britannica identifier for this artist: the person's name as Britannica writes it in its address. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Britannica_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Britannica link, built from Britannica_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
YouTube_Channel_ID |
Text | The uploading channel's ID (UC and 22 characters). | Matches an official channel, and is the strongest evidence for obscure artists. | None | None | ||
YouTube_Channel_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The YouTube link, built from YouTube_Channel_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
YouTube_Topic_Channel_ID |
Text | The YouTube identifier for this artist: UC followed by 22 letters, digits, - or _. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
YouTube_Topic_Channel_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The YouTube link, built from YouTube_Topic_Channel_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
YouTube_Label_Channel_ID |
Text | The YouTube identifier for this artist: UC followed by 22 letters, digits, - or _. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
YouTube_Label_Channel_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The YouTube link, built from YouTube_Label_Channel_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
VEVO_Channel_ID |
Text | The VEVO identifier for this artist: UC followed by 22 letters, digits, - or _. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
VEVO_Channel_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The VEVO link, built from VEVO_Channel_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Facebook_Page_ID |
Text | The Facebook identifier for this artist: the page's username. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Facebook_Page_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Facebook link, built from Facebook_Page_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Instagram_Account_ID |
Text | The Instagram identifier for this artist: the account's username. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
Instagram_Account_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The Instagram link, built from Instagram_Account_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
X_Account_ID |
Text | The X identifier for this artist: the account's username. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
X_Account_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The X link, built from X_Account_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
TikTok_Account_ID |
Text | The TikTok identifier for this artist: the account's username. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
TikTok_Account_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The TikTok link, built from TikTok_Account_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
SoundCloud_Artist_ID |
Text | The SoundCloud identifier for this artist: the artist's SoundCloud name. Blank until verified. Stored; the link is calculated from it. | An identity check against another service, and the source of the calculated link. Counts toward the identity score only when verified. | None | None | ||
SoundCloud_Artist_URL |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The SoundCloud link, built from SoundCloud_Artist_ID and its Vendors row. Calculated, never typed. | A link to open the page. It cannot disagree with the stored identifier. | None | None | |
Artist_Type |
One value from a list | Person, Group | Person or Group. | Decides group-versus-leader cases and fits the profile evidence. | None | None | |
Description |
Text | A one-line description of the artist, such as 'Canadian rapper and singer'. Recorded as found, after verification. | Evidence for the identity score, and a plain label for review. | None | None | ||
Origin_Place |
Text | Where the artist or band comes from (city and country). | The profile evidence; also a second check that the right artist was matched. | None | None | ||
Active_From_Year |
Whole number | The year the artist or band started. | The years must fit the album years. | None | None | ||
Members |
Text | The names of a group's members as found, including people who are not artist rows. Informational; relations between artist rows are in Artist_Relations. | Profile evidence and a quick read of a group. | None | None | ||
Record_Label |
Text | The artist's record label as found. | Another source that names the artist independently. | None | None | ||
Official_Website_URL |
Text | The artist's official website address, typed because no vendor identifier exists for it. | A link for the owner, and the page a chain of trust can follow to the artist's other pages. | None | None | ||
Songs_Confirmed_Count |
Whole number | How many of our songs by this artist were found on the artist's verified page or panel, written by the importer. | The strongest tie between a page and our data; needed for the Trusted gate. | None | None | ||
Albums_Confirmed_Count |
Whole number | How many of our albums by this artist were found, with matching years, on the artist's verified page or panel, written by the importer. | A second tie to our data, with dates that can be checked. | None | None | ||
Has_Channel_Match_In_Our_Videos |
Yes or no | Yes when the artist's verified channel is the channel of one of our own official uploads. | The strongest evidence for obscure artists, and it needs no Wikipedia page. | None | None | ||
Confirmed_Families |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | The score families in which this artist has at least one verified data point, calculated. | Part of the Trusted gate (two families, one of them Identity databases or Ties to our data). | None | None | |
Identity_Score |
Derived number | Derived from other fields | The 0 to 100 identity score: the weights of this artist's verified data points, each family capped, calculated from Data_Points and Blueprint_Fields. | How well the artist's identity is established. Only verified data points count. | None | None | |
Identity_Level |
Derived text | Derived from other fields | Verified complete, Verified, Probable or Unconfirmed, from the score, the cutoffs in Score_Settings and the Trusted gate. | Tells at a glance whether the artist is trusted, and feeds R12.13. | None | None | |
Origin_Country_Code |
Text | The country the artist or group comes from, as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code: three capital letters (USA, GBR, PRI). Found by search and verified. | Profile evidence that the right artist was matched, and a way to group and browse artists by country. | None | None | ||
Life_Status |
One value from a list | Living, Deceased | Living or Deceased. Applies to a Person; a Group has an Activity_Status instead. | Explains an estate-run or frozen web presence for a deceased artist, and is profile evidence. | None | None | |
Activity_Status |
One value from a list | Active, Dissolved | Active or Dissolved. Applies to a Group; a Person has a Life_Status instead. | Explains a frozen web presence for a dissolved group, and is profile evidence. | None | None |
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