MusicRelease

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A MusicRelease is a specific release of a music album.

Usage: Between 10 and 100 domains

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Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from MusicRelease
`catalogNumber`	Text	The catalog number for the release.
`creditedTo`	Person or Organization	The group the release is credited to if different than the byArtist. For example, Red and Blue is credited to "Stefani Germanotta Band", but by Lady Gaga.
`duration`	Duration	The duration of the item (movie, audio recording, event, etc.) in ISO 8601 date format.
`musicReleaseFormat`	MusicReleaseFormatType	Format of this release (the type of recording media used, ie. compact disc, digital media, LP, etc.).
`recordLabel`	Organization	The label that issued the release.
`releaseOf`	MusicAlbum	The album this is a release of. Inverse property: albumRelease.
Properties from MusicPlaylist
`numTracks`	Integer	The number of tracks in this album or playlist.
`track`	ItemList or MusicRecording	A music recording (track)—usually a single song. If an ItemList is given, the list should contain items of type MusicRecording. Supersedes tracks.
Properties from CreativeWork
`about`	Thing	The subject matter of the content.
`accessibilityAPI`	Text	Indicates that the resource is compatible with the referenced accessibility API (WebSchemas wiki lists possible values).
`accessibilityControl`	Text	Identifies input methods that are sufficient to fully control the described resource (WebSchemas wiki lists possible values).
`accessibilityFeature`	Text	Content features of the resource, such as accessible media, alternatives and supported enhancements for accessibility (WebSchemas wiki lists possible values).
`accessibilityHazard`	Text	A characteristic of the described resource that is physiologically dangerous to some users. Related to WCAG 2.0 guideline 2.3 (WebSchemas wiki lists possible values).
`accountablePerson`	Person	Specifies the Person that is legally accountable for the CreativeWork.
`aggregateRating`	AggregateRating	The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item.
`alternativeHeadline`	Text	A secondary title of the CreativeWork.
`associatedMedia`	MediaObject	A media object that encodes this CreativeWork. This property is a synonym for encoding.
`audience`	Audience	An intended audience, i.e. a group for whom something was created. Supersedes serviceAudience.
`audio`	AudioObject	An embedded audio object.
`author`	Person or Organization	The author of this content. Please note that author is special in that HTML 5 provides a special mechanism for indicating authorship via the rel tag. That is equivalent to this and may be used interchangeably.
`award`	Text	An award won by or for this item. Supersedes awards.
`character`	Person	Fictional person connected with a creative work.
`citation`	Text or CreativeWork	A citation or reference to another creative work, such as another publication, web page, scholarly article, etc.
`comment`	Comment	Comments, typically from users.
`commentCount`	Integer	The number of comments this CreativeWork (e.g. Article, Question or Answer) has received. This is most applicable to works published in Web sites with commenting system; additional comments may exist elsewhere.
`contentLocation`	Place	The location depicted or described in the content. For example, the location in a photograph or painting.
`contentRating`	Text	Official rating of a piece of content—for example,'MPAA PG-13'.
`contributor`	Person or Organization	A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork.
`copyrightHolder`	Person or Organization	The party holding the legal copyright to the CreativeWork.
`copyrightYear`	Number	The year during which the claimed copyright for the CreativeWork was first asserted.
`creator`	Person or Organization	The creator/author of this CreativeWork. This is the same as the Author property for CreativeWork.
`dateCreated`	Date	The date on which the CreativeWork was created.
`dateModified`	Date	The date on which the CreativeWork was most recently modified.
`datePublished`	Date	Date of first broadcast/publication.
`discussionUrl`	URL	A link to the page containing the comments of the CreativeWork.
`editor`	Person	Specifies the Person who edited the CreativeWork.
`educationalAlignment`	AlignmentObject	An alignment to an established educational framework.
`educationalUse`	Text	The purpose of a work in the context of education; for example, 'assignment', 'group work'.
`encoding`	MediaObject	A media object that encodes this CreativeWork. This property is a synonym for associatedMedia. Supersedes encodings.
`exampleOfWork`	CreativeWork	A creative work that this work is an example/instance/realization/derivation of. Inverse property: workExample.
`genre`	URL or Text	Genre of the creative work or group.
`hasPart`	CreativeWork	Indicates a CreativeWork that is (in some sense) a part of this CreativeWork. Inverse property: isPartOf.
`headline`	Text	Headline of the article.
`inLanguage`	Text or Language	The language of the content or performance or used in an action. Please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. Supersedes language.
`interactionStatistic`	InteractionCounter	The number of interactions for the CreativeWork using the WebSite or SoftwareApplication. The most specific child type of InteractionCounter should be used. Supersedes interactionCount.
`interactivityType`	Text	The predominant mode of learning supported by the learning resource. Acceptable values are 'active', 'expositive', or 'mixed'.
`isBasedOnUrl`	URL	A resource that was used in the creation of this resource. This term can be repeated for multiple sources. For example, http://example.com/great-multiplication-intro.html.
`isFamilyFriendly`	Boolean	Indicates whether this content is family friendly.
`isPartOf`	CreativeWork	Indicates a CreativeWork that this CreativeWork is (in some sense) part of. Inverse property: hasPart.
`keywords`	Text	Keywords or tags used to describe this content. Multiple entries in a keywords list are typically delimited by commas.
`learningResourceType`	Text	The predominant type or kind characterizing the learning resource. For example, 'presentation', 'handout'.
`license`	URL or CreativeWork	A license document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL.
`mainEntity`	Thing	Indicates the primary entity described in some page or other CreativeWork. Inverse property: mainEntityOfPage.
`mentions`	Thing	Indicates that the CreativeWork contains a reference to, but is not necessarily about a concept.
`offers`	Offer	An offer to provide this item—for example, an offer to sell a product, rent the DVD of a movie, or give away tickets to an event.
`position`	Text or Integer	The position of an item in a series or sequence of items.
`producer`	Person or Organization	The person or organization who produced the work (e.g. music album, movie, tv/radio series etc.).
`provider`	Person or Organization	The service provider, service operator, or service performer; the goods producer. Another party (a seller) may offer those services or goods on behalf of the provider. A provider may also serve as the seller. Supersedes carrier.
`publication`	PublicationEvent	A publication event associated with the item.
`publisher`	Person or Organization	The publisher of the creative work.
`publishingPrinciples`	URL	Link to page describing the editorial principles of the organization primarily responsible for the creation of the CreativeWork.
`recordedAt`	Event	The Event where the CreativeWork was recorded. The CreativeWork may capture all or part of the event. Inverse property: recordedIn.
`releasedEvent`	PublicationEvent	The place and time the release was issued, expressed as a PublicationEvent.
`review`	Review	A review of the item. Supersedes reviews.
`schemaVersion`	URL or Text	Indicates (by URL or string) a particular version of a schema used in some CreativeWork. For example, a document could declare a schemaVersion using a URL such as http://schema.org/version/2.0/ if precise indication of schema version was required by some application.
`sourceOrganization`	Organization	The Organization on whose behalf the creator was working.
`text`	Text	The textual content of this CreativeWork.
`thumbnailUrl`	URL	A thumbnail image relevant to the Thing.
`timeRequired`	Duration	Approximate or typical time it takes to work with or through this learning resource for the typical intended target audience, e.g. 'P30M', 'P1H25M'.
`translator`	Person or Organization	Organization or person who adapts a creative work to different languages, regional differences and technical requirements of a target market.
`typicalAgeRange`	Text	The typical expected age range, e.g. '7-9', '11-'.
`version`	Number	The version of the CreativeWork embodied by a specified resource.
`video`	VideoObject	An embedded video object.
`workExample`	CreativeWork	Example/instance/realization/derivation of the concept of this creative work. eg. The paperback edition, first edition, or eBook. Inverse property: exampleOfWork.
Properties from Thing
`additionalType`	URL	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
`alternateName`	Text	An alias for the item.
`description`	Text	A short description of the item.
`image`	URL or ImageObject	An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
`mainEntityOfPage`	URL or CreativeWork	Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. Inverse property: mainEntity.
`name`	Text	The name of the item.
`potentialAction`	Action	Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
`sameAs`	URL	URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Freebase page, or official website.
`url`	URL	URL of the item.

Instances of MusicRelease may appear as values for the following properties

Property	On Types	Description
`albumRelease`	MusicAlbum	A release of this album. inverse property: releaseOf.

Available properties in extensions

From CreativeWork: publisherImprint, translationOfWork, workTranslation

Acknowledgements

This vocabulary was improved through collaboration with the MusicBrainz project (www.musicbrainz.org), and is partially inspired by the MusicBrainz and Music Ontology schemas.

Examples

Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD

An example of possible JSON-LD for Let It Be by the Beatles.

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<script type="application/ld+json">
{
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "@type": "MusicAlbum",
    "@id": "http://musicbrainz.org/release-group/bff544a7-56e0-3ed6-9e0f-3b676cca9111",
    "name": "Let It Be",
    "sameAs": [
        "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be",
        "http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199585"
    ],
    "image": "http://coverartarchive.org/release-group/bff544a7-56e0-3ed6-9e0f-3b676cca9111/front.jpg",
    "albumProductionType": "http://schema.org/StudioAlbum",
    "albumReleaseType": "http://schema.org/AlbumRelease",
    "genre": "rock",
    "byArtist": {
        "@type": "MusicGroup",
        "name": "The Beatles",
        "@id": "http://musicbrainz.org/artist/b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d"
    },
    "albumRelease": {
        "@type": "MusicRelease",
        "name": "Let It Be",
        "@id": "http://musicbrainz.org/release/8d5347a5-9ecb-44be-a213-860aaaf5d0b8"
    },
    track: {
	    "@type": "ItemList",
	    "numberOfItems": 12,
	    "itemListElement": [
		    {
		      "@type": "ListItem",
		      "position": 1,
		      "item": {
			      "@type": "MusicRecording",
			      "name": "Two Of Us"
		      }
		    },
		    {
		      "@type": "ListItem",
		      "position": 2,
		      "item": {
			      "@type": "MusicRecording",
			      "name": "Dig a Pony"
		      }
		    },
		    {
		      "@type": "ListItem",
		      "position": 3,
		      "item": {
			      "@type": "MusicRecording",
			      "name": "Across the Universe"
		      }
		    }
	    ]
    }
}
</script>

Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD

An example of a single release of
the Beatles White Album, which was
released in the US and Canada on different dates.

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<script type="application/ld+json">
{
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "@type": "MusicRelease",
    "name": "The Beatles",
    "alternateName": "White Album",
    "musicReleaseFormat": "http://schema.org/VinylFormat",
    "duration": "PT1H33M50S",
    "inLanguage": "EN",
    "recordLabel": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "@id": "http://musicbrainz.org/label/cf7fc5cf-e011-4ef4-b511-cd0188537910",
        "name": "Apple Records"
    },
    "catalogNumber": "SWBO 101",
    "releasedEvent": [
        {
            "@type": "PublicationEvent",
            "startDate": "1968-11-22",
            "location": {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Canada"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "PublicationEvent",
            "startDate": "1968-11-25",
            "location": {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "United States"
            }
        }
    ],
    "producer": [
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "name": "George Martin"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "name": "Chris Thomas"
        }
    ]
}
</script>

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