Your local non-profit open-source metadata provider, the MetaBrainz Foundation, and Byta.com (fast and secure audio sharing), have released the last in their trio of ‘Metadata matters’ articles.

These articles break down the complex world of music metadata (and getting paid!) into three parts: - The Basics of Metadata - Why Metadata is Important in Music Today - Payments, Copyright & Legal Matters

We would love to get this out to musicians (and others in the music industry), and of course all you data nerds will find this interesting as well. The current music metadata situation is pretty dire, with a situation that doesn’t benefit artists. Or as the third article puts it: “Happy to receive boatloads of money from services such as Spotify and YouTube, [industry giants] comfortably rest on the mess they have created, because it serves them very well, even if it doesn’t serve most artists.” Letting everyone know why metadata matters is half the battle!