The Problem We Solve
Music data is fragmented, Western-centric, and locked behind APIs. Credits get lost. Local scenes get erased. Machines can't reason about music history.
Our answer: One comprehensive, open, machine-readable source that anyone can improve.
What Musica Is + Isn't
✅ We Are
A database of facts about music · A place to link recordings legally · Open infrastructure for the industry · Built by fans, scholars, and artists
❌ We Are Not
A streaming service · A host of audio files · A label, publisher, or PRO · Owned by any one company
Core Principles
Completeness
Every country, every era since 1920, every genre
Accuracy
Sourced, versioned, discussed. Edits are public
Openness
CC0 core data. Live feeds, not just dumps
Neutrality
No editorial POV. We document, we don't judge
Permanence
MUSEARCHIVE foundation ensures data survives tech cycles
Stewardship: MUSEARCHIVE Foundation
Mission: Keep global music metadata free and accessible forever.
Governance: Board of archivists, ethnomusicologists, engineers, and artists.
Funding: Grants, API sustainability fees for commercial use, donations. Core access is always free.
Join Us
📝 Contribute data — Start editing
🔌 Build with data — Get API key
💚 Fund the archive — Donate
🤝 Partner institution — Contact partnerships