HOWTO: Add album to the database
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:09 pm
Lately I've been asked by a few members on how to add albums to the database on fanart.tv or some has uploaded their album cover to the wrong title, because they didn't find the correct one in the database. I've decided to make a little step-by-step tutorial on how you can add the album to the site with just a few clicks;
1) You have your album cover art, but when you click the "Upload" button the artists page you can't find the release you've just made an amazing cover for. Frustrating, right? Well, it's really easy. First of all, double check that you didn't miss the title in the list. If it's still not there, open up a new tab/window in your browser and visit http://www.musicbrainz.org.
2) Search for the artist you need to add a album for. You'll find the search form in the upper right corner;
In this example I'm using the queen of Barbados, Rihanna. After you've searched you will be taken to the results. Click on the correct artist you are looking for like in the image beneath;
3) Hey look! Now you see the artist information on MusicBrainz. After some general information you see a list under "Albums". This is what you looking for. Click on the album title you want to add to fanart.tv.
4) Now you're looking at the albums details. At the top you have different tabs.
Click on the one named "Details". Here you got 5 different lines, and the one you need is the line with "MBID". Copy this code looking like this; 1ab3ba95-bc96-46f4-bc6d-1e57bc6ad1a0 (This code is in this example is for Rihannas "Unapologetic").
5) Paste this code into the "Add album" form on fanart.tv and click the "Add" button. If the MBID is correct it will add this album to our database, and you'll be able to upload your amazing album coverart to the correct release
Follow this guide and you'll be adding releases to the database in notime.
1) You have your album cover art, but when you click the "Upload" button the artists page you can't find the release you've just made an amazing cover for. Frustrating, right? Well, it's really easy. First of all, double check that you didn't miss the title in the list. If it's still not there, open up a new tab/window in your browser and visit http://www.musicbrainz.org.
2) Search for the artist you need to add a album for. You'll find the search form in the upper right corner;
In this example I'm using the queen of Barbados, Rihanna. After you've searched you will be taken to the results. Click on the correct artist you are looking for like in the image beneath;
3) Hey look! Now you see the artist information on MusicBrainz. After some general information you see a list under "Albums". This is what you looking for. Click on the album title you want to add to fanart.tv.
4) Now you're looking at the albums details. At the top you have different tabs.
Click on the one named "Details". Here you got 5 different lines, and the one you need is the line with "MBID". Copy this code looking like this; 1ab3ba95-bc96-46f4-bc6d-1e57bc6ad1a0 (This code is in this example is for Rihannas "Unapologetic").
5) Paste this code into the "Add album" form on fanart.tv and click the "Add" button. If the MBID is correct it will add this album to our database, and you'll be able to upload your amazing album coverart to the correct release
Follow this guide and you'll be adding releases to the database in notime.
