Can't Figure Out Search No Matter How Hard I Try

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I’ve read the documentation a hundred times, and tried ChatGPT too. I’m trying to get a list of albums released in 2024 of a particular genre/tag. I can’t figure out how to type this, where to type it, and which options to select (direct search vs advanced, etc). Can someone please clarify this? Would really, really appreciate it.

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Ignore the “direct search” method, it can’t use the index.

This page describes the syntax for MusicBrainz indexed searches which use the Lucene text search engine. The search indexes for these types of searches are updated in near real time. The direct search searches the database directly: it can only carry out simple keyword searches with no boolean logic, but it is always up-to-date.

Here is an example search query for all release groups tagged with “hip hop” and the first release date being 2024.

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Also, would you mind sharing the prompt and response from ChatGTP? Just curious. This is what I got from Gemini 2.5 Pro and it’s correct (except for lacking the release group type filter):

Prompt

On the musicbrainz site how do I search for and get a list of albums released in 2024 of a particular genre/tag

Response

You can search for albums released in a specific year with a particular genre/tag on MusicBrainz by using the “Advanced Search” feature. Here’s how:

  1. Go to the MusicBrainz Advanced Search page: https://musicbrainz.org/search/advanced

  2. Select the entity to search for: In the “Search for” dropdown menu, select “Release Group”. A “Release Group” in MusicBrainz is what is commonly referred to as an “album”.

  3. Enter your search query: In the “Search” box, you will need to enter a query using the MusicBrainz search syntax. To find albums released in 2024 with a specific tag, you would use the following format:

    firstreleasedate:2024 AND tag:your-genre-here

    Replace "your-genre-here" with the genre you are interested in. For example, to search for rock albums released in 2024, you would use:

    firstreleasedate:2024 AND tag:rock

  4. Perform the search: Click the “Search” button.

Here is a direct link to the search results for rock albums released in 2024 to see it in action:

https://musicbrainz.org/search?query=firstreleasedate%3A2024+AND+tag%3Arock&type=release_group&method=advanced

You can simply change “rock” in the URL to any other genre or tag you are interested in to get a list of albums for that genre.

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where specifically did you enter this, and exactly what did you type? I saw these instructions and could not figure out where to type it and what specifically to type. Every combination i tried failed. Sorry to be dense, but whatever I’m doing isn’t working.

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Ah, got it!! My ChatGPT query did not include Step 2, which was the crucial piece of missing information.