# Release without artwork

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/release-without-artwork/728083
**Category:** Style
**Tags:** release, en, playlist
**Created:** [December 5, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/release-without-artwork/728083 "2024-12-05T14:47:39Z")
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### Author: ![jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/jesus2099/32/36_2.png) [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/release-without-artwork/728083/3 "2024-12-05T15:36:56Z")

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Playlists should not be added to MB as releases.  
Especially this not static playlist:

> [@Nydragon](#):
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> This is however just a playlist that gets updated on each game update adding a new track to the soundtrack, therefore there is no official artwork.

> [@Can a playlist be considered a release?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/can-a-playlist-be-considered-a-release/548919):
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> Can a playlist like [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/81681123](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/81681123) be considered a release?

> [@Playlists as releases](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/playlists-as-releases/580188):
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> I’ve noticed a couple of editors uploading ‘best of month/year’ playlists that are hosted on Spotify as new releases. The playlists aren’t being physically released, and digitally they are just playlists and not specifically released compilations. What’s the best action here? I don’t feel comfortable chasing an editor around removing what seems to be good-faith entries (images and release info are added) but equally I’m not sure the releases belong in the way they’ve been entered. But because n…

[https://community.metabrainz.org/search?q=playlists%20as%20releases](https://community.metabrainz.org/search?q=playlists%20as%20releases)

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