Should this be treated as [untitled] or literally titled "Blank Project"?

MusicBrainz
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AetherealDream - MusicBrainz has two albums that are released on bandcamp and youtube with an empty title:

https://aetherealdream.bandcamp.com/album/-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnfPFpDlFBo

https://aetherealdream.bandcamp.com/album/--2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpYceWonZl4

However on soundcloud they are titled “Blank Project” and “Blank Project II” respectively, and their youtube playlists are that way too:

https://soundcloud.com/aetherealdream/sets/blank-project
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nCM2nNviUIjytGsI0IQPEDUMBzlcQDUDM

https://soundcloud.com/aetherealdream/sets/blank-project-ii
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nNfJRj-kPrzh-KicB9I47JhsHfVoGU8Yo

I’d argue that the MB entry titled “-” is completely wrong, but I’m not sure whether it should be changed to [untitled] or to “Blank Project”. On one hand “Blank Project” to me could mean that the artist explicitly wanted the albums to have no title at all (supported by the first set of links), but on the other hand “Blank Project” is a title from the artist directly so it could be seen to qualify for the “known title” that should be used instead of [unknown] or [untitled].

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I’d go with “Blank Project” as MB literally can’t have no name for a Release. I expect this is why someone called it “-”. I’d add notes in the annotation about the different names on different platforms.

Interesting to see that Bandcamp allows a zero length album name. As MB can’t fit “artist intent” of no title, then “artist’s alternate title” seems a fair enough compromise.

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I mean there is Style / Unknown and untitled / Special purpose track title - MusicBrainz (although that is about tracks, but the same logic would make sense for release titles)

“Blank Project” and “Blank Project II” would definitely be aesthetically nicer anyway.

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“[Blank Project]” is also an option, if you’re unsure whether that title should be treated as official or not.

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