# \#release-status **URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/tag/release-status/995.md [Latest](https://community.metabrainz.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.metabrainz.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.metabrainz.org/tags.md) --- ## [Split "Withdrawn" into "Withdrawn" and "Expunged" \[STYLE-2555\]](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/split-withdrawn-into-withdrawn-and-expunged-style-2555/719543)
**Author:** [@reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/reosarevok)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/split-withdrawn-into-withdrawn-and-expunged-style-2555/719543 "2026-08-26T05:47:22Z")
After having the Withdrawn status for a while, it has become clear that there’s two reasonably different kinds of things people want to represent with it. There’s releases (especially but not only digital) that the arti… --- ## [Free old CDs from label: official or promotion?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/free-old-cds-from-label-official-or-promotion/815217)
**Author:** [@dseomn](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/dseomn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/free-old-cds-from-label-official-or-promotion/815217 "2026-07-09T06:28:38Z")
I just got a handful of free CDs that were being given away at a dance organized by CDS Boston. From the spine and back covers, it looks like CDS Boston (or some variation on the name) is also the label/imprint for all o… --- ## [Odd sorting of recording status](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/odd-sorting-of-recording-status/814682)
**Author:** [@Beckfield](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Beckfield)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/odd-sorting-of-recording-status/814682 "2026-04-18T18:55:57Z")
I just noticed something odd. I must not have spent much time in the past looking through all the releases a recording appears on. I think I would have noticed this before. This recording has 4 pages of “Appears on re… --- ## [Announcement: New release statuses "Cancelled" and "Withdrawn"](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/announcement-new-release-statuses-cancelled-and-withdrawn/572974)
**Author:** [@reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/reosarevok)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/announcement-new-release-statuses-cancelled-and-withdrawn/572974 "2024-12-12T22:38:53Z")
Just to let people know that I’ve added two new release statuses which had been requested for a long time: “cancelled” and “withdrawn”. cancelled A planned official release that was cancelled before being released, bu… --- ## [Is a missing Release Status a data error?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/is-a-missing-release-status-a-data-error/694045)
**Author:** [@clubside](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/clubside)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/is-a-missing-release-status-a-data-error/694045 "2024-05-04T21:20:39Z")
Howdy! It’s me again, the guy writing that tool to create NFO files for Kodi music videos. So I decided to rewrite my MusidBrainz algorithm to find both a Single and the related Album if possible since generally anythi… --- ## [Change release status of the US release of Page of Life to “withdrawn”](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/change-release-status-of-the-us-release-of-page-of-life-to-withdrawn/690714)
**Author:** [@blittle](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/blittle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/change-release-status-of-the-us-release-of-page-of-life-to-withdrawn/690714 "2024-04-14T12:41:59Z")
Hello! I was looking at the US release of Page of Life by Jon and Vangelis, and noticed its status is currently “official”. This album was first released in 1991 in Europe and Canada, but never came to the US until 7 ye… --- ## [I don't think withdrawn releases should be shown in the overview (now with a poll!)](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/i-dont-think-withdrawn-releases-should-be-shown-in-the-overview-now-with-a-poll/653266)
**Author:** [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/i-dont-think-withdrawn-releases-should-be-shown-in-the-overview-now-with-a-poll/653266 "2023-09-07T15:10:08Z")
Continuing the discussion from What is "Withdrawn": a discussion thread + examples: I went ahead and made a ticket based on my post over there, I’ll quote my text from there (there is some further discussion over there,… --- ## [What is "Withdrawn": a discussion thread + examples](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/what-is-withdrawn-a-discussion-thread-examples/579245)
**Author:** [@teethfairy](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/teethfairy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/what-is-withdrawn-a-discussion-thread-examples/579245 "2023-08-28T13:26:29Z")
i thought it would be nice to have a nice and detailed discussion thread about the “withdrawn” release type specifically so as not to clog up the announcement thread. i thought it would also be nice to have a dedicated … --- ## [Withdrawn digital releases](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/withdrawn-digital-releases/650358)
**Author:** [@Kid\_Devine](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Kid_Devine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/withdrawn-digital-releases/650358 "2023-08-26T12:41:51Z")
Hi, I’ve only just encountered the new “withdrawn” release status for the first time. I’d like some clarification regarding its use on digital releases. Thanks. Relevant edit: Edit #102628821 - MusicBrainz --- ## [Vinyl Record Test Pressing, What Status?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/vinyl-record-test-pressing-what-status/631091)
**Author:** [@sound.and.vision](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sound.and.vision)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/vinyl-record-test-pressing-what-status/631091 "2023-04-15T20:23:52Z")
So test pressings exist on the secondhand market of various records, these are often created by a pressing plant and then sent to the record label to confirm quality etc. What status are these, I’m not sure on Official.… --- ## [Cancelled releases that were briefly available in certain countries](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/cancelled-releases-that-were-briefly-available-in-certain-countries/625212)
**Author:** [@sammyrayy](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sammyrayy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/cancelled-releases-that-were-briefly-available-in-certain-countries/625212 "2023-03-13T19:54:57Z")
this release was intended to be available worldwide on june 17, 2020. the day before it would’ve been released, the remixers (100 gecs) cancelled the release as they did not want to be associated with melanie martinez. h… --- ## [Status of Deleted Album](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/status-of-deleted-album/596496)
**Author:** [@sosad2112](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sosad2112)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/status-of-deleted-album/596496 "2022-10-26T07:14:51Z")
An album was digitally released, exclusively on SoundCloud. A hacker got into the artist’s account and deleted it from the platform, but bootlegs still exist elsewhere online, e.g. on YouTube. The artist has never bother… --- ## [Should Promo releases that are simply physically-watermarked copies of the Official release be added as duplicate releases?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-promo-releases-that-are-simply-physically-watermarked-copies-of-the-official-release-be-added-as-duplicate-releases/597386)
**Author:** [@yindesu](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/yindesu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-promo-releases-that-are-simply-physically-watermarked-copies-of-the-official-release-be-added-as-duplicate-releases/597386 "2022-08-20T12:02:48Z")
It’s common for a few “promotional” copies of an official release to be made by physically watermarking it. For example, In Japan, that would include placing a sticker over the barcode on the obi, as well as stamping … --- ## [\[STYLE-471\] Cancelled releases](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/style-471-cancelled-releases/473453)
**Author:** [@HibiscusKazeneko](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/HibiscusKazeneko)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/style-471-cancelled-releases/473453 "2022-05-27T21:15:53Z")
https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-471 was created back in 2015, but the ongoing coronavirus crisis has created a situation for which I believe it needs to be revived. At least two new albums scheduled to be rel… --- ## [iTunes Free Single of the Week, Promotional or Official status?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/itunes-free-single-of-the-week-promotional-or-official-status/549008)
**Author:** [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/itunes-free-single-of-the-week-promotional-or-official-status/549008 "2021-09-01T20:13:21Z")
So, I’ve been working a bit on adding some of the iTunes free music I got a few years back, and I just wanted to confirm their release status. Since the “Single\[s\] of the Week” were initially released for free, I’m think…