Structured data elements for independent Artists

http://schems.org/MusicGroup

to include: [authoritative external site sameAs] [potentialAction = listen entry point with autoplay=true]

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http://schema.org/MusicAlbum

google SEARCH media actions data type

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https://schema.org/MusicPlaylist [mark-up so-called 'tracks']

{problems around status of tracks and album as such in modern music production and consumption culture}

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http://schema.org/CreativeWork

[includes mark-up with audioObject / videoObject]

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https://schema.org/ItemList

itemlist of CreativeWorks, tracks, recipes, ... alt. more specific type is OfferCatalog

[observed as not working consistently in production due to rapid change in the standards for AMP pages and Structured Data]

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https://schema.org/ServiceChannel

Service channel is your own business entity model through which you choose to publish.

 

schema.org music descriptors

  MusicReleaseFormatType 
  MusicPlaylist  
  MusicRecording
  MusicComposition
  MusicVideoObject