MusicGroup

Canonical URL: http://schema.org/MusicGroup

Thing > Organization > PerformingGroup > MusicGroup

A musical group, such as a band, an orchestra, or a choir. Can also be a solo musician.

Usage: Between 10,000 and 50,000 domains
PropertyExpected TypeDescription
Properties from MusicGroup
album MusicAlbum A music album. Supersedes albums.
genre Text  or
URL 		Genre of the creative work, broadcast channel or group.
track ItemList  or
MusicRecording 		A music recording (track)—usually a single song. If an ItemList is given, the list should contain items of type MusicRecording. Supersedes tracks.
Properties from Organization
address PostalAddress  or
Text 		Physical address of the item.
aggregateRating AggregateRating The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item.
alumni Person Alumni of an organization.
Inverse property: alumniOf.
areaServed AdministrativeArea  or
GeoShape  or
Place  or
Text 		The geographic area where a service or offered item is provided. Supersedes serviceArea.
award Text An award won by or for this item. Supersedes awards.
brand Brand  or
Organization 		The brand(s) associated with a product or service, or the brand(s) maintained by an organization or business person.
contactPoint ContactPoint A contact point for a person or organization. Supersedes contactPoints.
department Organization A relationship between an organization and a department of that organization, also described as an organization (allowing different urls, logos, opening hours). For example: a store with a pharmacy, or a bakery with a cafe.
dissolutionDate Date The date that this organization was dissolved.
duns Text The Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number for identifying an organization or business person.
email Text Email address.
employee Person Someone working for this organization. Supersedes employees.
event Event Upcoming or past event associated with this place, organization, or action. Supersedes events.
faxNumber Text The fax number.
founder Person A person who founded this organization. Supersedes founders.
foundingDate Date The date that this organization was founded.
foundingLocation Place The place where the Organization was founded.
funder Organization  or
Person 		A person or organization that supports (sponsors) something through some kind of financial contribution.
globalLocationNumber Text The Global Location Number (GLN, sometimes also referred to as International Location Number or ILN) of the respective organization, person, or place. The GLN is a 13-digit number used to identify parties and physical locations.
hasOfferCatalog OfferCatalog Indicates an OfferCatalog listing for this Organization, Person, or Service.
hasPOS Place Points-of-Sales operated by the organization or person.
isicV4 Text The International Standard of Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 code for a particular organization, business person, or place.
legalName Text The official name of the organization, e.g. the registered company name.
leiCode Text An organization identifier that uniquely identifies a legal entity as defined in ISO 17442.
location Place  or
PostalAddress  or
Text 		The location of for example where the event is happening, an organization is located, or where an action takes place.
logo ImageObject  or
URL 		An associated logo.
makesOffer Offer A pointer to products or services offered by the organization or person.
Inverse property: offeredBy.
member Organization  or
Person 		A member of an Organization or a ProgramMembership. Organizations can be members of organizations; ProgramMembership is typically for individuals. Supersedes members, musicGroupMember.
Inverse property: memberOf.
memberOf Organization  or
ProgramMembership 		An Organization (or ProgramMembership) to which this Person or Organization belongs.
Inverse property: member.
naics Text The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for a particular organization or business person.
numberOfEmployees QuantitativeValue The number of employees in an organization e.g. business.
owns OwnershipInfo  or
Product 		Products owned by the organization or person.
parentOrganization Organization The larger organization that this organization is a subOrganization of, if any. Supersedes branchOf.
Inverse property: subOrganization.
review Review A review of the item. Supersedes reviews.
seeks Demand A pointer to products or services sought by the organization or person (demand).
sponsor Organization  or
Person 		A person or organization that supports a thing through a pledge, promise, or financial contribution. e.g. a sponsor of a Medical Study or a corporate sponsor of an event.
subOrganization Organization A relationship between two organizations where the first includes the second, e.g., as a subsidiary. See also: the more specific 'department' property.
Inverse property: parentOrganization.
taxID Text The Tax / Fiscal ID of the organization or person, e.g. the TIN in the US or the CIF/NIF in Spain.
telephone Text The telephone number.
vatID Text The Value-added Tax ID of the organization or person.
Properties from Thing
additionalType URL An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
alternateName Text An alias for the item.
description Text A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier PropertyValue  or
Text  or
URL 		The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image ImageObject  or
URL 		An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage CreativeWork  or
URL 		Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
Inverse property: mainEntity.
name Text The name of the item.
potentialAction Action Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs URL URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
url URL URL of the item.


Instances of MusicGroup may appear as values for the following properties

PropertyOn TypesDescription
byArtist MusicAlbum  or
MusicRecording 		The artist that performed this album or recording.
musicBy Clip  or
Episode  or
Movie  or
MovieSeries  or
RadioSeries  or
TVSeries  or
VideoGame  or
VideoGameSeries  or
VideoObject 		The composer of the soundtrack.


Examples

Example 1
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
JSON-LD description of a scheduled Event with limited ticket availability and performer details indicated using sameAs.

This example is JSON only.

This example is JSON only.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "Event",
  "name" : "Typhoon with Radiation City",
  "startDate" : "2013-09-14T21:30",
  "location" : {
    "@type" : "Place",
    "sameAs" : "http://www.hi-dive.com",
    "name" : "The Hi-Dive",
    "address" : {
      "@type" : "PostalAddress",
      "streetAddress" : "7 S. Broadway",
      "addressLocality" : "Denver",
      "addressRegion" : "CO",
      "postalCode" : "80209" }
  },
  "performer" : [
    { "@type" : "MusicGroup",
      "name" : "Typhoon",
      "sameAs" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_(American_band)" },
    { "@type" : "MusicGroup",
      "name" : "RadiationCity",
      "sameAs" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_City" }],
  "offers" : {
    "@type" : "Offer",
    "availability" : "http://schema.org/LimitedAvailability",
    "price" : "$13.00",
    "url" : "http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/309433" },
  "typicalAgeRange" : "18+"
}
</script>
Example 2
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
<div>
  <h2>Shostakovich Leningrad</h2>
  <div>
    <div>May<span>23</span></div>
    <div>8:00 PM</div>
    <div>
      <strong>Britten, Shostakovich</strong>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <p>Jaap van Zweden conducts two World War II-era pieces showcasing the glorious sound of the CSO.</p>
  </div>
  <div>
    <h3>Program</h3>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <link href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Grimes" />
        <span><strong>Britten</strong> Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from <em>Peter Grimes</em></span>
  </li>
      <li>
      <link href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._7_(Shostakovich)" />
      <span><strong>Shostakovich</strong> Symphony No. 7 <em>(Leningrad)</em></span>
  </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div>
    <h3>Performers</h3>
    <div>
      <img src="/examples/cso_c_logo_s.jpg" alt="Chicago Symphony Orchestra" />
      <link href="http://cso.org/" />
      <link href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra" />
      <div>
        <a href="examples/Performer?id=4434">Chicago Symphony Orchestra</a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div>
      <link href="http://www.jaapvanzweden.com/" />
      <img src="/examples/jvanzweden_s.jpg" alt="Jaap van Zweden"/>
      <div>
        <a href="/examples/Performer.aspx?id=11324">Jaap van Zweden</a>
      </div>
      <div>conductor</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicEvent">
  <div itemprop="location" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicVenue">
    <meta itemprop="name" content="Chicago Symphony Center"/>
    <link itemprop="sameAs" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_Center"/>
    <meta itemprop="address" content="220 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois, USA"/>
  </div>
  <div itemprop="offers" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Offer">
    <link itemprop="url" href="/examples/ticket/12341234" />
    <meta itemprop="price" content="40"/>
    <meta itemprop="priceCurrency" content="USD" />
    <link itemprop="availability" href="http://schema.org/InStock"/>
  </div>
  <h2 itemprop="name">Shostakovich Leningrad</h2>
  <div>
    <div itemprop="startDate" content="2014-05-23T20:00">May<span>23</span></div>
    <div>8:00 PM</div>
    <div>
      <strong>Britten, Shostakovich</strong>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <p>Jaap van Zweden conducts two World War II-era pieces showcasing the glorious sound of the CSO.</p>
  </div>
  <div>
    <h3>Program</h3>
    <ul>
      <li itemprop="workPerformed" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork">
        <link itemprop="sameAs" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Grimes" />
        <span itemprop="name"><strong>Britten</strong> Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from <em itemprop="name">Peter Grimes</em></span>
  </li>
      <li itemprop="workPerformed" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork">
      <link itemprop="sameAs" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._7_(Shostakovich)" />
      <span itemprop="name"><strong>Shostakovich</strong> Symphony No. 7 <em>(Leningrad)</em></span>
  </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div>
    <h3>Performers</h3>
    <div itemprop="performer" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicGroup">
      <img src="/examples/cso_c_logo_s.jpg" alt="Chicago Symphony Orchestra" />
      <link itemprop="sameAs" href="http://cso.org/" />
      <link itemprop="sameAs" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra" />
      <div>
        <a href="examples/Performer?id=4434"><span itemprop="name">Chicago Symphony Orchestra</span></a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div itemprop="performer" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">
      <link itemprop="sameAs" href="http://www.jaapvanzweden.com/" />
      <img itemprop="image" src="/examples/jvanzweden_s.jpg" alt="Jaap van Zweden"/>
      <div>
        <a href="/examples/Performer.aspx?id=11324"><span itemprop="name">Jaap van Zweden</span></a>
      </div>
      <div>conductor</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="MusicEvent">
  <div property="location" typeof="MusicVenue">
    <meta property="name" content="Chicago Symphony Center"/>
    <link property="sameAs" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_Center"/>
    <meta property="address" content="220 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois, USA"/>
  </div>
  <div property="offers" typeof="Offer">
    <link property="url" href="/examples/ticket/12341234"/>
    <meta property="priceCurrency" content="USD" />$
    <meta property="price" content="40"/>40.00
    <link property="availability" href="http://schema.org/InStock"/>
  </div>
  <h2 property="name">Shostakovich Leningrad</h2>
  <div>
    <div property="startDate" content="2014-05-23T20:00">May<span>23</span></div>
    <div>8:00 PM</div>
    <div>
      <strong>Britten, Shostakovich</strong>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <p>Jaap van Zweden conducts two World War II-era pieces showcasing the glorious sound of the CSO.</p>
  </div>
  <div>
    <h3>Program</h3>
    <ul>
      <li property="workPerformed" typeof="CreativeWork">
        <link href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Grimes" property="sameAs"/>
        <span property="name"><strong>Britten</strong> Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from <em property="name">Peter Grimes</em></span>
  </li>
      <li property="workPerformed" typeof="CreativeWork">
      <link href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._7_(Shostakovich)" property="sameAs"/>
      <span property="name"><strong>Shostakovich</strong> Symphony No. 7 <em>(Leningrad)</em></span>
  </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div>
    <h3>Performers</h3>
    <div property="performer" typeof="MusicGroup">
      <img src="/examples/cso_c_logo_s.jpg" alt="Chicago Symphony Orchestra"/>
      <link href="http://cso.org/" property="sameAs"/>
      <link href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra" property="sameAs"/>
      <a property="name" href="examples/Performer?id=4434">Chicago Symphony Orchestra</a>
    </div>
    <div property="performer" typeof="Person">
      <link href="http://www.jaapvanzweden.com/" property="sameAs"/>
      <img src="/examples/jvanzweden_s.jpg" alt="Jaap van Zweden" property="image"/>
      <a property="name" href="/examples/Performer.aspx?id=11324">Jaap van Zweden</a>
      <div>conductor</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "http://schema.org",
  "@type": "MusicEvent",
  "location": {
    "@type": "MusicVenue",
    "name": "Chicago Symphony Center",
    "address": "220 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois, USA"
  },
  "name": "Shostakovich Leningrad",
  "offers": {
    "@type": "Offer",
    "url": "/examples/ticket/12341234",
    "price": "40",
    "priceCurrency": "USD",
    "availability": "http://schema.org/InStock"
  },
  "performer": [
    {
      "@type": "MusicGroup",
      "name": "Chicago Symphony Orchestra",
      "sameAs": [
        "http://cso.org/",
        "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra"
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "image": "/examples/jvanzweden_s.jpg",
      "name": "Jaap van Zweden",
      "sameAs": "http://www.jaapvanzweden.com/"
    }
  ],
  "startDate": "2014-05-23T20:00",
  "workPerformed": [
    {
      "@type": "CreativeWork",
      "name": "Britten Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes",
      "sameAs": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Grimes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "CreativeWork",
      "name": "Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad)",
      "sameAs": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._7_(Shostakovich)"
    }
  ]
}
</script>
Example 3
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
An example of a more fully specified MusicEvent, including a tour image,
full venue address, multiple performers, and multiple ticket classes.

This example is JSON-only.

This example is JSON-only.

<script type="application/ld+json">
[{
    "@context" : "http://schema.org",
    "@type" : "MusicEvent",
    "name" : "B.B. King with Jonathon \"Boogie\" Long",
    "image" : "http://www.bbking.com/gallery/b-b-king-live.jpg",
    "url" : "http://www.bbking.com/events/apr12-providence.html",
    "startDate" : "2014-04-12T19:30",
    "doorTime" : "18:30",
    "endDate" : "2014-04-12T22:00",
    "location" : {
        "@type" : "Place",
        "name" : "Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel",
        "sameAs" : "http://lupos.com/",
        "address" : {
            "@type" : "PostalAddress",
            "streetAddress" : "79 Washington St.",
            "addressLocality" : "Providence",
            "addressRegion" : "RI",
            "postalCode" : "02903",
            "addressCountry" : "US"
        }
    },
    "offers" : [ {
        "@type" : "Offer",
        "name" : "General Admission",
        "price" : "$63.25",
        "availability" : "SoldOut",
        "url" : "http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/17004C29"
    },{
        "@type" : "Offer",
        "name" : "VIP Experience",
        "url" : "http://www.example.com/Abcde12345",
        "price" : "$299.00",
        "validFrom" : "2014-02-05T10:00",
        "validThrough" : "2014-03-19T23:59"
    } ],
    "performer" : [ {
        "@type" : "MusicGroup",
        "name" : "B.B. King",
        "sameAs" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.B._King"
    },{
        "@type" : "MusicGroup",
        "name" : "Jonathon \"Boogie\" Long",
        "sameAs" : "http://jonathonboogielong.com/"
    } ],
    "eventStatus" : "EventRescheduled",
    "previousStartDate" : "2013-09-30T19:30",
    "typicalAgeRange" : "18+"
}]
</script>
Example 4
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
<h1>Foo Fighters</h1>
<h2>Video: Interview with the Foo Fighters</h2>
<object ...>
  <param ...>
  <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" ...>
</object>
Catch this exclusive interview with Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters
 about their new album, Rope.
<h2>Songs</h2>
Rope
 Length: 4:05 - 14300 plays
<a href="foo-fighters-rope-play.html">Play</a>
<a href="foo-fighters-rope-buy.html">Buy</a>
From album: <a href="foo-fighters-wasting-light.html">Wasting Light</a>
Everlong
 Length: 6:33 - 11700 plays
<a href="foo-fighters-everlong-play.html">Play</a>
<a href="foo-fighters-everlong-buy.html">Buy</a>
From album: <a href="foo-fighters-color-and-shape.html">The Color And The Shape</a>
<h2>Upcoming shows</h2>
<a href="foo-fighters-may20-fedexforum">FedExForum</a>
Memphis, TN, US
May 20
<a href="ticketworlds.com/foofighters/may20-2011">Buy tickets</a>
<a href="foo-fighters-may23-midamericacenter">Mid America Center</a>
Council Bluffs, IA, US
May 23
<a href="ticketworlds.com/foofighters/may23-2011">Buy tickets</a>
<h2><a href="foo-fighters-photos">28 Photos</a></h2>
<a href="foofighters-1.jpg"><img
alt="Thumbnail and linked photo of Foo Fighters band"
src="foofighters-thumb1.jpg" /></a>
<a href="foofighters-2.jpg"><img
alt="Thumbnail and linked photo of Foo Fighters band"
src="foofighters-thumb2.jpg" /></a>
<a href="foofighters-3.jpg"><img
alt="Thumbnail and linked photo of Foo Fighters band"
src="foofighters-thumb3.jpg" /></a>
<h2>Comments:</h2>
Excited about seeing them in concert next week. -Lawrence , Jan 23
I dig their latest single. -Mary, Jan 19
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<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicGroup">
<h1 itemprop="name">Foo Fighters</h1>
<div itemprop="video" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/VideoObject">
  <h2>Video: <span itemprop="name">Interview with the Foo Fighters</span></h2>
  <meta itemprop="duration" content="T1M33S" />
  <meta itemprop="thumbnail" content="foo-fighters-interview-thumb.jpg" />
  <object ...>
    <param ...>
    <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" ...>
  </object>
  <span itemprop="description">Catch this exclusive interview with
    Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters about their new album, Rope.</span>
</div>
<h2>Songs</h2>
<div itemprop="track" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording">
  <span itemprop="name">Rope</span>
  <link itemprop="url" href="foo-fighters-rope.html">
  Length: <meta itemprop="duration" content="PT4M5S">4:05 -
  14300 plays
  <div itemprop="interactionCount" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter">
    <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/ListenAction" />
    <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="14300" />
  </div>
  <a href="foo-fighters-rope-play.html" itemprop="audio">Play</a>
  <a href="foo-fighters-rope-buy.html" itemprop="offers">Buy</a>
  From album: <a href="foo-fighters-wasting-light.html"
    itemprop="inAlbum">Wasting Light</a>
</div>
<div itemprop="track" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording">
  <span itemprop="name">Everlong</span>
  <link itemprop="url" href="foo-fighters-everlong.html">
  Length: <meta itemprop="duration" content="PT6M33S">6:33 -
  11700 plays
  <div itemprop="interactionCount" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter">
    <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/ListenAction" />
    <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="11700" />
  </div>
  <a href="foo-fighters-everlong-play.html" itemprop="audio">Play</a>
  <a href="foo-fighters-everlong-buy.html" itemprop="offers">Buy</a>
  From album: <a href="foo-fighters-color-and-shape.html"
    itemprop="inAlbum">The Color And The Shape</a>
</div>
<h2>Upcoming shows</h2>
<div itemprop="event" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Event">
  <a href="foo-fighters-may20-fedexforum" itemprop="url">
    <span itemprop="name">FedExForum</span>
  </a>
  <span itemprop="location">Memphis, TN, US</span>
  <meta itemprop="startDate" content="2011-05-20">May 20
  <a href="ticketmaster.com/foofighters/may20-2011" itemprop="offers">Buy tickets</a>
</div>
<div itemprop="event" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Event">
  <a href="foo-fighters-may23-midamericacenter" itemprop="url">
    <span itemprop="name">Mid America Center</span>
  </a>
  <span itemprop="location">Council Bluffs, IA, US</span>
  <meta itemprop="startDate" content="2011-05-23">May 23
  <a href="ticketmaster.com/foofighters/may23-2011" itemprop="offers">Buy tickets</a>
</div>
<h2><a href="foo-fighters-photos">28 Photos</a></h2>
<a href="foofighters-1.jpg" itemprop="image"><img
alt="Thumbnail and linked photo of Foo Fighters band"
src="foofighters-thumb1.jpg" /></a>
<a href="foofighters-2.jpg" itemprop="image"><img
alt="Thumbnail and linked photo of Foo Fighters band"
src="foofighters-thumb2.jpg" /></a>
<a href="foofighters-3.jpg" itemprop="image"><img
alt="Thumbnail and linked photo of Foo Fighters band"
src="foofighters-thumb3.jpg" /></a>
<h2>Comments:</h2>
Excited about seeing them in concert next week. -Lawrence , Jan 23
I dig their latest single. -Mary, Jan 19
<div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter">
  <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/CommentAction" />
  <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="18" />
</div>
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</div>

<div vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="MusicGroup">
<h1 property="name">Foo Fighters</h1>
<div property="video" typeof="VideoObject">
  <h2>Video: <span property="name">Interview with the Foo Fighters</span></h2>
  <meta property="duration" content="T1M33S" />
  <meta property="thumbnail" content="foo-fighters-interview-thumb.jpg" />
  <object ...>
    <param ...>
    <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" ...>
  </object>
  <span property="description">Catch this exclusive interview with
    Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters about their new album, Rope.</span>
</div>
<h2>Songs</h2>
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  <span property="name">Rope</span>
  <meta property="url" content ="foo-fighters-rope.html">
  Length: <meta property="duration" content="PT4M5S">4:05 -
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  <a href="foo-fighters-rope-play.html" property="audio">Play</a>
  <a href="foo-fighters-rope-buy.html" property="offers">Buy</a>
  From album: <a href="foo-fighters-wasting-light.html"
    property="inAlbum">Wasting Light</a>
</div>
<div property="track" typeof="MusicRecording">
  <span property="name">Everlong</span>
  <meta property="url" content ="foo-fighters-everlong.html">
  Length: <meta property="duration" content="PT6M33S">6:33 -
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    <meta property="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/ListenAction" />
    <meta property="userInteractionCount" content="11700" />
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  <a href="foo-fighters-everlong-play.html" property="audio">Play</a>
  <a href="foo-fighters-everlong-buy.html" property="offers">Buy</a>
  From album: <a href="foo-fighters-color-and-shape.html"
    property="inAlbum">The Color And The Shape</a>
</div>
<h2>Upcoming shows</h2>
<div property="event" typeof="Event">
  <a href="foo-fighters-may20-fedexforum" property="url">
    <span property="name">FedExForum</span>
  </a>
  <span property="location">Memphis, TN, US</span>
  <meta property="startDate" content="2011-05-20">May 20
  <a href="ticketmaster.com/foofighters/may20-2011" property="offers">Buy tickets</a>
</div>
<div property="event" typeof="Event">
  <a href="foo-fighters-may23-midamericacenter" property="url">
    <span property="name">Mid America Center</span>
  </a>
  <span property="location">Council Bluffs, IA, US</span>
  <meta property="startDate" content="2011-05-23">May 23
  <a href="ticketmaster.com/foofighters/may23-2011" property="offers">Buy tickets</a>
</div>
<h2><a href="foo-fighters-photos">28 Photos</a></h2>
<a href="foofighters-1.jpg" property="image"><img
alt="Thumbnail and linked photo of Foo Fighters band"
src="foofighters-thumb1.jpg" /></a>
<a href="foofighters-2.jpg" property="image"><img
 alt="Thumbnail and linked photo of Foo Fighters band"
 src="foofighters-thumb2.jpg" /></a>
<a href="foofighters-3.jpg" property="image"><img
 alt="Thumbnail and linked photo of Foo Fighters band"
 src="foofighters-thumb3.jpg" /></a>
<h2>Comments:</h2>
Excited about seeing them in concert next week. -Lawrence , Jan 23
I dig their latest single. -Mary, Jan 19
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</div>
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  "@type": "MusicGroup",
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    "offers": "ticketmaster.com/foofighters/may23-2011",
    "startDate": "2011-05-23",
    "url": "foo-fighters-may23-midamericacenter"
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}
</script>
Example 5
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
An example of possible JSON-LD for Let It Be by the Beatles.

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Not available yet.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "@type": "MusicAlbum",
    "@id": "http://musicbrainz.org/release-group/bff544a7-56e0-3ed6-9e0f-3b676cca9111",
    "name": "Let It Be",
    "sameAs": [
        "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be",
        "http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199585"
    ],
    "image": "http://coverartarchive.org/release-group/bff544a7-56e0-3ed6-9e0f-3b676cca9111/front.jpg",
    "albumProductionType": "http://schema.org/StudioAlbum",
    "albumReleaseType": "http://schema.org/AlbumRelease",
    "genre": "rock",
    "byArtist": {
        "@type": "MusicGroup",
        "name": "The Beatles",
        "@id": "http://musicbrainz.org/artist/b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d"
    },
    "albumRelease": {
        "@type": "MusicRelease",
        "name": "Let It Be",
        "@id": "http://musicbrainz.org/release/8d5347a5-9ecb-44be-a213-860aaaf5d0b8"
    },
    track: {
	    "@type": "ItemList",
	    "numberOfItems": 12,
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		    {
		      "@type": "ListItem",
		      "position": 1,
		      "item": {
			      "@type": "MusicRecording",
			      "name": "Two Of Us"
		      }
		    },
		    {
		      "@type": "ListItem",
		      "position": 2,
		      "item": {
			      "@type": "MusicRecording",
			      "name": "Dig a Pony"
		      }
		    },
		    {
		      "@type": "ListItem",
		      "position": 3,
		      "item": {
			      "@type": "MusicRecording",
			      "name": "Across the Universe"
		      }
		    }
	    ]
    }
}
</script>
Example 6
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
MusicGroup Example.
Sample JSON-LD for the Beatles as described by MusicBrainz.

Not available yet.

Not available yet.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "@type": "MusicGroup",
    "@id": "http://musicbrainz.org/artist/b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d",
    "name": "Beatles",
    "sameAs": "http://www.thebeatles.com",
    "foundingLocation": {
        "@type": "City",
        "name": "Liverpool"
    },
    "foundingDate": "1957",
    "dissolutionDate": "1970",
    "genre": "Rock",
    "album": {
        "@type": "MusicAlbum",
        "name": "The Beatles",
        "alternateName": "The White Album",
        "@id": "http://musicbrainz.org/release-group/055be730-dcad-31bf-b550-45ba9c202aa3",
        "datePublished": "1968"
    },
    "member": [
      {
        "@type": "OrganizationRole",
        "member": {
          "@type": "Person",
          "name": "John Lennon"
        },
        "startDate": "1957",
        "endDate": "1970",
        "roleName": ["guitar", "lead vocals"]
      },
      {
        "@type": "OrganizationRole",
        "member": {
          "@type": "Person",
          "name": "Paul McCartney"
        },
        "startDate": "1957",
        "endDate": "1970",
        "roleName": ["bass guitar", "lead vocals"]
      },
      {
        "@type": "OrganizationRole",
        "member": {
          "@type": "Person",
          "name": "George Harrison"
        },
        "startDate": "1958",
        "endDate": "1970",
        "roleName": ["guitar", "lead vocals"]
      },
      {
        "@type": "OrganizationRole",
        "member": {
          "@type": "Person",
          "name": "Ringo Starr"
        },
        "startDate": "1962",
        "endDate": "1970",
        "roleName": "drums"
      }
    ]
}
</script>

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