This template provides a convenient way to produce an external link to an entry at AllMusic. The template can be used for any link to AllMusic's website, including the "External links" section or when citing it as a source.
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AllMusic artist ID (P1728) (see uses)- AllMusic album ID (P1729) (see uses)
- AllMusic song ID (P1730) (see uses)
- AllMusic composition ID (P1994) (see uses)
- AllMusic artist ID (P1728) (see uses)
- AllMusic album ID (P1729) (see uses)
- AllMusic song ID (P1730) (see uses)
- AllMusic composition ID (P1994) (see uses)
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Usage
Unnamed parameters
Valid with these three parameters only:
((AllMusic|<class>|<id>|<title>))
Named parameters
((AllMusic |class= |id= |tab= |title= |last= |first= |author= |access-date= ))
((AllMusic
| class =
| id =
| tab =
| title =
| first =
| last =
| author =
| access-date =
))
Using Wikidata
((AllMusic))
((AllMusic | title= Text displayed in link ))
Examples
Artist or group (class not specified, defaults to artist)
Full ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin)) - Output: Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026
Short ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin)) - Output: Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000139026
Album (class not specified, defaults to album)
Full ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= news-of-the-world-mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014)) - Output: News of the World at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/news-of-the-world-mw0000191493
Short ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014)) - Output: News of the World at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191493
Song (class not specified, defaults to song)
Full ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= dust-in-the-wind-mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind")) - Output: "Dust in the Wind" at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/song/dust-in-the-wind-mt0013834783
Short ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind")) - Output: "Dust in the Wind" at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0013834783
Composition (class not specified, defaults to composition)
Full ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= clarinet-concerto-mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) )) - Output: Clarinet Concerto (Copland) at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/composition/clarinet-concerto-mc0002356981
Short ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) )) - Output: Clarinet Concerto (Copland) at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002356981
Using tab parameter
Full ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography)) - Output: Led Zeppelin discography at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography
Short ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin)) - Output: Discography of Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000139026/discography
Using tab name with id parameter
Full ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography)) - Output: Led Zeppelin discography at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography
Short ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | id= mn0000139026/discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin)) - Output: Discography of Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000139026/discography
Author name, access date
Full ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | class= album | id= physical-graffiti-mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014)) - Output: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Physical Graffiti at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/physical-graffiti-mw0000190771
Short ID:
- Usage:
((AllMusic | class= album | id= mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014)) - Output: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Physical Graffiti at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190771
Using pure_url with a citation template
- Usage:
((cite web | url = ((AllMusic|album|mw0000190771|pure_url=yes)) | title = Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[All Media Network]] | first = Stephen Thomas | last = Erlewine | access-date = March 30, 2014)) - Output: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review of Physical Graffiti". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190771
No ID in template or Wikidata and not using pure_url
- Usage:
((AllMusic)) - Output: ((AllMusic)) template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
TemplateData
TemplateData for AllMusic
This template produces an external link to an entry at AllMusic.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllMusic class | class 1 | Class of information. Value for this parameter corresponds to part of URL following www.allmusic.com/. Examples: artist, album, song, composition. If omitted, the default is based on the "id", where mn=artist, mw=album, mt=song, and mc=composition.
| String | optional |
| AllMusic ID | id 2 | AllMusic identification number or string. Corresponds to part of URL following artist/, album/, song/, or composition/. Can omit the text before the actual ID with name of artist, album, etc. Example: The ID for www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 would be either "led-zeppelin-mn0000139026" or "mn0000139026". Can also use the entire end of URL, such as: "release/stone-temple-pilots-deluxe-edition-mr0002917004". | String | required |
| Displayed text | title label 3 | Text to display for the link. If omitted, it defaults to the name of the article where this template is used. | String | optional |
| AllMusic tab | tab | If the link should access directly a specific tab on the AllMusic site you can use this parameter to specify that tab. The value for this parameter corresponds to the suffix of the URL following the identification, after the slash ('/'). Examples (without quotes): "biography", "discography", "songs", "awards", etc. If you are specifying a sub-tab of a tab, the whole suffix has to be used, (e.g. "songs/all"). | String | optional |
| Author's first name | first | The author's first or given name(s). | String | optional |
| Author's last name | last | The author's surname or last name. | String | optional |
| Author's full name | author | The author's full name. Do not use when |last= is used. | String | optional |
| Access date | access-date accessdate | Full date when item was accessed. Should not be wiki-linked. | String | optional |
| URL only | pure_url | If set to "yes", produces URL only without additional formatting. Typically used in citation templates. | String | optional |
Tracking category
See also
- ((AllMovie title))
- ((AllMovie name))
- ((AMG ref))
- ((AMG text))