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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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== Usage ==

=== Unnamed parameters ===
Valid with these three parameters only:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{AllMusic|<class>|<id>|<title>}}</syntaxhighlight>

=== Named parameters ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{AllMusic |class= |id= |tab= |title= |last= |first= |author= |access-date= }}</syntaxhighlight>

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{AllMusic
| class       = 
| id          = 
| tab         = 
| title       = 
| first       = 
| last        = 
| author      =
| access-date = 
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

=== Using Wikidata ===
{{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} }}

{{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | title{{=}} <var>Text displayed in link</var> }}

== Examples ==

=== Artist or group (class not specified, defaults to artist) ===

Full ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | pure_url= yes}}

Short ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | pure_url= yes}}

=== Album (class not specified, defaults to album) ===

Full ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= news-of-the-world-mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= news-of-the-world-mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= news-of-the-world-mw0000191493 | pure_url= yes}}

Short ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= mw0000191493 | pure_url= yes}}

=== Song (class not specified, defaults to song) ===

Full ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= dust-in-the-wind-mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind"}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= dust-in-the-wind-mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind"}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= dust-in-the-wind-mt0013834783 | pure_url= yes}}

Short ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind"}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind"}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= mt0013834783 | pure_url= yes}}

=== Composition (class not specified, defaults to composition) ===

Full ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= clarinet-concerto-mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) }}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= clarinet-concerto-mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) }}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= clarinet-concerto-mc0002356981 | pure_url= yes }}

Short ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) }}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) }}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= mc0002356981 | pure_url= yes }}

=== Using tab parameter ===

Full ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | tab= discography | pure_url= yes}}

Short ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | tab= discography | pure_url= yes}}

=== Using tab name with id parameter ===

Full ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography | pure_url= yes}}

Short ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026/discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026/discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026/discography | pure_url= yes}}

=== Author name, access date ===

Full ID:
* Usage:  <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | class= album | id= physical-graffiti-mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | class= album | id= physical-graffiti-mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | class= album | id= physical-graffiti-mw0000190771 | pure_url= yes}}

Short ID:
* Usage:   <code><nowiki>{{AllMusic | class= album | id= mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{AllMusic | class= album | id= mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic | class= album | id= mw0000190771 | pure_url= yes}}

=== Using ''pure_url'' with a citation template ===

* Usage: <code><nowiki>{{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}}</nowiki></code>
* Output: {{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 | ref=none}}
* URL:    {{AllMusic|album|mw0000190771|pure_url=yes}}

=== No ID in template or Wikidata and not using ''pure_url'' ===

* Usage: {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} }}
* Output: {{{{BASEPAGENAME}} }}

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
    "description": "This template produces an external link to an entry at AllMusic.",
    "params": {
        "class": {
            "label": "AllMusic class",
            "aliases": ["1"],
            "type": "string",
            "default": "artist",
            "description": "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."
        },
        "id": {
            "label": "AllMusic ID",
            "aliases": ["2"],
            "type": "string",
            "required": true,
            "description": "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\"."
        },
        "title": {
            "label": "Displayed text",
            "aliases": ["label", "3"],
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Text to display for the link. If omitted, it defaults to the name of the article where this template is used."
        },
        "tab": {
            "label": "AllMusic tab",
            "type": "string",
            "description": "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\")."
        },
        "first": {
            "label": "Author's first name",
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The author's first or given name(s)."
        },
        "last": {
            "label": "Author's last name",
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The author's surname or last name."
        },
        "author": {
            "label": "Author's full name",
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The author's full name. Do not use when |last= is used."
        },
        "access-date": {
            "label": "Access date",
            "type": "string",
            "aliases": [ "accessdate" ],
            "description": "Full date when item was accessed. Should not be wiki-linked."
        },
        "pure_url": {
            "label": "URL only",
            "type": "string",
            "description": "If set to \"yes\", produces URL only without additional formatting. Typically used in citation templates."
        }
    }
}
</templatedata>

== Tracking category ==
* {{clc|AllMusic template missing ID and not in Wikidata}}

== See also ==
*{{tl|AMG ref}}
*{{tl|AMG text}}

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[[Category:Templates using multiple Wikidata external identifiers]]
[[Category:Templates that add a tracking category]]
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