š«±š½āš«²š¼ Community is at the heart of what we do here at Musixmatch. You know that feeling when a lyric perfectly captures your mood, and you want to share it with a friend? Thatās the feeling we want to spread all over the world, and our fantastic community of music lovers makes this wish a reality! Keep reading to learn about the variety of paths we have for our users, and the great opportunities that come with them. š§” š¶
Rookie
You may be at the beginning of your Musixmatch journey, but you're already a valued member of the team, where music fanatics share their love for lyrics with the world! There are so many great opportunities awaiting you, but thereās also plenty you can do right now:
Communityās benefits:
Gained access to the Musixmatch catalog of lyrics
Ability to save lyrics to your favorite songs
Gained access to the Musixmatch Community Slack channel
How to get there?
Youāre already there! But you can get more involved by joining the Musixmatch Community Slack channel. Connect with other music lovers on Slack!
Graduate
The Musixmatch Academy is the key to unlocking greater contribution potential, and is open for all users to take whenever they want! Passing the Academy and becoming a graduate will get you a shiny new badge to show off, and put you well on your way to the next role, and the privileges that come with itā¦
Graduatesā Benefits:
Receive the Musixmatch Academy Certificate
Receive the Academy Badge and label on your profile page
Receive extra points
Gain greater publishing power in contributing lyrics to the Musixmatch website
Curator
Curators are among the most passionate and active community members we have and weāre delighted to have them. They are selected on the merit of their contributions and their activity within the community. Itās a real achievement to make it onto the Curator team, and boy is it worth it!
Curatorsā Benefits:
Curator label on your profile
Gain access to the Musixmatch Curator Slack Workspace
Free subscription to Musixmatch Premium
Access to paid missions
Greater publishing power in contributing and verifying lyrics on the Musixmatch website*
*Please note that Curator contributions outside the mission system are not guaranteed to be presented on third-party streaming services. They will always be available on the Musixmatch website, however, for our community's continued enjoyment.
A Curatorās status reflects the quality of their lyrics, and this is a quality that needs to be maintained! Curator statusā can and will be revoked if necessary. šØ
How to get there?
Must have already passed the Musixmatch Academy
Unlock at least one of these badges: Scribbler, Sheriff, Metronome, or Adventurer
Continue to contribute following our Writing Guidelines until we send you the Curator test via email
Take the test
Users who pass the Curators test will be notified via email within 7 days and will then have full access to all the Curatorsā privileges.
Specialist
Specialists truly are special (the clueās in the name!) They are hand-picked for the consistent quality of their contributions, and for the support and encouragement they give to other community members. They do spectacular work and Musixmatch thanks them with a variety of extra perks and rewards.
Specialistsā Benefits:
Access to a wider range of missions for paid contributions
Higher rewards for missions completed
Highest contributing power, including ability to lock lyrics from future edits
Access to exclusive Specialistsā Slack Channel and extra projects
Direct contact with Musixmatch Staff
How to get there?
Specialists are so special that thereās not yet an automized process for selecting them.
They are recruited based on the needs of their language, usually at the rate of two or three per month.
Eligible Specialists will be:
Easily approachable and readily available via Slack
Great mentors: helpful and positive influences on their language communities
Reliable: their lyrics will be perfect across all four areas of contribution: Transcription, Formatting, Syncing, and Tagging
Mission-focused: they will prioritize the missions when contributing
Find more information and a full list of our current Language Specialists here!