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MetaBrainz mourns the loss of Robert Kaye

[Posted February 25, 2026 by jzb]

The MetaBrainz Foundation has announced the unexpected passing of its founder and executive director, Robert Kaye:

Robert's vision and leadership shaped MetaBrainz and left a lasting mark on the music industry and open source movement. His contributions were significant and his loss is deeply felt across our global community.

The Board is actively overseeing a smooth leadership transition and has measures in place to ensure that MetaBrainz continues to operate without interruption. Further updates will be shared in due course.


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That's such sad news

Posted Feb 25, 2026 17:54 UTC (Wed) by dannyobrien (subscriber, #25583) [Link]

Robert was the rock MetaBrainz was built on: persistent, and true to the organization (and his) original mission to freely share information about music, collected by a vast community. Thank you for your work. Best wishes to his family.


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