# Automatic category Soundtracks in Plexamp

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-category-soundtracks-in-plexamp/877422
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files
**Tags:** server-linux, server-docker, plexamp
**Created:** [May 12, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-category-soundtracks-in-plexamp/877422 "2024-05-12T16:03:52Z")
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#### Post date: [May 12, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-category-soundtracks-in-plexamp/877422/2 "2024-05-12T18:29:02Z")

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Even with `Prefer embedded metadata` enabled, Plex will attempt to match your albums and to provide additional information (e.g. reviews for albums, artists… and album types).

If you don’t want your albums to be grouped by type, disable `Settings` \> `[Server Name]` \> `Library` \>`Group albums by type` in your server’s settings.

> [@\[How-To\] Album Types and Editing MusicBrainz](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-album-types-and-editing-musicbrainz/736980):
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> For anybody who might’ve missed it, Plex [recently added support](https://www.plex.tv/blog/super-sonic-get-closer-to-your-music-in-plexamp/) for displaying music release types. After receiving a few questions about this feature, I figured I’d put together a quick explainer to cover enabling/disabling the feature, and editing the release types in MusicBrainz. In my opinion the official docs aren’t clear enough for new users. This guide assumes little to no previous experience working with MusicBrainz, and aims to be user friendly for new users. Enable / disa…

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There’s certain metadata editors that can write the proper `ReleaseType` tag to manually set a group (following the structure/convention of Musicbrainz). In addition there’s a feature suggestion asking for Plex to offer an option to manually override the album release type → [Music Release Type (Category) - Manual Edit](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-release-type-category-manual-edit/762258)

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