Music Upload: Allow artists and record labels to upload music tracks, albums, and associated metadata (e.g., artist name, album title, genre).
Metadata Management: Enable management of music metadata, including track titles, album names, release dates, and genre classifications.
Album and Track Organization: Organize music into albums, playlists, and categories.
Search and Discovery
Search Functionality: Provide a search feature to find music by keywords, artist names, album titles, genres, or track titles.
Advanced Filtering: Allow users to filter search results based on criteria such as genre, release date, popularity, or price.
Recommendations: Offer personalized music recommendations based on user preferences, listening history, and trending tracks.
User Accounts and Profiles
User Registration: Allow users to create accounts and manage their profiles, including personal information, preferences, and playlists.
Artist Profiles: Provide profiles for artists, showcasing their biographies, discographies, and social media links.
User Playlists: Enable users to create, manage, and share personal playlists.
Music Playback and Streaming
Streaming: Provide high-quality streaming of music tracks and albums.
Playback Controls: Offer playback controls such as play, pause, skip, repeat, and volume adjustments.
Offline Access: Allow users to download music for offline listening (if applicable).
Purchasing and Transactions
Shopping Cart: Implement a shopping cart for users to add music tracks or albums before checkout.
Payment Processing: Integrate with payment gateways to handle transactions securely, including credit/debit card payments and digital wallets.
Order Confirmation: Send order confirmation emails or notifications to users after successful purchases.
Music Licensing and Rights Management
Digital Rights Management (DRM): Implement DRM to protect music content and ensure proper usage rights.
Licensing Information: Provide information about licensing and usage rights for purchased or downloaded music.
Customer Support and Interaction
Contact Forms: Provide contact forms or support channels for users to reach out with questions or issues.
FAQs and Help Sections: Include frequently asked questions (FAQs) and help sections to assist users with common issues and inquiries.
Feedback and Reviews: Allow users to leave feedback and reviews for music tracks and albums.
Content Management and Moderation
Admin Dashboard: Provide an admin dashboard for managing users, music content, transactions, and content moderation.
Content Moderation: Implement tools for moderating user-generated content, including reviews and uploads.
Notifications and Alerts
Purchase Alerts: Notify users of successful purchases, order statuses, and download availability.
New Releases: Inform users of new music releases, artist updates, or promotions.
Integration and Data Export
Social Media Integration: Allow users to share music on social media platforms.
Data Export: Enable administrators to export data related to transactions, user activity, and music catalog for reporting and analysis.
Non-Functional Requirements
Performance
Response Time: Ensure fast response times for music searches, playback, and transactions (e.g., under 2 seconds for most operations).
Scalability: The system should handle increasing numbers of users, music tracks, and transactions without performance degradation.
Reliability
Uptime: Ensure high system availability with minimal downtime (e.g., 99.9% uptime).
Error Handling: Implement robust error handling and recovery mechanisms to manage system failures and maintain data integrity.
Security
Data Protection: Protect sensitive user data, including payment information and personal details, through encryption and secure storage.
Authentication and Authorization: Use secure authentication methods and role-based access control to manage user access and permissions.
Content Protection: Implement measures to protect digital music content from unauthorized copying or distribution (e.g., DRM).
Usability
User Interface: Design an intuitive and user-friendly interface for browsing, purchasing, and listening to music.
Accessibility: Ensure the system is accessible to users with disabilities, following accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG).
Maintainability
Code Quality: Write high-quality, well-documented code to facilitate system maintenance and updates.
Documentation: Provide comprehensive documentation for users and administrators, including user guides, technical manuals, and troubleshooting guides.
Availability
Backup and Recovery: Implement regular data backups and establish procedures for data recovery in case of system failures or data loss.
Failover: Ensure the system has failover capabilities to switch to backup systems or servers if necessary.
Portability
Cross-Platform Compatibility: Ensure the system is compatible with various devices and operating systems used by users, including desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.
Supportability
Technical Support: Provide mechanisms for users to obtain support and resolve issues, including help desks, online resources, and customer service.
Error Reporting: Include functionality for users to report issues or bugs and track their resolution.
