it's the YEAR, it will show 0000 if it's empty...

you can remove this on the /components/com_muscol/views/artist/tmpl/grid.php... are you familiar with PHP code?

no not really

well, have you tried simply going into Music Collection config parameters and set "show only if not empty" on the "year" parameter for the album view? do you know what I mean?

Yes i put hide always on Show addition date on album details but it still shows.

well if you edit the file /components/com_muscol/views/album/tmpl/default.php
on line
179

you can delete this:

echo $this->album->year;

but do it only if you're confident with editing it...!

Germi

strange i removed it but i still see it showing in the modules top rated album and recently added albums

yes, of course... because these modules have their own layout files.
but, have you disabled the option to show year on the modules?

the files are located on /modules/mod_muscol_[whatever]/tmpl/default.php

(default.php or whatever layout you're using...)

From the preference i set to hide always under the albums page.

I went to the /modules/mod_muscol_[whatever]/tmpl/default.php files and when i touch any code i get blank page afterwards. I am removing what i don't want.

i decided to make year Year / Month in add album form required i tried but no success.

have you followed the instructions (adding "required" on the field CLASS) ?

where can i find that. I have looked.