diff --git a/ext/dv/gstdvdemux.c b/ext/dv/gstdvdemux.c
index bfdabf8a2e..9f0b057e9d 100644
--- a/ext/dv/gstdvdemux.c
+++ b/ext/dv/gstdvdemux.c
@@ -301,9 +301,11 @@ gst_dvdemux_add_pad (GstDVDemux * dvdemux, GstStaticPadTemplate * template)
   gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_segment (&dvdemux->time_segment));
 
   if (no_more_pads) {
-    gst_pad_push_event (pad,
-        gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer",
-            gst_tag_list_new (GST_TAG_CONTAINER_FORMAT, "DV", NULL)));
+    GstTagList *tags;
+
+    tags = gst_tag_list_new (GST_TAG_CONTAINER_FORMAT, "DV", NULL);
+    gst_tag_list_set_scope (tags, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
+    gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_tag (tags));
   }
 
   return pad;
diff --git a/ext/flac/gstflactag.c b/ext/flac/gstflactag.c
index d7455ac198..806ed8cbc1 100644
--- a/ext/flac/gstflactag.c
+++ b/ext/flac/gstflactag.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ gst_flac_tag_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buffer)
           id_data, 4, NULL);
       if (tag->tags != NULL) {
         gst_pad_push_event (tag->srcpad,
-            gst_event_new_tag ("GstFlacTag", gst_tag_list_copy (tag->tags)));
+            gst_event_new_tag (gst_tag_list_ref (tag->tags)));
       }
 
       gst_buffer_unref (tag->vorbiscomment);
diff --git a/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c b/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
index 48a4bdadda..0487cfb1a6 100644
--- a/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
+++ b/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
@@ -788,8 +788,7 @@ gst_soup_http_src_got_headers_cb (SoupMessage * msg, GstSoupHTTPSrc * src)
   if (!gst_tag_list_is_empty (tag_list)) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src,
         "calling gst_element_found_tags with %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, tag_list);
-    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_SRC_PAD (src), gst_event_new_tag ("GstSrc",
-            tag_list));
+    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_SRC_PAD (src), gst_event_new_tag (tag_list));
   } else {
     gst_tag_list_free (tag_list);
   }
diff --git a/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackdec.c b/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackdec.c
index 9351af90f9..99b626301c 100644
--- a/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackdec.c
+++ b/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackdec.c
@@ -258,9 +258,8 @@ gst_wavpack_dec_post_tags (GstWavpackDec * dec)
     bitrate = gst_util_uint64_scale (size, 8 * GST_SECOND, duration);
     gst_tag_list_add (list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE, GST_TAG_BITRATE,
         (guint) bitrate, NULL);
-
-    gst_element_post_message (GST_ELEMENT (dec),
-        gst_message_new_tag (GST_OBJECT (dec), list));
+    gst_audio_decoder_merge_tags (GST_AUDIO_DECODER (dec), list,
+        GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.c b/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.c
index 3bb390f7d7..50b5254f1f 100644
--- a/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.c
+++ b/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ gst_flac_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
   /* Push tags */
   if (flacparse->tags) {
     gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (flacparse),
-        gst_event_new_tag ("GstParser", flacparse->tags));
+        gst_event_new_tag (flacparse->tags));
     flacparse->tags = NULL;
   }
   /* Push toc */
diff --git a/gst/audioparsers/gstmpegaudioparse.c b/gst/audioparsers/gstmpegaudioparse.c
index bd35117ea3..03be43854e 100644
--- a/gst/audioparsers/gstmpegaudioparse.c
+++ b/gst/audioparsers/gstmpegaudioparse.c
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ gst_mpeg_audio_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse,
           GST_TAG_NOMINAL_BITRATE, mp3parse->hdr_bitrate, NULL);
     }
     gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (mp3parse),
-        gst_event_new_tag ("GstParser", taglist));
+        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
     g_free (codec);
 
     /* also signals the end of first-frame processing */
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ gst_mpeg_audio_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse,
   /* if the taglist exists, we need to send it */
   if (taglist) {
     gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (mp3parse),
-        gst_event_new_tag ("GstParser", taglist));
+        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
   }
 
   /* usual clipping applies */
diff --git a/gst/avi/gstavidemux.c b/gst/avi/gstavidemux.c
index c7016f4385..3abace0603 100644
--- a/gst/avi/gstavidemux.c
+++ b/gst/avi/gstavidemux.c
@@ -5122,7 +5122,7 @@ push_tag_lists (GstAviDemux * avi)
     if (pad && tags) {
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pad, "Tags: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, tags);
 
-      gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer", tags));
+      gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_tag (tags));
       stream->taglist = NULL;
     }
   }
@@ -5134,7 +5134,8 @@ push_tag_lists (GstAviDemux * avi)
       GST_TAG_CONTAINER_FORMAT, "AVI", NULL);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (avi, "Global tags: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, tags);
-  gst_avi_demux_push_event (avi, gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer", tags));
+  gst_tag_list_set_scope (tags, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
+  gst_avi_demux_push_event (avi, gst_event_new_tag (tags));
   avi->globaltags = NULL;
   avi->got_tags = FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/gst/avi/gstavisubtitle.c b/gst/avi/gstavisubtitle.c
index a4040114a7..80f0668e47 100644
--- a/gst/avi/gstavisubtitle.c
+++ b/gst/avi/gstavisubtitle.c
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ static void
 gst_avi_subtitle_title_tag (GstAviSubtitle * sub, gchar * title)
 {
   gst_pad_push_event (sub->src,
-      gst_event_new_tag ("GstParser", gst_tag_list_new (GST_TAG_TITLE, title,
-              NULL)));
+      gst_event_new_tag (gst_tag_list_new (GST_TAG_TITLE, title, NULL)));
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/gsttaginject.c b/gst/debugutils/gsttaginject.c
index 8decf6ae64..fb21c65373 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/gsttaginject.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/gsttaginject.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ gst_tag_inject_transform_ip (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstBuffer * buf)
     if (self->tags && !gst_tag_list_is_empty (self->tags)) {
       GST_DEBUG ("tag event :%" GST_PTR_FORMAT, self->tags);
       gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_SRC_PAD (trans),
-          gst_event_new_tag ("GstTagInject", gst_tag_list_copy (self->tags)));
+          gst_event_new_tag (gst_tag_list_ref (self->tags)));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/gst/flv/gstflvdemux.c b/gst/flv/gstflvdemux.c
index e2778fd7b7..4e12dcced5 100644
--- a/gst/flv/gstflvdemux.c
+++ b/gst/flv/gstflvdemux.c
@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ gst_flv_demux_push_tags (GstFlvDemux * demux)
   if (demux->taglist) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (demux, "pushing tags out %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
         demux->taglist);
-    gst_flv_demux_push_src_event (demux, gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer",
-            demux->taglist));
+    gst_tag_list_set_scope (demux->taglist, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
+    gst_flv_demux_push_src_event (demux, gst_event_new_tag (demux->taglist));
     demux->taglist = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
     demux->push_tags = FALSE;
   }
diff --git a/gst/icydemux/gsticydemux.c b/gst/icydemux/gsticydemux.c
index e72b10414d..54414601ff 100644
--- a/gst/icydemux/gsticydemux.c
+++ b/gst/icydemux/gsticydemux.c
@@ -614,10 +614,7 @@ gst_icydemux_send_tag_event (GstICYDemux * icydemux, GstTagList * tags)
 {
   GstEvent *event;
 
-  gst_element_post_message (GST_ELEMENT (icydemux),
-      gst_message_new_tag (GST_OBJECT (icydemux), gst_tag_list_copy (tags)));
-
-  event = gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer", tags);
+  event = gst_event_new_tag (tags);
   GST_EVENT_TIMESTAMP (event) = 0;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (icydemux, "Sending tag event on src pad");
diff --git a/gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c b/gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c
index 40ecef2e3b..a88bc12565 100644
--- a/gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c
+++ b/gst/isomp4/qtdemux.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ gst_qtdemux_push_tags (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, QtDemuxStream * stream)
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (qtdemux, "Sending tags %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
           stream->pending_tags);
       gst_pad_push_event (stream->pad,
-          gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer", stream->pending_tags));
+          gst_event_new_tag (stream->pending_tags));
       stream->pending_tags = NULL;
     }
 
@@ -806,8 +806,7 @@ gst_qtdemux_push_tags (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, QtDemuxStream * stream)
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (qtdemux, "Sending global tags %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
           qtdemux->tag_list);
       gst_pad_push_event (stream->pad,
-          gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer",
-              gst_tag_list_copy (qtdemux->tag_list)));
+          gst_event_new_tag (gst_tag_list_ref (qtdemux->tag_list)));
       stream->send_global_tags = FALSE;
     }
   }
@@ -1883,20 +1882,6 @@ gst_qtdemux_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
   return result;
 }
 
-static void
-qtdemux_post_global_tags (GstQTDemux * qtdemux)
-{
-  if (qtdemux->tag_list) {
-    /* all header tags ready and parsed, push them */
-    GST_INFO_OBJECT (qtdemux, "posting global tags: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
-        qtdemux->tag_list);
-    /* post now, send event on pads later */
-    gst_element_post_message (GST_ELEMENT (qtdemux),
-        gst_message_new_tag (GST_OBJECT (qtdemux),
-            gst_tag_list_copy (qtdemux->tag_list)));
-  }
-}
-
 static void
 qtdemux_parse_ftyp (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, const guint8 * buffer, gint length)
 {
@@ -2814,9 +2799,6 @@ beach:
     /* digested all data, show what we have */
     ret = qtdemux_expose_streams (qtdemux);
 
-    /* Only post, event on pads is done after newsegment */
-    qtdemux_post_global_tags (qtdemux);
-
     qtdemux->state = QTDEMUX_STATE_MOVIE;
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (qtdemux, "switching state to STATE_MOVIE (%d)",
         qtdemux->state);
@@ -4108,10 +4090,6 @@ gst_qtdemux_chain (GstPad * sinkpad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * inbuf)
             demux->state = QTDEMUX_STATE_MOVIE;
             demux->neededbytes = next_entry_size (demux);
             demux->mdatleft = size;
-
-            /* Only post, event on pads is done after newsegment */
-            qtdemux_post_global_tags (demux);
-
           } else {
             /* no headers yet, try to get them */
             guint bs;
@@ -4250,10 +4228,6 @@ gst_qtdemux_chain (GstPad * sinkpad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * inbuf)
           demux->neededbytes = next_entry_size (demux);
           demux->state = QTDEMUX_STATE_MOVIE;
           demux->mdatleft = gst_adapter_available (demux->adapter);
-
-          /* Only post, event on pads is done after newsegment */
-          qtdemux_post_global_tags (demux);
-
         } else {
           GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (demux, "Carrying on normally");
           gst_adapter_flush (demux->adapter, demux->neededbytes);
@@ -7761,8 +7735,6 @@ qtdemux_expose_streams (GstQTDemux * qtdemux)
   if (qtdemux->n_streams == 1 && qtdemux->streams[0]->redirect_uri != NULL) {
     GstMessage *m;
 
-    qtdemux_post_global_tags (qtdemux);
-
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (qtdemux, "Issuing a redirect due to a single track with "
         "an external content");
     m = gst_message_new_element (GST_OBJECT_CAST (qtdemux),
@@ -8638,8 +8610,10 @@ qtdemux_parse_udta (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, GNode * udta)
   }
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (qtdemux, "new tag list");
-  if (!qtdemux->tag_list)
+  if (!qtdemux->tag_list) {
     qtdemux->tag_list = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
+    gst_tag_list_set_scope (qtdemux->tag_list, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
+  }
 
   i = 0;
   while (i < G_N_ELEMENTS (add_funcs)) {
@@ -8856,8 +8830,10 @@ qtdemux_add_container_format (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, GstTagList * tags)
 {
   const gchar *fmt;
 
-  if (tags == NULL)
+  if (tags == NULL) {
     tags = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
+    gst_tag_list_set_scope (tags, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
+  }
 
   if (qtdemux->major_brand == FOURCC_mjp2)
     fmt = "Motion JPEG 2000";
@@ -8934,8 +8910,10 @@ qtdemux_parse_tree (GstQTDemux * qtdemux)
     }
   }
   if (datetime) {
-    if (!qtdemux->tag_list)
+    if (!qtdemux->tag_list) {
       qtdemux->tag_list = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
+      gst_tag_list_set_scope (qtdemux->tag_list, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
+    }
 
     /* Use KEEP as explicit tags should have a higher priority than mvhd tag */
     gst_tag_list_add (qtdemux->tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_KEEP, GST_TAG_DATE_TIME,
diff --git a/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c b/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
index 82625be3e3..f30b7be990 100644
--- a/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
+++ b/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ gst_matroska_demux_reset (GstElement * element)
     gst_tag_list_free (demux->common.global_tags);
   }
   demux->common.global_tags = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
+  gst_tag_list_set_scope (demux->common.global_tags, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
 
   if (demux->common.cached_buffer) {
     if (demux->common.cached_data) {
@@ -1492,7 +1493,7 @@ gst_matroska_demux_send_event (GstMatroskaDemux * demux, GstEvent * event)
           GST_PTR_FORMAT, stream->pending_tags,
           GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (stream->pad), stream->pending_tags);
       gst_pad_push_event (stream->pad,
-          gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer", stream->pending_tags));
+          gst_event_new_tag (stream->pending_tags));
       stream->pending_tags = NULL;
     }
   }
@@ -1504,7 +1505,7 @@ gst_matroska_demux_send_event (GstMatroskaDemux * demux, GstEvent * event)
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (demux, "Sending global_tags %p : %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
         demux->common.global_tags, demux->common.global_tags);
 
-    tag_event = gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer", demux->common.global_tags);
+    tag_event = gst_event_new_tag (demux->common.global_tags);
 
     for (i = 0; i < demux->common.src->len; i++) {
       GstMatroskaTrackContext *stream;
diff --git a/gst/matroska/matroska-read-common.c b/gst/matroska/matroska-read-common.c
index 74e53cf6cd..105f72eed3 100644
--- a/gst/matroska/matroska-read-common.c
+++ b/gst/matroska/matroska-read-common.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ gst_matroska_read_common_found_global_tag (GstMatroskaReadCommon * common,
     gst_tag_list_insert (common->global_tags, taglist, GST_TAG_MERGE_APPEND);
     gst_tag_list_free (taglist);
   } else {
-    GstEvent *tag_event = gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer", taglist);
+    GstEvent *tag_event = gst_event_new_tag (taglist);
     gint i;
 
     /* hm, already sent, no need to cache and wait anymore */
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ gst_matroska_read_common_parse_attachments (GstMatroskaReadCommon * common,
   }
 
   taglist = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
+  gst_tag_list_set_scope (taglist, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
 
   while (ret == GST_FLOW_OK && gst_ebml_read_has_remaining (ebml, 1, TRUE)) {
     if ((ret = gst_ebml_peek_id (ebml, &id)) != GST_FLOW_OK)
@@ -1701,6 +1702,7 @@ gst_matroska_read_common_parse_info (GstMatroskaReadCommon * common,
 
         GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (common, "Title: %s", GST_STR_NULL (text));
         taglist = gst_tag_list_new (GST_TAG_TITLE, text, NULL);
+        gst_tag_list_set_scope (taglist, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
         gst_matroska_read_common_found_global_tag (common, el, taglist);
         g_free (text);
         break;
@@ -1971,6 +1973,7 @@ gst_matroska_read_common_parse_metadata (GstMatroskaReadCommon * common,
   }
 
   taglist = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
+  gst_tag_list_set_scope (taglist, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
   common->toc_updated = FALSE;
 
   while (ret == GST_FLOW_OK && gst_ebml_read_has_remaining (ebml, 1, TRUE)) {
diff --git a/gst/multipart/multipartdemux.c b/gst/multipart/multipartdemux.c
index 3100d7a296..8859d73780 100644
--- a/gst/multipart/multipartdemux.c
+++ b/gst/multipart/multipartdemux.c
@@ -594,8 +594,8 @@ gst_multipart_demux_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
         gst_pad_push_event (srcpad->pad, gst_event_new_segment (&segment));
 
         tags = gst_tag_list_new (GST_TAG_CONTAINER_FORMAT, "Multipart", NULL);
-        gst_pad_push_event (srcpad->pad, gst_event_new_tag ("GstDemuxer",
-                tags));
+        gst_tag_list_set_scope (tags, GST_TAG_SCOPE_GLOBAL);
+        gst_pad_push_event (srcpad->pad, gst_event_new_tag (tags));
 
         GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (outbuf) = 0;
       } else {
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c b/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c
index 76b9dcb566..af256bf36e 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c
+++ b/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c
@@ -634,11 +634,7 @@ gst_rg_analysis_handle_eos (GstRgAnalysis * filter)
           GST_TAG_REFERENCE_LEVEL, filter->reference_level, NULL);
       /* This steals our reference to the list: */
       gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_SRC_PAD (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM
-              (filter)), gst_event_new_tag ("GstAnalysis",
-              gst_tag_list_copy (tag_list)));
-      /* special case element, also post here */
-      gst_element_post_message (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (filter),
-          gst_message_new_tag (GST_OBJECT (filter), tag_list));
+              (filter)), gst_event_new_tag (gst_tag_list_ref (tag_list)));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c b/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
index 1290beb1cd..3605955c2b 100644
--- a/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
+++ b/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
@@ -2082,8 +2082,7 @@ gst_wavparse_add_src_pad (GstWavParse * wav, GstBuffer * buf)
   }
 
   if (wav->tags) {
-    gst_pad_push_event (wav->srcpad, gst_event_new_tag ("GstParser",
-            wav->tags));
+    gst_pad_push_event (wav->srcpad, gst_event_new_tag (wav->tags));
     wav->tags = NULL;
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/rganalysis.c b/tests/check/elements/rganalysis.c
index e6d89e715f..f9e605c87b 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/rganalysis.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/rganalysis.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void
 send_tag_event (GstElement * element, GstTagList * tag_list)
 {
   GstPad *pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (element, "sink");
-  GstEvent *event = gst_event_new_tag ("test", tag_list);
+  GstEvent *event = gst_event_new_tag (tag_list);
 
   fail_unless (gst_pad_send_event (pad, event),
       "Cannot send TAG event: Not handled.");
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/rgvolume.c b/tests/check/elements/rgvolume.c
index 39b8c90e66..4c09d553ad 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/rgvolume.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/rgvolume.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_events)
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, +4.95, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 0.59463,
       GST_TAG_ALBUM_GAIN, -1.54, GST_TAG_ALBUM_PEAK, 0.693415,
       GST_TAG_ARTIST, "Foobar", NULL);
-  event = gst_event_new_tag ("test", tag_list);
+  event = gst_event_new_tag (tag_list);
   new_event = send_tag_event (element, event);
   gst_event_parse_tag (new_event, &tag_list);
   fail_unless (gst_tag_list_get_string (tag_list, GST_TAG_ARTIST, &artist));
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_events)
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, +4.95, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 0.59463,
       GST_TAG_ALBUM_GAIN, -1.54, GST_TAG_ALBUM_PEAK, 0.693415,
       GST_TAG_ARTIST, "Foobar", NULL);
-  event = gst_event_new_tag ("test", tag_list);
+  event = gst_event_new_tag (tag_list);
   new_event = send_tag_event (element, event);
   gst_event_parse_tag (new_event, &tag_list);
   fail_unless (gst_tag_list_get_string (tag_list, GST_TAG_ARTIST, &artist));
@@ -429,8 +429,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_simple)
   gst_tag_list_add (tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE,
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, -3.45, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 1.0,
       GST_TAG_ALBUM_GAIN, +2.09, GST_TAG_ALBUM_PEAK, 1.0, NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   fail_unless_gain (element, -9.45);    /* pre-amp + track gain */
   send_eos_event (element);
 
@@ -443,8 +442,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_simple)
   gst_tag_list_add (tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE,
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, -3.45, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 1.0,
       GST_TAG_ALBUM_GAIN, +2.09, GST_TAG_ALBUM_PEAK, 1.0, NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   fail_unless_gain (element, -3.91);    /* pre-amp + album gain */
 
   /* Switching back to track mode in the middle of a stream: */
@@ -476,8 +474,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_fallback_gain)
   gst_tag_list_add (tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE,
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, +3.5, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 1.0,
       GST_TAG_ALBUM_GAIN, -0.5, GST_TAG_ALBUM_PEAK, 1.0, NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   fail_unless_gain (element, -2.50);    /* pre-amp + track gain */
   send_eos_event (element);
 
@@ -525,8 +522,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_fallback_track)
   tag_list = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
   gst_tag_list_add (tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE,
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, +2.11, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 1.0, NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   fail_unless_gain (element, -3.89);    /* pre-amp + track gain */
 
   send_eos_event (element);
@@ -553,8 +549,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_fallback_album)
   tag_list = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
   gst_tag_list_add (tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE,
       GST_TAG_ALBUM_GAIN, +3.73, GST_TAG_ALBUM_PEAK, 1.0, NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   fail_unless_gain (element, -2.27);    /* pre-amp + album gain */
 
   send_eos_event (element);
@@ -578,8 +573,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_headroom)
   tag_list = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
   gst_tag_list_add (tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE,
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, +3.50, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 1.0, NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   fail_unless_target_gain (element, +3.50);     /* pre-amp + track gain */
   fail_unless_result_gain (element, +0.00);
   send_eos_event (element);
@@ -591,8 +585,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_headroom)
   tag_list = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
   gst_tag_list_add (tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE,
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, +9.18, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 0.687149, NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   fail_unless_target_gain (element, +9.18);     /* pre-amp + track gain */
   /* Result is 20. * log10 (1. / peak) + headroom. */
   fail_unless_result_gain (element, 5.2589816238303335);
@@ -605,8 +598,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_headroom)
   tag_list = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();
   gst_tag_list_add (tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE,
       GST_TAG_ALBUM_GAIN, +5.50, GST_TAG_ALBUM_PEAK, 1.0, NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   fail_unless_target_gain (element, +5.50);     /* pre-amp + album gain */
   fail_unless_result_gain (element, +2.00);     /* headroom */
   send_eos_event (element);
@@ -632,8 +624,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_reference_level)
   gst_tag_list_add (tag_list, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE,
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, 0.00, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 0.2,
       GST_TAG_REFERENCE_LEVEL, 83., NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   /* Because our authorative reference is 89 dB, we bump it up by +6 dB. */
   fail_unless_gain (element, +6.00);    /* pre-amp + track gain */
   send_eos_event (element);
@@ -649,8 +640,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_reference_level)
       GST_TAG_TRACK_GAIN, 1.23, GST_TAG_TRACK_PEAK, 0.1,
       GST_TAG_ALBUM_GAIN, 0.00, GST_TAG_ALBUM_PEAK, 0.2,
       GST_TAG_REFERENCE_LEVEL, 83., NULL);
-  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag ("test",
-              tag_list)) == NULL);
+  fail_unless (send_tag_event (element, gst_event_new_tag (tag_list)) == NULL);
   fail_unless_gain (element, +6.00);    /* pre-amp + album gain */
 
   cleanup_rgvolume (element);