Very few musicians are suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia.
There are millions of musicians in the world, but only a small percentage of them are appropriate for Wikipedia. There must be enough reliable, third-party information about a musician to demonstrate public interest in him or her or a band. If a musician meets at least one of the items below, they may merit their own Wikipedia article, as there is probably a lot of verifiable information available about them and a lot of public interest in them. This list shows examples of level of notability required for Wikipedia:
A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, hip hop crew, DJ, musical theatre group, etc.) is notable if it meets any one of the following criteria:
A song or album is notable if it meets any of the following:
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Very few musicians are suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia.
There are millions of musicians in the world, but only a small percentage of them are appropriate for Wikipedia. There must be enough reliable, third-party information about a musician to demonstrate public interest in him or her or a band. If a musician meets at least one of the items below, they may merit their own Wikipedia article, as there is probably a lot of verifiable information available about them and a lot of public interest in them. This list shows examples of level of notability required for Wikipedia:
A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, hip hop crew, DJ, musical theatre group, etc.) is notable if it meets any one of the following criteria:
A song or album is notable if it meets any of the following:
Advertising: Wikipedia is not for advertising or promotion.
Using Wikipedia for advertising is against official policy. If your article looks like promotion or an advertisement, it will probably be rejected and speedily deleted.
My article is about notable music or musician(s)
My article might be seen as advertising (help!)
My article is about possibly non-notable music or musician(s) (what can I do?)