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"A Piece Of The Action" in 2006 - "Your life's Map" on the 2006 and "Forlorn" on The 2007 and in 2008 A song About Homeless Children - "HOLY B!TCH" ( it's about a nation,not about a person, It's all the things e about boys and girls that were on earth ) IN 2009 - AND "Warmheartedness Family" IN 2009 WITH ANTIFAMILY THEME , "SHINE MY SUPERSTAR" ( A SONG ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON ) FOR HIS EXWQUY... |
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==Albums, singles and songs{{Anchors|Albums|Songs}}== |
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All articles on albums, singles or songs must meet the basic criteria at the [[WP:N|notability guidelines]], with significant coverage in [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources|independent]] of the subject. |
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In general, if the musician or ensemble that recorded an album is considered notable, then officially released albums may have sufficient notability to have individual articles on Wikipedia. Demos, mixtapes, bootlegs, promo-only, and unreleased albums are in general not notable; however, they may be notable if they have significant independent coverage in reliable sources. Album articles with little more than a track listing may be more appropriately merged into the artist's main article or discography article, [[WP:Article size|space permitting]]. |
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Most songs<ref group=note name=most>Whether an artifact of [[Wikipedia:Recentism|recentism]] or otherwise, most song articles on Wikipedia are for modern (20th or 21st century) popular music songs. A minority of song articles refer to ones that are not modern popular music songs, that weren't published in albums, that aren't part of one specific discography, and that in some cases even lack identifiable authors or performers. Redirection of such song titles if they are non-notable has thus to be to some other, appropriate target. However, note that many such songs, ''within'' that specific category, have long-documented histories of their origins, spread, performances, meanings, and lyrical variations. See "[[Johnny's So Long At The Fair]]", for example.</ref> do not rise to notability for an independent article and should redirect to another relevant article, such as for the songwriter, a prominent album or for the artist who prominently performed the song. Songs that have been ranked on national or significant music charts, that have won significant awards or honors or that have been performed independently by several notable artists, bands or groups are probably notable. Notability aside, a separate article on a song is only appropriate when there is enough verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article; articles unlikely ever to grow beyond stubs should be merged to articles about an artist or album. |
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Articles and information about albums with confirmed release dates in the near future '''must''' be confirmed by [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] and should use the {{t1|future-album}} tag. Separate articles should ''not'' be created until there is sufficient reliably sourced information about a future release. For example, a future album whose article is titled "(Artist)'s Next Album" and consists solely of blog or fan forum speculation about ''possible'' titles, or songs that ''might'' be on the album, is a [[WP:CRYSTAL]] violation and should be discussed only in the artist's article, and even then only if there is some [[WP:V|verifiable]] information about it. (See also [[Wikipedia:TenPoundHammer's Law|TenPoundHammer's Law]].) |
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In a few special cases, an unreleased album ''may'' qualify for an advance article if there is sufficient verifiable and properly referenced information about it — for example, [[Guns 'n Roses]]' 2008 album ''[[Chinese Democracy]]'' had an article as early as 2004. However, this only applies to a ''very'' small number of exceptionally high-profile projects — generally, an album should not have an independent article until its title, track listing and release date have ''all'' been publicly confirmed by the artist or their record label. |
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==Resources== |
==Resources== |
![]() | This page documents an English Wikipedia
notability guideline. Editors should generally follow it, though
exceptions may apply. Substantive edits to this page should reflect
consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the
talk page. |
![]() | This page in a nutshell:
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This page provides a guideline of how the concept of notability applies to topics related to music, including artists and bands, albums, and songs.
Important note: Failing to satisfy the notability guidelines is not a criterion for speedy deletion. However, an article on an artist or band that does not indicate that the subject of the article is important or significant can be speedily deleted under criterion A7. A mere claim of significance, even if contested, may avoid speedy deletion under A7, requiring a full proposed deletion or Article for Deletion process to determine if the article should be included in Wikipedia.
Many who spend significant time improving Wikipedia's musical coverage feel that notability is required for a musical topic (such as a band or musical theatre group) to deserve an encyclopedia article. Please note that the failure to meet any of these criteria does not mean an article must be deleted; conversely, meeting any of these criteria does not mean that an article must be kept. These are merely rules of thumb used by some editors when deciding whether or not to keep an article that is on articles for deletion.
In order to meet Wikipedia's standards for verifiability and notability, the article in question must actually document that the criterion is true. It is not enough to make vague claims in the article or assert a band's importance on a talk page or AfD page– the article itself must document notability.
See also Notability (people) for notability guidelines for biography articles in general.
A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, DJ, musical theatre group, etc.) may be notable if it meets any one of the following criteria:
Note that members of notable bands are redirected to the band's article, not given individual articles, unless they have demonstrated individual notability for activity independent of the band, such as solo releases. Members of two notable bands are generally notable enough for their own article.
For composers, songwriters, librettists or lyricists:
Where possible, composers or lyricists with insufficient verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article should be merged into the article about their work. When a composer or lyricist is known for multiple works, such a merger may not be possible.
For composers and performers outside mass media traditions:
"A Piece Of The Action" in 2006 - "Your life's Map" on the 2006 and "Forlorn" on The 2007 and in 2008 A song About Homeless Children - "HOLY B!TCH" ( it's about a nation,not about a person, It's all the things e about boys and girls that were on earth ) IN 2009 - AND "Warmheartedness Family" IN 2009 WITH ANTIFAMILY THEME , "SHINE MY SUPERSTAR" ( A SONG ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON ) FOR HIS EXWQUY...
Good online sources for recordings are the Freedb search engine or the Allmusic search engine. To find ownership information on song texts copyrighted in the US, the ASCAP ACE Title Search and BMI Repertoire Search utilities are invaluable. When looking in depth, a Google book search may turn something up. For material that has captured the attention of academics, a search on Google scholar may work. An experienced editor also provides a guide on ensuring that articles meet criteria.
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# Is frequently covered in publications devoted to a notable sub-culture. |
# Is frequently covered in publications devoted to a notable sub-culture. |
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"A Piece Of The Action" in 2006 - "Your life's Map" on the 2006 and "Forlorn" on The 2007 and in 2008 A song About Homeless Children - "HOLY B!TCH" ( it's about a nation,not about a person, It's all the things e about boys and girls that were on earth ) IN 2009 - AND "Warmheartedness Family" IN 2009 WITH ANTIFAMILY THEME , "SHINE MY SUPERSTAR" ( A SONG ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON ) FOR HIS EXWQUY... |
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==Albums, singles and songs{{Anchors|Albums|Songs}}== |
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{{shortcut|WP:NALBUMS|WP:NSONGS|WP:NSONG}} |
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All articles on albums, singles or songs must meet the basic criteria at the [[WP:N|notability guidelines]], with significant coverage in [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources|independent]] of the subject. |
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In general, if the musician or ensemble that recorded an album is considered notable, then officially released albums may have sufficient notability to have individual articles on Wikipedia. Demos, mixtapes, bootlegs, promo-only, and unreleased albums are in general not notable; however, they may be notable if they have significant independent coverage in reliable sources. Album articles with little more than a track listing may be more appropriately merged into the artist's main article or discography article, [[WP:Article size|space permitting]]. |
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Most songs<ref group=note name=most>Whether an artifact of [[Wikipedia:Recentism|recentism]] or otherwise, most song articles on Wikipedia are for modern (20th or 21st century) popular music songs. A minority of song articles refer to ones that are not modern popular music songs, that weren't published in albums, that aren't part of one specific discography, and that in some cases even lack identifiable authors or performers. Redirection of such song titles if they are non-notable has thus to be to some other, appropriate target. However, note that many such songs, ''within'' that specific category, have long-documented histories of their origins, spread, performances, meanings, and lyrical variations. See "[[Johnny's So Long At The Fair]]", for example.</ref> do not rise to notability for an independent article and should redirect to another relevant article, such as for the songwriter, a prominent album or for the artist who prominently performed the song. Songs that have been ranked on national or significant music charts, that have won significant awards or honors or that have been performed independently by several notable artists, bands or groups are probably notable. Notability aside, a separate article on a song is only appropriate when there is enough verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article; articles unlikely ever to grow beyond stubs should be merged to articles about an artist or album. |
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Articles and information about albums with confirmed release dates in the near future '''must''' be confirmed by [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] and should use the {{t1|future-album}} tag. Separate articles should ''not'' be created until there is sufficient reliably sourced information about a future release. For example, a future album whose article is titled "(Artist)'s Next Album" and consists solely of blog or fan forum speculation about ''possible'' titles, or songs that ''might'' be on the album, is a [[WP:CRYSTAL]] violation and should be discussed only in the artist's article, and even then only if there is some [[WP:V|verifiable]] information about it. (See also [[Wikipedia:TenPoundHammer's Law|TenPoundHammer's Law]].) |
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In a few special cases, an unreleased album ''may'' qualify for an advance article if there is sufficient verifiable and properly referenced information about it — for example, [[Guns 'n Roses]]' 2008 album ''[[Chinese Democracy]]'' had an article as early as 2004. However, this only applies to a ''very'' small number of exceptionally high-profile projects — generally, an album should not have an independent article until its title, track listing and release date have ''all'' been publicly confirmed by the artist or their record label. |
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==Resources== |
==Resources== |
![]() | This page documents an English Wikipedia
notability guideline. Editors should generally follow it, though
exceptions may apply. Substantive edits to this page should reflect
consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the
talk page. |
![]() | This page in a nutshell:
|
This page provides a guideline of how the concept of notability applies to topics related to music, including artists and bands, albums, and songs.
Important note: Failing to satisfy the notability guidelines is not a criterion for speedy deletion. However, an article on an artist or band that does not indicate that the subject of the article is important or significant can be speedily deleted under criterion A7. A mere claim of significance, even if contested, may avoid speedy deletion under A7, requiring a full proposed deletion or Article for Deletion process to determine if the article should be included in Wikipedia.
Many who spend significant time improving Wikipedia's musical coverage feel that notability is required for a musical topic (such as a band or musical theatre group) to deserve an encyclopedia article. Please note that the failure to meet any of these criteria does not mean an article must be deleted; conversely, meeting any of these criteria does not mean that an article must be kept. These are merely rules of thumb used by some editors when deciding whether or not to keep an article that is on articles for deletion.
In order to meet Wikipedia's standards for verifiability and notability, the article in question must actually document that the criterion is true. It is not enough to make vague claims in the article or assert a band's importance on a talk page or AfD page– the article itself must document notability.
See also Notability (people) for notability guidelines for biography articles in general.
A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, DJ, musical theatre group, etc.) may be notable if it meets any one of the following criteria:
Note that members of notable bands are redirected to the band's article, not given individual articles, unless they have demonstrated individual notability for activity independent of the band, such as solo releases. Members of two notable bands are generally notable enough for their own article.
For composers, songwriters, librettists or lyricists:
Where possible, composers or lyricists with insufficient verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article should be merged into the article about their work. When a composer or lyricist is known for multiple works, such a merger may not be possible.
For composers and performers outside mass media traditions:
"A Piece Of The Action" in 2006 - "Your life's Map" on the 2006 and "Forlorn" on The 2007 and in 2008 A song About Homeless Children - "HOLY B!TCH" ( it's about a nation,not about a person, It's all the things e about boys and girls that were on earth ) IN 2009 - AND "Warmheartedness Family" IN 2009 WITH ANTIFAMILY THEME , "SHINE MY SUPERSTAR" ( A SONG ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON ) FOR HIS EXWQUY...
Good online sources for recordings are the Freedb search engine or the Allmusic search engine. To find ownership information on song texts copyrighted in the US, the ASCAP ACE Title Search and BMI Repertoire Search utilities are invaluable. When looking in depth, a Google book search may turn something up. For material that has captured the attention of academics, a search on Google scholar may work. An experienced editor also provides a guide on ensuring that articles meet criteria.