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Requested move at Talk:Jaehyun (singer)#Requested move 26 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Jaehyun (singer)#Requested move 26 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RachelTensions (talk) 21:40, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Robin Williams

Hello. There's a discussion regarding a potential FA push for Robin Williams. It can be found at Talk:Robin Williams#FA plans?. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 08:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Article for Deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rina Lipa

There is an article for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rina Lipa that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Ckfasdf (talk) 12:08, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Talk:Pnau § Pnau and PNAU

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Pnau § Pnau and PNAU. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:09, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

One Direction has an RfC

There is currently an RfC at Talk:One_Direction#RfC:_Band_status_and_members_in_the_infobox, about whether the band should be described in the past tense. Please participate if interested. Thanks. Hemiauchenia (talk) 21:47, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Tag Team (group)#Requested move 16 October 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Tag Team (group)#Requested move 16 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 15:51, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Christine and the Queens#Requested move 26 October 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Christine and the Queens#Requested move 26 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Web-julio (talk) 00:44, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Suga#Requested move 21 October 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Suga#Requested move 21 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 𝙹𝚒𝚢𝚊𝚗 忌炎 (𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔) 00:19, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issues with antiquated guideline for WP:NBAND that essentially cause run of the mill non-notable items to be kept

For the interested, discussion at Village pump (policy). Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:32, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Most viewed musician articles

Is there list of most viewed musician articles at Wikipedia? Eurohunter (talk) 18:39, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Company (band)

Perhaps someone from this WikiProject could take a look at Company (band)? It's been around since 2006, but only single primary source is currently cited. I did some very minor cleanup, but the lack of sourcing is a concern. I tried Googling the band's name, but there seems to be another band named "Company" and I mostly found sites related to companies in Brooklyn. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:03, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal to update WP:BAND to not override WP:GNG

Per this discussion, I am formally proposing an update to WP:BAND, which can be viewed here. The proposal can be voted on here.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 13:21, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Bleeding Through

Bleeding Through has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article.

Something interesting and personal I'd like to note: from what I can tell, this article is the last surviving A-Class music-related article before the rules were changed, and I think that it would be cool to have this preserved as a piece of Wikipedia's history and a bitter shame to lose it. (Unless someone would want to take it to FA one day, of course.) But I can't do this one alone, would anyone be willing to help me repair it? mftp dan ^oops 23:50, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kris Kristofferson revamp

Not too long ago, I created a discussion page on what to do with making Kris Kristofferson a GA or an FA. The discussion is at Talk:Kris Kristofferson#Potential revamp?. I've also created a sandbox for the article redraft here.

Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:52, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Larry Gatlin#Requested move 22 November 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Larry Gatlin#Requested move 22 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Raladic (talk) 18:20, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Emma Dumont#Requested move 7 December 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Emma Dumont#Requested move 7 December 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. LIrala (talk) 05:56, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:The New Six#Requested move 8 December 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:The New Six#Requested move 8 December 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 𝙹𝚒𝚢𝚊𝚗 忌炎 (𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔) 21:52, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Iron Maiden regarding band member status

There is currently an ongoing discussion at Talk:Iron Maiden regarding the status of a band member who had retired from touring. Some opinions would be helpful for this discussion which can be located at Talk:Iron Maiden#Recent edit warring regarding band membership. Thanks. HorrorLover555 (talk) 18:08, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Capital Cities (band)#Requested move 25 November 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Capital Cities (band)#Requested move 25 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 02:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal Collaboration of Bini

Hi everyone!

I'd like to propose a collaboration to enchance coverage of Bini, a rising Filipino girl group that has been gaining significant attention both locally and internationally like the song Cherry on Top. Bini's impact on the music industry, particularly as part of growing P-pop and OPM songs, makes them a notable group worth documenting thoroughly.

We can collaborate on:

Expanding Bini main article with well-research and up to date content from reliable sources.

Improving structure sections such as their discography, achievements (or accolades), media appearances and collaboration on other music artists (e.g: Dilaw (Yellow) by Maki, Bini member Maloi featured on music video.)
Adding or refining content on their cultural influence, milestones, and contributions on P-pop.

This collaboration aligns with the goals by ensuring comprehensive and well structured coverage of notable musicians. And if this will highly active, it can be split into a WikiProject. I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or suggestions! Please let me know if you'd like to join this effort. Royiswariii Talk! 12:43, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support 😊 Bloomagiliw (talk) 13:38, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Hugh Jackman

There's a discussion at Talk:Hugh Jackman#Singer in the lead revisited about whether or not to include singer in the lead of Hugh Jackman's page. I thought that people here might want to participate in it. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 03:18, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Ryan T. Murphy for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Ryan T. Murphy is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryan T. Murphy until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

BlunanNation (talk) 14:53, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed splitting of Magdalena Bay (duo)

There is a discussion at Talk:Magdalena Bay (duo)#Split article to Magdalena Bay discography that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ ^{(CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST)} 23:23, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Beast In Black regarding nationality

There is currently a discussion at Talk:Beast In Black currently ongoing regarding the band's nationality, and could use some opinions to see if a consensus can be reached. The topic is Talk:Beast In Black#Finnish?. Thanks. HorrorLover555 (talk) 15:29, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Fontaine (singer)

The article Fontaine (singer) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Unreferenced and unimproved for 14 years. I can't find any reliable sources under Fontaine, her full birth name, or Saint Joan. Badly fails WP:MUSICBIO.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Bearian (talk) 03:27, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Leib Ostrow

Is this producer really notable? Bearian (talk) 04:10, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article has references which are clearly reliable, but they're not inline. There's potential, but the article is a trainwreck. I haven't actually looked at the references, but this much content without a single inline citation usually is a sign of copyright violation, in which case we'd have to nuke it. mftp dan ^oops 15:07, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Deftones

Hey! If anyone reading this is familiar with this band's sound, the genre of this band has been a somewhat perennial problem, though less so in recent years. I am inviting all interested parties to partake in a talk page discussion regarding a good-faith proposal to make a change to the genre parameter, rather than one editor acting unilaterally. Deftones is too complicated for such boldness. Thanks, mftp dan ^oops 15:11, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Maloi (singer)#Requested move 27 January 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Maloi (singer)#Requested move 27 January 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ROY is WAR Talk! 01:07, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question of Joining

Hi guys and members of "WikiProject Musicians"!

I'm literally new to Wikipedia as a whole and stumbled across this seemingly cool group. I'm interested in joining this group however have no idea where to join? I've been brought to the Talkpage here through the various links on the main page and hopefully this is the place where I ask to join??

If this isn't and this message can be seen by everyone: So sorry to disturb you guys and coming across like an idiot 😅😅 but could you explain where I can join?? Thanks a lot and cheers! 👍 DobbyDaHouseElf (talk) 22:36, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Bini (group)#Requested move 29 January 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Bini (group)#Requested move 29 January 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ROY is WAR Talk! 02:48, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:NewJeans#Requested move 7 February 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:NewJeans#Requested move 7 February 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ROY is WAR Talk! 02:24, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Sabaton (band) regarding statement

There is currently a discussion at Talk:Sabaton (band) currently ongoing regarding a statement from the musical style section, and could use some opinions from members of this WikiProject to see if a consensus can be reached. The topic is Talk:Sabaton (band)#"Big Four Power Metal bands" statement. Thanks. HorrorLover555 (talk) 18:21, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Joseph Abaco#Requested move 9 February 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Joseph Abaco#Requested move 9 February 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 12:33, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Earl Grant#Requested move 13 February 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Earl Grant#Requested move 13 February 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 09:51, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Concerts

There is currently a discussion ongoing at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Concerts regarding the usage of festivals for tour date tables, which may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Any input would be appreciated. The discussion is called Music festivals in Venue column on tour date table, or in Explanatory footnotes?. Thanks. HorrorLover555 (talk) 16:15, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Talk:Robin Williams § Including Zachary and Cody, Electric Boogaloo

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Robin Williams § Including Zachary and Cody, Electric Boogaloo, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Beyoncé/2

Participants of this WikiProject might be interested in adding comments to the above reassessment. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 01:54, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Talk:Illumishade

There is currently an ongoing discussion at Talk:Illumishade regarding the genre that the band perform. Some input from this WikiProject would be appreciated. The discussion is called Genres. Thanks. HorrorLover555 (talk) 17:17, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Talk:Phil Spector

There's a discussion on how we should format the the first paragraph on the lead section of the Phil Spector article, which can be found at Talk:Phil Spector#"Convicted murderer" in lead section. Feedback from project members would be appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 09:43, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

removing a redirect

I want to start a page for a musical artist under that artist's name, but it currently redirects to a band's page that happens to have that musicians name as part of the band they were in. Now, that artist has enough to warrant their own page under that artist's own name as a solo artist. How do you manage this? Ravin9976 (talk) 20:22, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Issue with citation at The Magic Band

There's a quote from John "Drumbo" French in The Magic Band article about how difficult it was to work with Captain Beefheart/Van Vliet. The issue is that the reference, as stated, fails verification. At the very least there are no page numbers that high (815-816) in the Mike Barnes book Captain Beefheart. The quote has been promulgated throughout the internet and I suppose it must exist so I am hoping someone in this WikiProject has access to the book and can find the quote on whatever page it might be on. I have tried my best to at least find some aspect of the quote in the Barnes book online but have come up empty.
Here are all the particulars:

Captain Beefheart by Mike Barnes, published by Omnibus Press in 2011. 410 pages.

Quote:

"If Van Vliet built a house like he wrote music, the methodology would go something like this ... The house is sketched on the back of a Denny's placemat in such an odd fashion that when he presents it to the contractor without plans or research, the contractor says "This structure is going to be hard to build, it's going to be tough to make it safe and stable because it is so unique in design." Van Vliet then yells at the contractor and intimidates him into doing the job anyway. The contractor builds the home, figuring out all the intricacies involved in structural integrity himself because whenever he approaches Van Vliet, he finds that he seems completely unable to comprehend technical problems and just yells, "Quit asking me about this stuff and build the damned house."...When the house is finished no one gets paid, and Van Vliet has a housewarming party, invites none of the builders and tells the guests he built the whole thing himself."

I did find a 2020 blog post that had the quote in full - from A&M Records-Alan & Margaret Ashworth "Well Done Beefheart" - but the only source they gave was "John ‘Drumbo’ French, who told an interviewer". Thanks in advance for any help. = Shearonink (talk) 01:50, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]