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Jean-Michel Jarre's somewhat well know albumEquinoxe has be been mistitled here for over a decade, with its article having a history of misguided and disruptive moves back and forth, to and from a title with and without a diacritic over theE.

Please take a look atTalk:Équinoxe § Requested move 17 August 2025.Fred Gandt ·talk ·contribs17:52, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 DoneFred Gandt ·talk ·contribs16:21, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nippon Budokan is a martial-arts venue that gets used for all kinds of other stuff, including music, to raise funds when there's nothing martial-arty going on.

The article currently has a quite horrible list of musical acts that have performed there, with an ignored criteria of being for released recordings. I have suggested splitting this list out and away, were the criteria can be more controlled and encompassing than for this embedded mess. Please share your thoughts there:Talk:Nippon Budokan § Proposal to split list of recordings of live music performances to its own article.

Another concern regarding the subject of the same article is regarding what appears to be an urban myth that musical artists need to be invited to perform there, with suggestions even that some committee is involved. This, judging by official and other reliable sources, is patent nonsense, and the gigs are arranged like most others, by promoters and their like. I have tracked a few half decent sources that reciprocate the idea of appearances at the Budokan being by invitation, adding fuel to the complete trash-fire of social media sites like Reddit, Facebook, blogs and fan sites churning this myth out like it's gospel.

If the notion was only in obviously non-RS, I'd ignore it and watch some more X-Files, but,Far Out (magazine) stating "the Beatles were invited to perform at the city’s Nippon Budokan venue" appears to possibly be an interpretation ofJapan Times (and likely others) quoting Paul McCartney saying "all [the Beatles are] doing is coming here and singing because we've been asked to" in response to the mixed reception. These were likely picked up by bloggers of some repute like inthis Homicidols post stating "the Beatles said [...] they went there because they were invited to play, not to offend anyone."

Another apparentlyquite prominent blog (or something) runs with it, stating "when it was announced that the Beatles were to perform at Budokan, it was akin to inviting foreigners to play the devil's music in a holy shrine". There's a common theme that the Budokan isoooh special and playing there is an honour.China Culture also talks about invitation and "the prestigious Budokan" in the same sentence: "Cui Jian is invited to Japan again and plays at the prestigious Budokan Theater in Tokyo".

Another source that suggests some kind of invitation is required, if the reader is inclined to think that way, isa US Army band video in which it is stated that the band is invited time and time again to perform at the Budokan, but they are actually invited by the military band event organizers.

These examples of misunderstanding and paraphrasing can evolve into further misunderstanding and eventually into an apparently quite prevalent belief on the social web, likethis on Reddit andthis on Facebook. Folk out there in the real world seem starstruck and confused, or the official documentation is a front and you actually have to sacrifice your first born to play there.

The question is, should we or can we address this, without flushing policy, particularly OR, down the toilet?Fred Gandt ·talk ·contribs23:30, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Clint Black has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to thereassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article.Ten Pound Hammer •^{(What did I screw up now?)}14:22, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion about a possible hoax on Wikipedia is ongoing atWikipedia talk:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia#Eric "Nealante" Phillips. Input, especially from someone with knowledge about the music industry, would be welcome!Renerpho (talk)10:32, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concerning disagreement in exhaustive coverage of "did x and y", especially regarding "other contributions". There's no doubt that Sexsmith was present or did one thing or another, but is itWP:DUE to rattle off, or even include in a table format about every conceivable documented instance of his contribution?

Please consider commenting at:Talk:Ron_SexsmithGraywalls (talk)17:13, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is an ongoing discussion atTalk:Hindutva pop#Nazi music. I am requesting input from interested editors.EarthDude (wannatalk?)05:05, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to understand acceptable sources for chart content. Please comment at the above discussion if you have an opinion or expertise.-TonyTheTiger(T /C /WP:FOUR /WP:CHICAGO /WP:WAWARD)23:49, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just spent a lot of time cleaning upAvery Friedman; she's an artist that has released one album on a independent label, she's probably borderline to keep, album reviews probably count as routine. I've removed a lot of the obvious things like playlists, x.com links, blogs, etc - but unsure on a lot of the rest, I'd personally remove 50% of what's left but would like additional eyes. The articleAudio Antihero is just as bad, and when you start clicking on their acts, all those articles have the same problems. Would like additional eyes on those articles as well:Frog,Nosferatu D2,Cloud,Magana, andCIAO MALZ.Denaar (talk)12:56, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I checked through Frog. There's a lot of junk to sort through, and a lot of cleanup necessary to make it look decent, but there were a few sources from Pitchfork and Stereogum that probably would barely eke out a "keep" outcome atWP:AFD.Sergecross73msg me13:15, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There's a deletion discussion that may interest memebers of this WikiProject:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greg Hayes (audio engineer)Brucemyboy1212 (talk)15:45, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In the future, please use more neutral messaging when notifying editors about discussions. It is otherwise considered campaigning, which is a form of canvassing (seeWikipedia:Canvassing#Inappropriate_notification).Life of Tau16:41, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've revised - thanks for the feedback.Brucemyboy1212 (talk)17:22, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

H allI’m a new editor working on the Barbara Gogan article—she was the lead of The Passions. The article is currently under deletion discussion (AfD), and I’m hoping to improve it with reliable sources and better coverage.If anyone has advice on how to strengthen the article or knows strong sources I could use, I would really appreciate it. This has been a fun project so far, and I’m learning a lot!Thanks so much for any guidance or any assistance with improvements, if you are so inclined.Best, AdrianAdrian.stewart.music (talk)16:35, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I’ve compiled additional sources below on post-punk and electronic musicianBarbara Gogan. Feedback or assistance verifying or expanding the content by any noninvolved editors would be very welcome. I aim to expand and improve the article.Thank you for any guidance or assistance you can provide!

— Adrian

Newly identified possible key sources:

• Women Make Noise: Girl Bands from Motown to the Modern, Julia Downes et al., 2015
• Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986–2014, Greil Marcus, 2015, p. 504
• Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982, George Gimarc, 1997, p. 36
• Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth, Cathi Unsworth, 2024
• The England’s Dreaming Tapes, Jon Savage, 2010, p. 736

Newly identified possible additional sources for reference:

• New Women in Rock, Liz Thomson, 1982, p. 46
• Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women in Pop, Sue Steward & Sheryl Garratt, 1984
• The Trouser Press Record Guide, Ira Robbins, 1991, p. 492
• Billboard, 4 Oct 1997, p. 30
• The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music, Colin Larkin, 2003, p. 377
• The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Colin Larkin, 1992 & 1995
• Complete UK Hit Albums 1956–2005, Graham Betts, 2005, p. 309
• Collins Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2004, Graham Betts, 2004, p. 586
• The Peel Sessions, Ken Garner, 2010
• BBC Music Magazine, Vol. 6, 1998, p. 62
• The Wire, Vols. 173–178, 1998, p. 33
• The Nation, Vol. 238, 1984, p. 697
• Enciclopedia rock anni ’80, Riccardo Bertoncelli, 1989, p. 529
• The Literature of Rock II, 1979–1983, Frank W. Hoffmann, B. Lee Cooper & Lee Ann Hoffmann, 1986
• The Great British Mistake: Post Punk Fanzines: 1979–84, Tom Vague, 2017

Adrian.stewart.music (talk)18:39, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So, a lot of these look like reliable sources, so that's a good start. But usually in AFD/merge debates, people will want to see that it was "significant coverage". If it's just a passing mention, like a name drop in a single sentence, then it probably won't be helpful. But if you can show that it was something more extensive - an entire article focused around the subject, or maybe they received a few paragraphs or a page worth of content about them in a magazine article or something - that's helpful towards keeping the article.Sergecross73msg me19:22, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for this guidance! I will tackle digging through these today for substantial coverage. Much appreciated!Adrian.stewart.music (talk)19:30, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There was acontroversial between album (or song) articles, and I saw both who regard a singer as an author of music streaming services and who don't. I'm the latter case, but let me know others' opinions more in here.Camilasdandelions (talk!)01:42, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. An editor has capitalized the "The" mid-sentence in all mentions of a band called the Passions (or The Passions) in an article. I don't think this is important; anyway, she reverted some of my edits (including a revert I made with a long edit summary explaining my revert:[1]) and she cited Wikipedia's manual of style as justification (here:Talk:Barbara Gogan#Update 17 September 2025, and also in that article's edit summaries). Pinging this editor:User:Adrian.stewart.music. Is she right on this? (Again, I don't think this is important, but anyway I decided to ask here).AwerDiWeGo (talk)19:13, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Whoever citedWP:THEBAND would be correct here as long as we're talking about the use of the band's name in prose and not at the beginning of the sentence.Sergecross73msg me19:20, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pleaseexpress yourself atTemplate talk:Infobox musical artist § An "awards" parameter, like in Infobox person?Fred Gandt ·talk ·contribs23:25, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 DoneFred Gandt ·talk ·contribs01:26, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I've created adraft, initially as an experiment, on the music program GXSCC. This program is not covered by mainstream outlets, but is instead covered quite extensively in academic papers, magazines and in substantial primary documentation from multiple places. As this software also comes under video games, I have already hada discussion with an editor who is active in that part of the project. The main issues highlighted were whether this program is independently notable and whether the coverage that does exist is enough. I have edited long enough now that I don't feel the need to use AfC anymore, despite it being excellent. I would appreciate any feedback from editors active in specifically music software, thanks!I am actually qualified specifically in music technology (BA level). Wikipedia is quite different however, so I felt it best to get some second opinions before going ahead with a move to mainspace.11WB (talk)12:17, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all,I’ve just published a musician article and would appreciate a review. The article includes reliable sources and aims to establish notability according to Wikipedia standards. Any confirmation or feedback would be greatly appreciated.--Blueskyeditor333 (talk)17:51, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Blueskyeditor333! I would recommend providing a link to the article!11WB (talk)04:18, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @11WB,

Thanks for the recommendation! The article is here:Draft:Colin Stauber

I’d really appreciate a review or confirmation that it meets guidelines.

--Blueskyeditor333 (talk)16:44, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi everyone,

I am a new editor on Wikipedia and am currently working on an article about Annie Minogue, a female singer/songwriter from America, who fronts the Annie Minogue Band. I have previously had my article about the AMB deleted, due to lack of sources and notability, and was advised by another editor to try create an article on Annie Minogue herself for now, which I have done - but it has now been moved into draftspace due to lack of notable sources, and seen as promotional content.

I would love some help improving it. Could anyone take a look and share feedback on references, tone, or structure? OR make edits directly to the draft. Here’s the draft:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Annie_Minogue

Thanks so much for your time and any suggestions!Van1985 (talk)07:04, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi everyone, there is an ongoing discussion atTalk:Lady Gaga regarding the reported attendance ofLady Gaga's free Rio concert at Copacabana Beach. Some reliable sources (CNN,Guardian, etc.) cite "2.1–2.2M" from City Hall, while others (Pollstar,Billboard,Variety,Rolling Stone, etc.) report "2.5M" based on organizers (Live Nation). We're trying to decide the best way to represent this in the article.Additional input from editors familiar with music coverage would be appreciated.CHr0m4tiko0 (talk)13:44, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all,

I’ve drafted a new article about a music artist and would be grateful for a review. The draft is here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Colin_Stauber

It includes reliable sources and aims to meet Wikipedia’s notability standards. Any feedback or confirmation would be greatly appreciated!Blueskyeditor333 (talk)00:14, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This article has been edited by a very large number of new accounts in the past few months. These accounts get created and soon after make somewhere between four and 20 edits, one of which is a (usually minor) edit to this article. It's not really aproblem, per se; I've just never seen such a strange editing pattern before. Does anyone have a hypothesis as to what's going on?Chubbles (talk)07:58, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello all,

I am interested in starting my own WikiProject community for Las Vegas' very ownthe Killers. The main focus of the project would be to either improve or make articles about songs, albums or tours related to the Killers in any magnitude (The Killers,Brandon Flowers,Big Talk,Mark Stoermer,Keuning, etc). I've already madeseven articles on Killers' related things, and I'm already planning at least15 more. I would definitely be founder, leader, and most active of the Project, but I was wondering what would constitute this being made/how many people would I need to keep it afloat?

Thanks,SassafrassAlabass (talk)04:37, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would love to work on the subject, but I don't think a new WikiProject is really needed for those kinds of collaborations.★Trekker (talk)09:10, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Cappella (band) (edit |talk |history |links |watch |logs)

This article has become the target of edit-warring by two brand new accounts trading claims over the musical group's membership, and which people contributed to which recordings, with one of the users claiming that they are removing libellous information. I would check the sources to verify but the claims in question don't seem to have any sources, and the new users also are not providing any. I have semiprotected the page temporarily but this is not a subject I'm familiar with; users interested in this project or who know more about this group may be interested in helping to mediate the dispute. Courtesy pingÚíqíípédê andJennylovesmusic. Thanks.Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits)19:22, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Neither editor has seemingly tried to do anything since the page was protected, so unless the issue comes back upon unprotecting it seems to have calmed down now.★Trekker (talk)09:15, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I’ve done nothing but revert some of Jennylovesmusic’s edits, which I saw as vandalism. I especially reverted edits which simply removed content. See for instancethis edit of mine which revertsthis edit of theirs.Úíqíípédê (talk)15:41, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, there's an anonymous user who's been changing genres around in 11 and counting music articles,45.236.87.85 (talk ·contribs), the last of which involved deleting references. I leave it here for editors who know more about music than I do.smallest red boy^he/she/it (talk •contribs)05:26, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Sorry for what is likely a noob question. I often correct articles translated from Japanese, and a lot of them have very long lists of every single performance and TV appearance a band has ever made (seeThe Hoopers) as this is rather normal in ja Wikipedia. Is this something that should exist in English Wikipedia?

In short, I'd like to know if it would be preferable to simply delete these or if I should indeed correct them as well.Erynamrod (talk)14:10, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Erynamrod: Generally English Wikipedia prefers prose over lists, and listing every single performance is not something I've seen done. So removing it probably would be in line.★Trekker (talk)00:19, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. That's the feeling I had, just wanted a second opinion before deleting a lot of content.Erynamrod (talk)08:06, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]