Wikipedia:WikiProject American music
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Shortcut | WP:USMUSIC |
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Categories | WikiProject American music, American music |
Portals | Music United States |
Parent project(s) | Music, United States |
Project banner template | {{WikiProject United States|USMusic=yes}} |
Userbox | {{User WikiProject American music}} |
Has goals? | Yes |
Assessment | WikiProject American music/Assessment |
Welcome to the American music WikiProject on the English Wikipedia! We are a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to music of the United States.
Goals
[edit]- Standardize coverage of American music, songs and musicians.
- Improve lower-quality articles to Good or Featured status.
- Maintain and further improve articles already of high-quality.
Scope
[edit]- This purpose of this project is to standardize the coverage of American music, songs and musicians within Wikipedia. This includes deciding how pages should be formatted, which pages should and should not be created, designing templates, etc. This project is not yet completely defined, so feel free to make suggestions on the talk page.
Guidelines
[edit]- All articles related to American music should follow the notability guideline for music. See WP:Music
- Capitalization should follow the rules of the English Wikipedia, NOT the rules by academic sources. See WP:CAPITALIZATION
Acceptable charts
[edit]The following are acceptable charts and may be used in articles:
- Billboard charts - for albums, sales, singles and certifications only
- RIAA - for certifications only
*These sites do not archive the charts. You must manually archive the charts in order to source them. A website like WebCite is acceptable.
For more information, see WP:GOODCHARTS and WP:USCHARTS
Unacceptable charts
[edit]The following are unacceptable and should not be used in articles:
- Amazon
- ARC Weekly Top 40
- iTunes
- Radio Disney
- Viacom/MTV Networks Countdowns (VH1 VSpot and CMT Top 20 Countdowns)
- World Albums Top 40/World Singles Top 40
For more information, see WP:BADCHARTS
Participants
[edit]If you want to get involved in this project, please add your name with # {{User|YOURUSERNAMEHERE}} ~~~~~ to the Participants list, and to indicate any areas of particular interest in alphabetical order.
Active participants
[edit]- Akihironihongo (talk · contribs)
- rlp17 (talk · contribs) - Music is my passion. Whether it be in a song, a video, sheet music, MIDIs, documentaries, etc. Created the Re:Generation article from scratch (and it was my first), so I think I've got the process down. Am prone to challenging edits (#lol)
- Joseph Prasad (talk · contribs)
- Lindjosh (talk · contribs) 02:45:55, 4 June 2020 (UTC) Music is a big passion of mine.
- ClaudeJTurner (talk · contribs)
There is a userbox available for members of this project. Please feel free to put this on your userpage by adding {{User WikiProject American music}}. Alternatively, if you do not wish to use the userbox, you may add [[Category:WikiProject American music participants|{{PAGENAME}}]] to the end of your user page.
Statistics
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Tagging and Assessment
[edit]Any articles that are within the scope of this project should be tagged with {{WikiProject United States|class=|importance=|USMusic=|USMusic-importance=}}
banner. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to help in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work. They also play a role in the WP:1.0 program, which the WikiProject uses to help automate some of the assessing process.
- The template should be placed on the talk pages of relevant articles to put them under the project's radar. It looks like this:
United States: Music Unassessed | |||||||||||||
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The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject United States}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:American music articles by quality. WP:1.0 also produces a statistics page, and a log of articles assessed.
Open tasks
[edit]Resources
[edit]Tools
[edit]- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
Tips
[edit]?. | Use common sense. Ultimately, assume good faith on the part of others, be bold in editing because perfection is not required. See Wikipedia:Editing policy for more information. Before starting a new article! - Notability is a concern that must be adhered to. See Wikipedia:Notability (music) for more information. |
I. | Use references. This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include a ==References== section listing websites, newspapers, articles, books and other sources you used to write the article. New articles and statements added to existing articles may be deleted if unreferenced or referenced poorly. See Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Cite_sources and Wikipedia:References for more information. |
II. | Use proper spelling and grammar. This is a very important aspect of an article. "We want to learn editors to write proper" There are helpful guidelines in regards to styles. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music) for more information. |
III. | Use footnotes. Take advantage of the footnote ability Wikipedia has, instead of including html links inside the context include them as footnotes. See Wikipedia:Footnotes on how to use them. |
IV. | Write a good lead. Be sure to write a lead that concisely summarizes the entire article into one or two paragraphs, which make sense to someone who may know nothing about the subjects in question. See Wikipedia:Lead section for more information. |
V. | Stay on topic. Many articles are criticized for length; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. See Wikipedia:The perfect article for more information. |
VI. | Keep it simple. Remember that the average reader should be able to comprehend the erudition. Although you should use a broad vocabulary of regular, non-technical terms, do not provide such a quantity of locutions as to impel those who aspire to derive serviceable information from the article to consult a dictionary. |
VII. | Use images if possible. Images enhance articles greatly, but only use them when they are necessary, and ensure that their copyright status has been specified and we are allowed to use it on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Images |
Recognized content
[edit]These of our recognized content for WikiProject American music. Featured content and good articles are what Wikipedia editors believe are some of the best work on Wikipedia. Before being listed here, content must pass the appropriate featured or good article candidacy for accuracy, neutrality, completeness, and style.
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:WikiProject American music articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options. |
Featured articles
[edit]- 1989 (album)
- Aaliyah
- Are You Experienced
- Mariah Carey
- Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)
- Deja Vu (Olivia Rodrigo song)
- Bob Dylan
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album)
- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
- In Utero
- Janet Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- Lady Gaga
- Mantra-Rock Dance
- Megadeth
- Metallica
- Missing My Baby
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- Nirvana (band)
- Pearl Jam
- Katy Perry
- Taylor Swift
- Thriller (album)
- Meghan Trainor
- What'd I Say
- Frank Zappa
Featured lists
[edit]Good articles
[edit]- Anuel AA
- Dianna Agron
- Amor Prohibido (song)
- Lynn Anderson
- Marisa Anderson
- Angel Down (song)
- David Archuleta
- The Art Teacher
- Steve Azar
- Beyoncé
- Big Blood
- Bigger Than the Whole Sky
- Clint Black
- Boogie Chillen'
- Boz Scaggs (album)
- Buenos Amigos
- Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
- Cher
- Chromatica
- Crush 40
- The Day the Music Died
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper
- Donde Quiera Que Estés
- Dreaming of You (Selena album)
- Earth Angel
- Fear of a Black Planet
- Garage rock
- Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
- Hard rock
- Gary Hobbs
- Jan Howard
- Robert Hunter (lyricist)
- I Could Fall in Love
- Imaginos
- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
- Nicky Jam
- Joanne (Lady Gaga song)
- John Wayne (song)
- Kind of Blue
- Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- Noel Lee (executive)
- Live in Cook County Jail
- Demi Lovato
- Lovesick Blues
- Madonna
- Madonnaland
- Maroon 5
- Marvin Gaye (song)
- Marilyn Maye
- Reba McEntire
- Mi Reflejo
- Christina Milian
- Moondog (1969 album)
- Music of the American Civil War
- Nevermind
- Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
- Ones (album)
- Phish
- Natina Reed
- Ricky Martin (1999 album)
- Right Round
- Rock Your Body
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Doug Sahm
- Earl Scruggs
- Murder of Selena
- Selena
- Shadows Fall
- Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)
- Sharissa
- Stardust (1927 song)
- Shelby Starner
- Super Bowl XLVI halftime show
- Art Tatum
- Techno Cumbia
- Pam Tillis
- Tipitina
- Patsy Torres
- Randy Travis
- Max Weinberg
- Gillian Welch
- What You Know Bout Love
- Chely Wright
- Dwight Yoakam
- You Make Me Wanna...
Did you know? articles
[edit]- The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2
- Dianna Agron
- Marisa Anderson
- Another Round (group)
- Apple Music
- Are You Experienced
- Jeremy Ayers
- Ballad for Americans
- Ronald Barnes (carillonist)
- Floy Little Bartlett
- Yella Beezy
- Black Strap Molasses
- Boogie Chillen'
- Alice Brock
- Buenos Amigos
- Erica Campbell
- Brad Carter
- Richie Castellano
- Castle Recording Laboratory
- Claire Rousay
- The Clingers
- Miles Copeland Jr.
- Cecil Cowles
- Sarah Mundell Crane
- Crush 40
- Cuco (musician)
- William Orcutt Cushing
- Deja Vu (Olivia Rodrigo song)
- The Dixie Nightingales
- Donde Quiera Que Estés
- Dreaming of You (Selena album)
- Marguerite Dunlap
- Doriot Anthony Dwyer
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album)
- Heather Engebretson
- Eula Morgan
- Anna Fitziu
- Four for McGovern
- From Dixie with Love
- Garage rock
- Catherine Gayer
- Julia Gerity
- Sarah Gibson (composer)
- God Save the South
- Lotti Golden
- Lou Gramm
- The Greencards
- Hapa haole music
- Harlettes
- Sara Hershkowitz
- David Hochstein
- Jennifer Holloway
- Robert Hunter (lyricist)
- I'm a Good Ol' Rebel
- Lupita Infante
- Helen Jepson
- Maggie Jones (blues musician)
- Sissieretta Jones
- Klesie Kelly
- David Kushner (singer-songwriter)
- Lady Gaga on Twitter
- Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- Nikki Lane
- Let's Get Loud
- Margot Leverett
- Sarah Charles Lewis
- Life Is Good (song)
- Martha Lipton
- Lovesick Blues
- Mantra-Rock Dance
- Jimmy McHugh
- The McLain Family Band
- Roger McMurrin
- Megadeth
- Miguel (singer)
- Military Intelligence Corps Band
- Mirrors (Justin Timberlake song)
- Missing My Baby
- Moondog (1969 album)
- Music of the American Civil War
- Nirvana (band)
- Obsessed (Addison Rae song)
- Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
- Ones (album)
- The Osmonds
- Lorena Peril
- Katy Perry
- Psalm 148 (Bernstein)
- Reasons (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
- Revolt (TV network)
- Naya Rivera
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Doug Sahm
- Hank Sanicola
- Irene Scruggs
- Murder of Selena
- Selena
- Mat and Savanna Shaw
- The Song of Iowa
- Sound Effects Choir
- The Squirrels
- Star-Spangled Women for McGovern–Shriver
- Stardust (1927 song)
- Stayin' Alive
- Stop the Music (album)
- Suit & Tie
- Taylor Swift
- Take Back the Night (song)
- Techno Cumbia
- Daniel Thrasher
- Tipitina
- Together for McGovern
- Patsy Torres
- Meghan Trainor
- Randy Travis
- Bessie Tucker
- The U.S. Air Force (song)
- Unique Recording Studios
- 2008 Universal Studios fire
- The Unplugged Collection, Volume One
- Olivia Ward
- Christine Weidinger
- Gillian Welch
- West Virginia Music Hall of Fame
- John Buck Wilkin
- Anna Mae Winburn
- You Make Me Wanna...
- Marie Grice Young
- Edward M. Zimmerman
Good article nominees
[edit]Former featured articles
[edit]Former good articles
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Announcements
[edit]Articles for deletion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Indi Script Records (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Graywalls (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
Good article nominees
- 13 Oct 2024 – Marching Through Georgia (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DannyRogers800 (t · c); start discussion
- 12 Sep 2024 – People...Hold On (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Reppop (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Aug 2024 – Horses (album) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Holiday56 (t · c); start discussion
- 15 Mar 2024 – Pete Astudillo (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by AJona1992 (t · c); start discussion
Featured article reviews
- 17 Feb 2024 – Mariah Carey (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by ScarletViolet (t · c); see discussion