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Hello, can anybody help me add https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Jolyon_Petch to this group?

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ainamera22 (talk • contribs) 01:26, July 17, 2021 (UTC)

I'm not a music specialist but have ended up fretting about the sourcing of Lithuanian folk music, created in 2018 with just the one reference "Cronshaw, pgs. 22 – 23", which has still been its only ref until I added another today. The article was created by a now-indef-blocked editor. It looks as if the source might refer to the single "Reference" in Music of Lithuania, "Cronshaw, Andrew (2000). "Singing Revolutions". In Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; McConnachie, James; Duane, Orla (eds.). World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. London: Rough Guides. pp. 16–24. ISBN 1-85828-636-0.", which was there in 2018 and is there today (along with plenty of other references under "Notes"), but that ISBN now seems to belong to Rough Guide to World Music vol2, which doesn't cover Europe, and pages 16-24 of which are about Australia. Has anyone got a copy of Rough Guide to World Music vol1, and could check whether the ref actually makes sense as 16-24 of that, and how much of this article it actually sources? If so, please clarify the ref appropriately. Thanks.

There I was, working through a list of women archaeologists checking that they had all necessary incoming redirects or surname list entries, for WP:WIR-301, but Jehane Ragai led me down this rabbit-hole into trying to disentangle what we knew about "ragai" as a musical instrument (or instruments?). The answer was "nothing except its existence", and the same, as far as I can see, in Lithuanian Wiki, but I found a source which did actually have a paragraph about Ragai and similar amounts about other wind instruments, so I added it, with a quote, at the top of the section Lithuanian folk music#Instruments. (And meanwhile, boxes from a house move 6 months ago remain un-unpacked.) PamD 17:10, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, the third edition of The Rough Guide to World Music: Europe, Asia, Pacific is available through the Internet Archive, it talks about Lithuanian folk music, but the pages are 27–29 (need a free account to access). AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 17:52, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has requested that Coachella (festival) be moved to another page, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. InfiniteNexus (talk) 18:49, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a request for comment on the reliability of entertainment coverage of the New York Post and its sub-publications Decider and Page Six. If you are interested, please participate at WP:RSN § RfC: Entertainment coverage of the New York Post (including Decider and Page Six). — Newslinger talk 22:02, 16 March 2024 (UTC) Edited to add Page Six — Newslinger talk 03:26, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, WikiProject members,

I was reviewing expiring drafts (CSD G13s) and came across this one for a musical instrument I had never heard of and of which the English Wikipedia has no coverage. The draft creator supplied some sources that look promising and so I postponed its deletion. I think, at the least, there is a stub article here. I went to Wikipedia:WikiProject Musical Instruments to see if anyone would like to work on this draft but that WikiProject looks dormant so I came here, hoping that an editor experienced in content creation might take it on as a project. Thanks for any assistance you can supply. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:02, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I just published it, instrument seems to clearly be notable. Mach61 18:09, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Report a discussion ongoing about the correct title for the album: Talk:Les cinq saisons. Tenebra Blu (talk) 15:53, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Said discussion is here. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 16:41, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can we illustrate the music genre articles with tracks we have generated using Udio? In other words, is the licence for the tracks generated on the Udio platform allows to share, modify and sell the tracks? I have read the terms of service but it's not clear. Ftiercel (talk) 17:26, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My immediate instinct is to say no given the potential copyright hell that AI generation represents and just how cautious Wikipedia is about use of copyrighted/non-free material. I'm sure there have been larger discussions on this matter elsewhere on the site which could give more insight, but I imagine at least some part of the conclusion there would be that it's not worth the risk of COPYVIO. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 17:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with QuietHere – if neither of you are certain about the legal implications, and presumably very few people are right now, then it's best to steer clear of all this. In addition, I can imagine that it would result in the same kind of genre wars that we already have on Wikipedia... someone deciding that somebody else's creation is not an accurate representation of a genre, and editors competing to upload the most "authentic" version of a genre. Richard3120 (talk) 18:10, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty much my thoughts too. Beyond the WP:COPYVIO concerns, there's the classic "just because we could doesn't mean we should" argument Richard touches on - I scrolled through the first 50-100 images and didn't see anything remotely useful for image illustration on Wikipedia beyond something you'd use an example on the AI article itself. It's mostly bizarre and flawed images. Sergecross73 msg me 18:33, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Udio is not an image generator (except incidentally); it is a music generator. The question is about using it to generate samples of music. BD2412 T 20:00, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see. I saw "illustrate" in their comment, clicked on the link, and saw a ton of images, and apparently jumped to the wrong conclusion. Thanks for clarifying. I still largely agree with Richard and QuietHere though. Sergecross73 msg me 20:08, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did understand that the original question was about music samples, and that's why my statement stands – it basically depends on an editor's subjective view of what a genre sounds like, and is subject to argument from other editors... quite apart from the legal ramifications, it just sounds like OR to me. Richard3120 (talk) 23:13, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

After digesting WP:AI and WP:RSP I'd say absolutely not. Jon (talk) 20:34, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your answers, it's clear for Wikipedia. Now for my personal information and use, is Udio licence CC-SA-BY compatible? Ftiercel (talk) 04:30, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I have moved this second question in the discussion of the article to complete it. Ftiercel (talk) 17:04, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello everyone! I don't know if this is the right page, but I just wanted to let you know that I've created a draft for Rachel Chinouriri's debut album, which is set to be released next Friday.

Whether you want to make corrections or add some more information, any kind of help is appreciated! Oltrepier (talk) 08:21, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is already ready for mainspace. I would fill in or remove the empty sections first (probably easier to remove since other than personnel, most of that info probably isn't available yet), but otherwise I think notability is shown clearly here. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 08:37, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@QuietHere: Thank you for giving this a double-check! Actually, what if we just hid those sections, so they'll be ready to get filled up once the reviews and the rest of the data are live? Oltrepier (talk) 08:57, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I'm still pretty bad at uploading images, so I'll be very grateful to anyone who can upload the cover art... : D Oltrepier (talk) 08:59, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hiding them should be fine. I don't see why not. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 09:34, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd definitely say it's ready, and clearly notable. Maybe gone a bit overboard with repeated citations, but that's not a major issue, those can be cleared up over time. Richard3120 (talk) 13:47, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just another one chiming in to say it's ready to be published whenever. It's looking pretty good, especially for an artists debut album, when coverage can be harder to come by. Sergecross73 msg me 15:11, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I moved it to mainspace since we have three editors agreeing that it's ready. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 16:08, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, usually up-coming artists don't get a lot of coverage, but I suppose Chinouriri can count both on her recent success and the UK's rich music-centered media landscape... Oltrepier (talk) 17:42, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]