Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kota Banks

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The result was keep. After the article was expanded, no further opinions to delete it were offered. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 18:15, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kota Banks

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Not seeing much in the references or in a preliminary search that meets WP:MUSICBIO, my guess is that the reviewer felt it met #11 "Has been placed in rotation nationally by a major radio or music television network.", but I couldn't find much evidence of that other than the author's claim. Drewmutt (^ᴥ^) talk 17:06, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 17:19, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 17:19, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 17:19, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Hello:) It states here she has had frequent high rotation on radio. https://newworldartists.net/kota-banks/. She also meets 5; Signing to a notable record label in Australia.

@Jonnycraig888: The reference you linked to is not a reliable media outlet. According to their "about us" page.. New World Artists is an independent booking agency exclusively representing Artists for live performances and concert touring throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific.. As to your second point, I don't see any indication that "NLV Records" is a "notable record label", feel free to provide evidence to the contrary, always happy to be wrong. Drewmutt (^ᴥ^) talk 16:22, 6 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment No worries. NLV records is under Nina Las Vegas's label. She is one of Australia's biggest Female Dj's and is a prominent dance music figure. She is also signed to Capitol Records which is very much a major label. http://www.capitolrecords.com/artist/kota-banks/ Here a websites confirming radio play: https://airit.org.au/Kota-Banks-Fiorentina-Italian-Version.html http://2rrr.org.au/music/ Music Archives - Fresh 92.7 fresh927.com.au/category/music/ Kota Banks is one of the most exciting figures in Aussie music at the moment. Carving ... Here's a round-up of the latest tracks we've added to our daily rotation. https://www.unifiedmusicgroup.com/kota-banks-shares-new-single-video-zoom/ https://jplay.com.au/artist-profile/19656/ https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1182/radioactive/ (Jonnycraig888 (talk) 00:33, 7 August 2018 (UTC))[reply]

Struck sock. duffbeerforme (talk) 13:48, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Passes Notability. AntiNom (talk) 13:16, 6 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mind elaborating on that view? Drewmutt (^ᴥ^) talk 16:22, 6 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Not notable. Doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:MUSICBIO. No significant coverage from independent reliable sources. Never appeared on a notable music chart, or received significant critical attention. — Newslinger talk 00:52, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- It meets 11 on WP:MUSICBIO and there are many reliable sources (49.195.192.172 (talk) 01:12, 7 August 2018 (UTC))[reply]
  - I'm trying to confirm this. I'll update a vote when I complete the search. — Newslinger talk 01:46, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    - Keep. Confirmed rotation on Triple J here. Apparently, this is the official site of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. — Newslinger talk 01:54, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
      - Thank you so much for your help (49.195.192.172 (talk) 01:58, 7 August 2018 (UTC))[reply]
        No problem, thanks for the correction. — Newslinger talk 02:03, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
        No User:Newslinger, that page does NOT confirm rotation, it only show one individual play. duffbeerforme (talk) 21:53, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
        I'm having a hard time finding reliable sources for Australian airplay. The artist's JPlay profile shows airplay, but I don't know if JPlay is reliable, since it doesn't appear to be owned by Triple J. Is there a publicly accessible reliable source for this kind of information? — Newslinger talk 08:27, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I've added content and refs. The artist passes WP:MUSICBIO#1 and #11.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 06:10, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You're amazing! Thankyou (49.195.192.172 (talk) 06:20, 8 August 2018 (UTC))[reply]

Comment on the claim of rotation. The only source supporting this is a record company source and we all no they happily exaggerate for publicity, so not good enough. JPlay, whilst not a reliable source, does show that the last two plays of the song claimed as on rotation were over two weeks apart. That is a long way from rotation. duffbeerforme (talk) 12:04, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- JPlay is not an easy site to navigate (since it harasses you to sign in), but I've found the airplay history for "Child" (16 plays), "Holiday" (41 plays), and "Zoom" (76 plays). Although JPlay itself isn't reliable, these airplay logs can be confirmed by going to Triple J's site and searching through the historical playlists of the radio shows that include them (an arduous task). I'm just going to list 3 recent plays of the artist's songs, which should establish that her music has been placed in rotation nationally:
  - Aug 5: "Zoom" on Breakfast
  - Aug 4: "Fioentina" on Mornings
  - Aug 4: "Child" on The Kick On
In the "Recently Played" section, search for the date to get the show's playlist for that date. For some reason, the playlists on the Triple J site don't line up with the JPlay site. (I'm not going to draw any conclusions about the reliability of JPlay, since neither site is designed very well.) However, it looks like Kota Banks does pass WP:MUSICBIO #11. — Newslinger talk 15:10, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: I've found another ref, Amnplify, which states "Banks' recent releases 'Fiorentina' and 'Zoom', the latter a confident and flirtatious pop banger that has achieved full rotation on triple j following its Good Nights premiere in March this year." Hopefully this, with Newslinger's work, will suffice.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 23:56, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  Unfortunately that doesn't do it for me. Amnplify is quite obviously a promotional portal, even according to themselves: "(in about us) The Australian Musician Network (www.amnplify.com.au) is one of Australia’s leading music content websites that provides promotional services to musicians, bands, events, and music festivals around the country and artists worldwide". I'll grant that the concept of "rotation" is less than concrete, but I think the argument they were played 3 times in two days doesn't meet WP:SUSTAINED, which seems what #11 is trying to convey. The fact so much digging is required to even find the few times they were played may be somewhat indicative of the broader notability issue. Drewmutt (^ᴥ^) talk 16:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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