Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2013 in American music


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) -— Isarra ༆ 04:21, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

2013 in American music

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WP:CRYSTALBALL- the article serves mainly as a list of albums that, for the most part, aren't even named yet and have no guarantee of existing. Ducknish (talk) 21:35, 16 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep I know there's only four months left before 2013 begins, but many artists are already confirming albums to be released that year. Mr. Metal Head (talk) 21:41, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete This thing is TBA City right now; at best WP:CRYSTAL, at worst, also has WP:MADEUP material (yes, it has sourcing, but mainly of the promotional "This band is now in the studio for their maybe coming out soon album" type writing); also oddly bent towards solely rock and metal acts, you'd think there would be a couple pop and rap acts here and there. A couple months of patience before a recreation of the article won't hurt in the meantime.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 21:43, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Some articles by year (like 2013) get created. I remember seeing a music article for 2012 last year (2011). 76.191.214.150 (talk) 21:51, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:47, 16 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep even though there are too many albums listed as "TBA". One of the biggest fans of The Offspring (what's up?) 03:12, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep 2013 is only months away. Remove any entries from the page that don't have a source.  Lugnuts  And the horse 06:40, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * In case more releases are announced, keep. 205.155.154.172 (talk) 19:54, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete or HEAVY re-work - The fact is that most of these sources just state they're recording a new album and people "assume" it will be in 2013. So either delete the entire page or remove ALL information that does not specifically state that an album is coming out in 2013. SE   KinG . User page.  Talk. 22:20, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - per WP:CRYSTAL. There's nothing encyclopedic that can be written about this topic at this time. Wikipedia is not a collection of unverifiable speculation. Wikipedia is not a collection of rumors. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 01:25, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Various albums have been sourced and announced to be coming out in 2013.  I agree, however, that it could use a HEAVY re-work and clean-up. Tom Danson (talk) 19:02, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Dori ☾Talk ☯ Contribs☽ 23:11, 24 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:NOTCLEANUP, though as others have noted, it does need a significant cleanup. WP:CRYSTALBALL does not apply here, since 2013 in American music will undeniably be notable assuming the 2012 apocalypse doesn't happen. The large number of "Untitled"s and "TBA"s is also not a reason to delete, as this is also true of 2012 in American music. Everything in this article appears to be properly verified and NOR. No reason to delete. De Guerre (talk) 01:45, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep 2013 will happen, and thee will be American music at the time. More relevant, a good deal of the music that will be notable next year is already being discussed to a considerable extent now, 2/3 of the way into 2012. Major artistic endeavors are not done on the spur of the moment, and people are enough about them to write about the planning and production. How far ahead should we go? Looking at the contents, I'd say midyear is about right for this. (in some fields, like film, it would be longer) Those who think there's nothing to say should look at what has actually been said. DGG ( talk ) 01:43, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.