Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AJ Salvatore


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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 03:00, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

AJ Salvatore

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Fails WP:MUSICBIO and WP:GNG. The one possible claim to notability failed verification. The DJ's name is not mentioned on Billboard Chart. There is not significant coverage in independent reliable sources. The references listed are press release generate churnalism. --- C &amp; C  (Coffeeandcrumbs) 14:59, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
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 * Delete While there's some amounts of coverage on EDM websites, most of it is either trivial or not clearly independent. It's also worth noting that this article has been repeatedly resubmitted by its creator, who appears to be a SPA. signed,Rosguill talk 16:53, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete a non-notable DJ.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:31, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep has had a charting release on one of Billboards genre-specific charts and has coverage in electronic music reliable sources such as Your EDM and Dancing Astronauts as defined by the Electronic Music WikiProject, he also has been signed to imprints of major labels such as Sony, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 22:46, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , do you have a source for the charting claim? The one used in the article does not credit AJ Salvatore signed,Rosguill talk 22:50, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Couldn't find much be he is credited at the Amazon listing here, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 17:28, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Is that the same song though? It's not uncommon for a song to be released, chart, and then be remixed by someone else. signed,Rosguill talk 19:36, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * (and, similar below) I think Rosguill is right, this seems to be a different song. There are over a dozen remixes of Monster, and all of them are named something like Monster (Dave Aude remix); Salvator's is named Monster (A J Salvatore remix) and that's not what listed at billboard. This guy does not appear to have any song that has appeared on any chart. --valereee (talk) 13:08, 6 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep - The subject's work has hit Billboard and Spotify charts and, as pointed out by Rosguill Atlantic306, has signed with major labels. The subject has had wide coverage by the music media. Passes WP:MUSICBIO and meets WP:GNG. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 20:25, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , I think you've confused my comments with Atlantic306's, I voted delete. signed,Rosguill talk 20:28, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Rosguill, Just corrected. Thank you for the heads up. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 20:38, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , the subject's work has not hit Billboard. He remixed a song that hit the Billboard. There are 7 different remixes of the song. His remix is only 1 of them. There are no sources that his remix was the one that caused the song to chart. The article also does not meet GNG. There is only coverage quasi-reputable music blogs. For example, Earmilk often focuses on up-and-coming artists that are usually WP:TOOSOON for Wikipedia. Even the Earmilk article is not significant coverage. It is basically, "Look so-and-so released a track!" The HuffPost Contributor platform has long been understood to be a pay-to-publish shill publication. All the press coverage he has generated can be purchased. --- C &amp; C  (Coffeeandcrumbs) 23:35, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Your EDM, Earmilk, and Dancing Astronauts are reliable websites not blogs, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 15:03, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per the reliable source coverage. Meets GNG Lightburst (talk) 01:46, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Despite the apparent confusion caused by the incorrectly included charting song, this DJ has not hit a chart. I'm going to remove that chart reference from the article pending someone verifying it. --valereee (talk) 13:10, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Here's what Billboard has for "Salvatore": Salvatore on Billboard He's not there. He does NOT have a billboard chart appearance. --valereee (talk) 13:25, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   19:02, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:OUTCOMES and WP:MILL. Not the same person as Salvatore Licitra, the late opera signer, graphic artist, and sometime DJ. We typically delete articles about DJs - AfDs are filled with them, because they are so run of the mill. There's nothing to indicate this person has DJ'd at a large festival or charted in any way. Bearian (talk) 01:13, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete I did a WP:BEFORE. The DJ is not notable. We may has well delete some of the fiction in the article. Does not meet our guidelines for WP:CREATIVE or WP:GNG Wm335td (talk) 21:29, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete The confusion over the charts has been cleared up in comments with previous delete votes. The major label connections appear to be usage of label owned distribution services; it's not the same as the criteria of recording for a major label. Coverage cited is of the run of the mill "new release" and interview/promo variety. Whether or not it appears on websites that otherwise contain RS content (EDM, Earmark,etc.), the coverage for this artist is not significant, rather, it is routine. ShelbyMarion (talk) 21:56, 17 January 2020 (UTC)


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