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Introduction
To help give users a consistent experience on the site, this page will outline the standard format for an Artist page.
Title Guidelines
- Capitalize the first letter of every word in the artist's name, the album's name and the song's name. (For more information about LyricWiki's page naming guidelines: Page Names)
- For artists with names in non-english scripts, use the artist's native name as the primary article, and place a redirect at the romanized versions of the name. For example: 中島みゆき (Miyuki Nakajima) should be the primary article and 中島みゆき, Nakajima Miyuki and Miyuki Nakajima should be redirects to the primary article.
- To create a redirect, use the command #redirect [[Target page]]. In this instance, the command would be #redirect [[中島みゆき (Miyuki Nakajima)]].
Artist Page Format
The Artist page consists of three major sections:
- Wikipedia link
- List of albums and their songs
- Artist information (which includes the following:)
- Information about the artist (optional)
- Listing of a musical group's members (optional)
- Related artist list (optional)
- Category:Genre information
- The Artist Template
- Hometown information (optional)
Template
The following is a generic template of how the Artist page is formatted. Replace the sections in <<>> with the correct information and remove the <<>> completely.
{{Wikipedia}}
== [[<<Artist Name>>:<<Album Title #1>> (<<YEAR>>)|<<Album Title #1>> (<<YEAR>>)]] ==
{{Album Art|<<Artist Name>> - <<Album Title #1>>.jpg|<<Album Title #1>>}}
# '''[[<<Artist Name>>:<<Song Title #1>>|<<Song Title #1>>]]'''
# '''[[<<Artist Name>>:<<Song Title #2>>|<<Song Title #2>>]]'''
# '''[[<<Artist Name>>:<<Song Title #3>>|<<Song Title #3>>]]'''
# '''[[<<Artist Name>>:<<Song Title #4>>|<<Song Title #4>>]]'''
== [[<<Artist Name>>:<<Album Title #2>> (<<YEAR>>)|<<Album Title #2>> (<<YEAR>>)]] ==
{{Album Art|<<Artist Name>> - <<Album Title #2>>.jpg|<<Album Title #2>>}}
# '''[[<<Artist Name>>:<<Song Title #1>>|<<Song Title #1>>]]'''
# '''[[<<Artist Name>>:<<Song Title #2>>|<<Song Title #2>>]]'''
# '''[[<<Artist Name>>:<<Song Title #3>>|<<Song Title #3>>]]'''
# '''[[<<Artist Name>>:<<Song Title #4>>|<<Song Title #4>>]]'''
== Group Members ==
=== Current Members ===
* <<Member 1>> – <<Instruments played>> (<<Membership years>>)
* <<Member 2>> – <<Instruments played>> (<<Membership years>>)
=== Former Members ===
* <<Former Member 1>> – <<Instruments played>> (<<Membership years>>)
* <<Former Member 2>> – <<Instruments played>> (<<Membership years>>)
== Related Artists ==
* [[<<Related Artist #1>>]] (<<Connection with this band/artist>>)
* [[<<Related Artist #2>>]] (<<Connection with this band/artist>>)
== Labels ==
{{Label|<<Label>>}}
[[Category:Genre/<<Genre>>]]
[[Category:Genre/<<Another Genre>>]]
{{Artist
| wikipedia = <<Name of wikipedia article>>
| artist = <<Artist Name>>
| officialSite = <<http://ADDRESS/>>
| fLetter = <<Initial letter of the artist's name>>
}}
{{Hometown
| country = <<Country>>
| state = <<State/Province/Territory>>
| hometown = <<City>>
}}
Example
{{Wikipedia}}
== [[Helper:Others (2001)|Others (2001)]] ==
{{Album Art|Helper - Others.jpg|Others}}
# '''[[Helper:Song One|Song One]]'''
# '''[[Helper:Song Two|Song Two]]'''
== [[Helper:Save Me (2003)|Save Me (2003)]] ==
{{Album Art|Helper - Save Me.jpg|Save Me}}
# '''[[Helper:Save Me|Save Me]]'''
# '''[[Helper:Help|Help]]'''
== Artist Information ==
This group is a fictional group for illustrative purposes only.
== Group Members ==
=== Current Members ===
* George Helper – Guitar, keyboards (2005–current)
* Greta Helper – Bass guitar (2005–present)
* Henry Helper – Drums (2005–present)
=== Former Members ===
* John Helper – Saxophone (2005)
* George Helper, Jr. – Tuba (2005)
== Related Artists ==
* [[The WTFs]] (Guitarist George Helper left this band in 2005 when moving to Helper.)
* [[The ZoomQuilts]] (Former tubaist George Helper, Jr. founded this band when leaving Helper in 2005.)
== Labels ==
{{Label|Columbia}}
{{Label|Warner Brothers}}
[[Category:Genre/Rock]]
[[Category:Genre/Pop]]
{{Artist
| officialSite = http://helpersite.com/
| fLetter = H
}}
{{Hometown
| country = United States
| state = Illinois
| hometown = Peoria
}}
Wikipedia Link
If Wikipedia has an article about an artist, then a link to that article should be given at the top of the page. The Template:Wikipedia template should be used to make this link.
- Important: If Wikipedia's article on the artist is not at the artist name, but has an added suffix, such as in Tool (band), the Template:Wikipedia and Template:Artist templates need to have the article name specified. Please refer to the template pages for the correct syntax.
Album List
- Albums should be listed in chronological order with the first album released listed first.
- Songs should be listed below each album in the order they appear on the album.
- Special notations about a song (such as featured artists, whether the song is a bonus track, instrumental, live performance, etc.) should be placed after the link to the song, not as part of the song's name. The song title should be kept as close to its official title as possible.
- If the album is a multi-disc set, then separating the discs with subheadings is often helpful to break up a long list of song titles. (EX: === Disc One ===)
Information About The Artist
The Wikipedia link is meant to give the user quick access to in-depth information about an artist or group, but in some instances, it may be necessary or desirable to have a very brief segment of information about an Artist. After the albums are listed, this information can be given under the heading of "Information About The Artist." This section is optional.
Listing A Musical Group's Members
Another optional section to the Artist page is a listing of a musical group's members. Current members should be listed before former members and with each given a subheading marking their status. If a group is no longer active, a single list can be used. It is also helpful if the musical contribution to the group by each member is listed as well. Members could also be listed with the timeframe of when they were a group member.
Example (for Aerosmith):
== Group Members == === Current Members === * Steven Tyler – Vocals, piano, harmonica (1970–current) * Joe Perry – Lead guitar (1970–1979, 1984–current) * Tom Hamilton – Bass guitar (1970–current) * Brad Whitford – Guitar (1972–1981, 1984–current) * Joey Kramer – Drums, percussion (1970–current) === Former Members === * Ray Tabano – Guitar (1970–1972) * Jimmy Crespo – Lead guitar (1979–1984) * Rick Dufay – Guitar (1981–1984)
Related Artists
Musical groups and artists will often have a connection with other musical groups or artists. Linking to these artists is helpful for users to move easily from artist to artist, but is optional.
For Members Of A Group
For groups with members that have had solo projects, links can be created directly from the members list. For example, on the page for The Beatles, instead of:
* Paul McCartney (1960–1970)
There would be:
* [[Paul McCartney]] (1960–1970)
Other Connections
For other musical connections for both musical groups and individual artists, a "Related Artists" heading would be used. Placing these artists in alphabetical order is preferred.
Example #1 (for The Beatles):
== Related Artists == * [[Julian Lennon]] * [[Sean Lennon]] * [[Traveling Wilburys]] * [[Wings]] * [[Yoko Ono]]
Example #2 (for George Harrison):
== Related Artists == * [[John Lennon]] * [[Paul McCartney]] * [[Ringo Starr]] * [[The Beatles]] * [[Traveling Wilburys]]
Genre
LyricWiki allows for artists to be categorized by their musical genre using the command:
[[Category:Genre/<<Genre>>]]
- If you are unsure of an artist's musical genre, it is often given in the artist's Wikipedia article.
- More than one [[Category:Genre/<<Genre>>]] can be specified if appropriate. (For example, if an artist plays both Rock and Blues.
Artist Template
Use of the Template:Artist template places external and internal links about the artist at the bottom of the page.
The format of the template is:
{{Artist
| wikipedia = <<Name of wikipedia article>>
| artist = <<Artist Name>>
| officialSite = <<http://ADDRESS/>>
| fLetter = <<Initial letter of the artist's name>>
}}
- The wikipedia link should have the exact article name, including any category suffixes, as seen on the Template:Wikipedia page.
- The officialSite section should be used to an artist's official site only, not for fan sites
- The following guidelines apply to the fLetter entry:
- The very first letter should always be used, even if the first word is A, An, or The. EX: fLetter=T
- If the first letter is a number, then use: fLetter=0-9
- If the first letter is a symbol, then use: fLetter=Symbol
Hometowns
Artists can be tagged with his/her/their hometown using the template Template:Hometown.
For example:
{{Hometown
| country = United States
| state = Nevada
| hometown = Las Vegas
}}
will add the artist to the category Category:Hometown/United States/Nevada/Las Vegas.
Album Art
Album artwork can be displayed not only on the Album's page, but also on the Artist's page, as well. This is done by placing an {{Album Art}} template directly below the link to the Album page. The format of this template is:
- {{Album Art|Artist's Name - Album Title.jpg|Display text}}
So, if one wanted to display the cover to "Help!" by The Beatles, then the completed template would look like:
- {{Album Art|The Beatles - Help!.jpg|Help!}}
This would display the picture on the right:
NOTE: The picture file does not have to follow the naming format shown, although this is the format (Artist's Name - Album Title.jpg) that is automatically searched for and inserted into the Album pages, and makes searching for available pictures much easier. The picture is also not required to be a .jpg. Other formats, such as .gif or .png are also acceptable.
See Also
External Links
- One of our users, Lentando, has provided this tool that will generate a formatted song list from a list of tracks.
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