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The result was delete. MBisanz talk 13:40, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Aish Divine
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fail to see how this artist meets NMUSIC or anything else. Nothing has charted AFAICT and the idea that he was apart of California is silly considering he was non-existent when it was released. PRAXIDICAE🌈 16:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 16:25, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 16:25, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Keep Hi
Praxidicae - Thank you for your suggestion, however here are a specific clarifications to your comment to contest proposal for deletion:
- 1. Joni Mitchell's own website lists Aish's recorded version of California released 2017 Joni Mitchell's own website lists Aish's recorded version of "California" : In response to your comment "he was apart of California is silly"
- 2. SF Weekly (an independent publication established in 1970s) wrote a review for Aish's cover for Joni Mitchell's "California" released 2017 [1] : In response to your comment "he was apart of California is silly"
- 3. Aish Divine changed his name, because his previous name Aish was being confused in internet searches with a well established Jewish religious group [2]. I can empathize with how you may have thought Aish Divine did not exist in 2017, because he existed as Aish. I'm happy to document that name change on Wiki - please advise. : In response to your comment "he was non-existent when it was released"
- 4. Aish Divine is a respected, established, award winning artist (Webby nominated [3], Telly Award Winning [4]). Even mass market chain Walmart is selling his Vinyl [5]
- 5. Independent, established press eg VICE, Rolling Stone, Them (Conde Nast) regularly reports on him as you can see in the references on the original Wiki article [6]. He's an active performing artist with a loyal following. Not all artists chart for e.g. Billboard charts have a 100 spots, but there are 10s of thousands of artists across the globe: In response to your comment "Nothing has charted AFAICT"
- 6. Aish Divine has been added on several Spotify editorial playlists including Chani Nicholas editorial playslists, Spotify's own Out and Loud playlist, racking him 100s of thousands of streams: In response to your comment "Nothing has charted AFAICT"
- I hope this helps dispel any confusion. I'm happy to answer any questions. And please know, I do appreciate your diligence keeping Wiki a legit space for legit work.
Keep because Aish Divine is a respected, established, award winning artist, see Joni Mitchel credit, notability and clarification based on citations below:
- Here are specific clarifications to contest proposal for deletion:
- Joni Mitchell's own website lists Aish's recorded version of California released 2017 Joni Mitchell's own website lists Aish's recorded version of "California" : In response to your comment "he was apart of California is silly"
- SF Weekly (an independent publication established in 1970s) wrote a review for Aish's cover for Joni Mitchell's "California" released 2017 [7] : In response to your comment "he was apart of California is silly"
- Aish Divine changed his name, because his previous name Aish was being confused in internet searches with a well established Jewish religious group [8]. I can empathize with how you may have thought Aish Divine did not exist in 2017, because he existed as Aish. I'm happy to document that name change on Wiki - please advise. : In response to your comment "he was non-existent when it was released"
- Aish Divine is a respected, established, award winning artist (Webby nominated [9], Telly Award Winning [10]). Even mass market chain Walmart is selling his Vinyl [11]
- Independent, established press eg VICE, Rolling Stone, Them (Conde Nast) regularly reports on him as you can see in the references on the original Wiki article [12]. He's an active performing artist with a loyal following. Not all artists chart for e.g. Billboard charts have a 100 spots, but there are 10s of thousands of artists across the globe: In response to your comment "Nothing has charted AFAICT"
- Aish Divine has been added on several Spotify editorial playlists including Chani Nicholas editorial playslists, Spotify's own Out and Loud playlist, racking him 100s of thousands of streams: In response to your comment "Nothing has charted AFAICT"
I hope this helps dispel any confusion. I'm happy to answer any questions. And please know, I do appreciate your diligence keeping Wiki a legit space for legit work. Thanks - Tiffany -- Teagleman ( talk) 17:33, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
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- Delete as citations above do not focus on WP:NMUSIC guidelines and per nomination. – The Grid ( talk) 18:26, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi The Grid ( talk · contribs), per WP:NMUSIC guidelines, "the artist has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself." Aish Divine qualifies that criteria as he's been reported on by Rolling Stone, Vice Media, multiple Condé Nast outlets including Them (website) and more, including being nominated for globally recognized Webby Awards Teagleman ( talk) 18:39, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Delete — Per apt rationale by Praxidicae, I do not see GNG met nor any criterion from MUSICBIO. Celestina007 ( talk) 01:04, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
- Celestina007, Praxidicae rationale doesn't hold up because Joni Mitchell's own website lists Aish's publishing of California https://jonimitchell.com/music/covers-song.cfm?id=California — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.147.72 ( talk) 22:37, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
Delete — I think it doesn't seems notability. Barrettmagic Talk 09:51, 17 October 2021 (UTC)- Keep His press coverage and awards meet GNG notoriety criteria including independent reporting, reviews by well established press like Rolling Stone, Vice etc. There's also a twitter petition by his fans and wikimedia LGBT to keep this article. Barrettmagic is he being targeted because he's a queer artist? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.147.72 ( talk) 22:37, 17 October 2021 (UTC)— 74.101.147.72 ( talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Keep- Aish Divine is a well known artist in the Bay Area and has since moved to NYC to continue on with his incredible career. Not sure why this issue is even on the table. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dandarcy78 ( talk • contribs) 13:51, 18 October 2021 (UTC) — Dandarcy78 ( talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Delete. Fails WP:MUSICBIO and WP:SIGCOV. Given the high volume of SPA and sock voting at this AFD, I strongly urge an admin to close it out. 4meter4 ( talk) 18:50, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
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