Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zobe Records

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:00, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Zobe Records

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Long list of sources consists of press releases, "articles" which upon closer inspection are paid for / press releases as well, awards of dubious notability, databases, ... Their Allmusic listings[1] have no reviews, there's even only one record with one user rating. Absolutely no sign of any notability (no better sources found online either), and likely a WP:COI creation (the only other article by same editor is Alonzo Black, presumably the father or grandfather of the founder of this record label). Fram (talk) 16:57, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Music, Entertainment, Companies, and Maryland. Fram (talk) 16:57, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are record labels listed here: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_record_labels that have a lot less notability. The press releases can be removed and that is fine and understandable. Mixedmdman (talk) 17:15, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doing research on the initial article led to finding another topic to add. That is why there is a relation to the two articles. If you literally go to Google and type in the name of the first article you will find information about the second. I went through the guidelines and it appeared to be a topic worth an article when I compared it to other articles that are similar. Mixedmdman (talk) 17:52, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am new to Wikipedia so I'd appreciate any help on my articles instead of deleting them so that I can continue to learn and become a helpful and productive editor on the website. I welcome people to help me with the article and edit as necessary so I can see what was done wrong and I can become better. Mixedmdman (talk) 18:26, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. As far as I can tell, this doesn't meet WP:MUSIC's sense of one of the more important labels; does it have even a single notable artist signed to it? I don't know why we'd cover it if it weren't releasing any significant music. Chubbles (talk) 08:07, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Added notability citations and information. Has been the subject of multiple published works appearing in sources that not self-published and independent of the subject. Has been on a country's national music chart. Has released albums with major record label distribution as an independent label with a history of more than a few years with a roster of multiple performers. Has won or been nominated for music awards. Has won in a music competition. Has been placed in rotation by a music network. It meets numerous criteria. Mixedmdman (talk) 12:25, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as promotional and possible hoax. The "Cashbox" reference is fake. So is the vsquared rocks. The Global Music Awards are not notable, and dozens of artists "win" these. Articles like the musictimes and NotjustOk references are blatant press/PR pieces. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 23:57, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I actually think there is a better case for an article for Alonzo Black as there are at least two sources specifically about him. I don't think we can support an article for a record label based solely on a few items that charted at a fairly low level. Note also that all of the digital radio tracker links get no response, although again I don't think that airtime itself could support notability for the label. Lamona (talk) 03:29, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete None of the references appear to meet GNG/WP:NCORP criteria for establishing notability. HighKing⁺⁺ 10:49, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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.