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A Musical Artist can describe either an individual musician or a band of musicians. Typically, a Musical Artist will have released or performed on a Musical Album, recorded or performed on a Musical Track, or gone on a Concert Tour. Composers and lyricists should only have this type if they are also performing or recording artists.

Individual Musical Artists can also be typed as Musicians to capture information about instruments played, group membership, and the like.

• Individual music artists that perform as solo acts such as singers, guitarists, saxophonists, etc. (e.g. Alicia Keys, Carlos Santana, Rudy Weidoeft).

• Musical groups or band of musicians (e.g. The Medallions, D12, Brown University Band, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir ).

• Individual musicians and groups that don't have any released musical albums but have regularly performed in front of an audience such as in music festivals, concerts and tours (e.g. Cormac McCarthy, Mariachi Rosas Divinas).

• Supporting musicians and members of professional musical groups who have performed on an album or recording (e.g. Adam Clayton, Adrian Young).

• These should also be typed as musician.

• Musical projects (e.g. Era, Pain)

• Any person who can just sing or play musical instruments but has not released any musical albums/tracks and do not regularly perform on concerts would not be considered a musical artist. A good example of this would be Bill Clinton, a former U.S. president and a saxophone player.

• Classical composers and librettists (e.g. Franz Schubert, Lorenzo Da Ponte)

• Use the composer and librettist types for these.

• Songwriters, lyricists, composers of popular music and film music contributors (e.g. Sammy Cahn, John Williams).

• Use the songwriter type for songwriters, lyricists and composers of popular music

• Use the film music contributor type for film music contributors.

• Individuals who have released albums that are not musical in nature such as comedy albums and audio books (e.g. George Carlin, Charles Laughton).

• Disc jockeys and video jockeys (e.g. Jason Mizell, Paul van Dyk, Ananda Lewis).

• Use the broadcast artist type for these.

• Dancers who have released musical albums and compilations of musical tracks performed by persons other than themselves.

• Collaborations. For example, the artists Queen and David Bowie collaborated on a single Under Pressure. They should be represented as two artists, rather than creating a new "Queen and David Bowie" artist.

• Kinds of performers or groups who do not have specific persons for members such as troubadours, jug bands).

• Musical Genres: expects Musical genre; genres with which this artist is primarily associated. This is subjective to a large degree, so please don’t delete the genres that others have listed. Discuss the artist instead.

• Place Musical Career Began: expects Location; where the band formed or where the soloist began his career.

• Albums: expects Musical Album; the albums recorded by and credited to this artist.

• Record Labels: expects Record label; labels for which this artist has recorded.

• Active as Musical Artist (start): expects Date/Time; the beginning of the artist’s recording career.

• Active as Musical Artist (end): expects Date/Time; the end of the recording or peforming career, if known.

• Musical Artist Home Page: expects Webpage; the official home page or pages for this artist; this should not be fan pages, lyrics sites, or other related sites, but a site created by the artist, their agency, or their label for official communication.

• Web Page for Music: expects Webpage; sites where one can download or buy recordings by this artist.

• Album Contributions: expects Musical Contribution; this compound value type notes contributions of an artist to an album, such as vocals or instruments played. This can include both albums primarily released by this artist or albums on which this artist performed as a guest musician.

• Tracks Recorded: expects Musical Track; tracks recorded by and credited to this artist.

• Track Contributions: expects Musical Track; for recording specific contributions to a track, such as vocals or instruments played.

• Concert Tours: expects Concert Tour; for concert tours this artist has undertaken.

• Supporting Artists: expects Musician; musicians who have performed in supporting roles with this artist, such as performing in a backing band on a tour