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Review: June 10, 2024. (Reviewed version).

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Promotion	4,357	14,423
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Excessive audio samples[edit]

Hi Dxneo, just a suggestion because I'd really like to see you get this article to GA status :) The Non-free content guideline advises against "an excessive number of short audio clips in a single article" let alone any audio clips at all (unless "omission would be detrimental to that understanding"). I would suggest that one is enough to get your point about genres across without cluttering the page and breaching copyright rules. —cybertrip👽 ( 💬 • 📝) 18:09, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Cybertrip, I will remove it now now. I was taking reference from The Marshall Mathers LP. dxneo (talk) 18:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Release label(s)[edit]

Cybertrip, I think you were wrong here when you said, and I quote "Epic Records is a subsidiary of Sony Music; and this edit gives the false impression that the album was released on streaming platforms everywhere except South Africa." First of all, yes Epic is a subsidiary of Sony but it does not take any credit for Epic's work. Sony distributes music for Epic, and Fax is a management company (with respect to Tyla). I have gone through multiple similar articles such as Invasion of Privacy, only the LP was released in Japan by Warner Music Italy, does it give false impression that the album was released on streaming platforms everywhere except Italy? The release history says it was released in various countries/regions and it does not specify which regions were excluded. Therefore, my point is, Tyla LP and vinyl were released in South Africa by Sony Music South Africa and track 13 was replaced by "Water (Marshmello remix)" on the vynil version. Any objections before I go on and add the information? dxneo (talk) 19:07, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dxneo. The Japan row in Invasion of Privacy implies that the CD there came out a few days later than other countries, but the album was still available to stream in Japan when it came out initially. The label part doesn't really matter in that specific case since its merely pointing out the difference in dates. If you go forward with your edit I suggest that that you say "CD • digital download • streaming • vinyl", since all those methods were available in South Africa on 22 March. —cybertrip👽 ( 💬 • 📝) 07:10, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

Passed. 750 h+ 05:25, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:Tyla (album)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Dxneo (talk · contribs) 15:11, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: 750h+ (talk · contribs) 23:53, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Dxneo: i'll review this. 750 h+ 23:53, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1. Well-written [edit]

lead

22 March 2024 through Fax, and Epic Records. the comma isn't needed
Production and songwriting on the album was spearheaded by change "was" to "were".
However, multiple dates were cancelled due to injury. remove "However". Change "injury" to "injuries"
with many critics praising the versatility of music genres featured. add "the" before "music genres".

background and release

While speaking on the album's sound prior to its release change "prior to" to "before"
and that it would be primarily be "popiano", a blend of the amapiano and pop genres. remove the first "be".
submission date in order to collaborate with the Nigerian singer Tems on the song "No.1". change "in order to" to "to" for conciseness.
in Portland, Jamaica. unlink "Jamica"; per MOS:GEOLINK, only the smaller territorial unit should be linked.

composition and lyrics

is a 41 seconds recording that plays ==> "is a 41-second recording that plays"
with Tyla's vocals flactuating between the low "fluctuating" is spelt wrong.
the forth song in the album, is described as a slab "fourth" is spelt wrong
It features Tyla's smooth whispered vocals and synths with aspect of sadness add "the" before "aspect".

promotion

conclude on 28 May 2024 in the Minneapolis Minneapolis is a city; the article "the" is not needed
was later cancelled due to an injury that the singer suffered prior to the "prior to" ==> "before"
she did pop-up shop appearances in London and Johannesburg in order to promote the record. "in order to" ==> "to"

singles

Merge the first paragraph with the second one; single-sentence paragraphs generally aren't wanted.
A live performance of "On and On" on the German music performance platform ColorsxStudios was released onto YouTube YouTube should be linked and change "onto" to "on".
streaming platforms a day prior to the release of the digital EP Tyla. "prior to" ==> "before".

critical reception

afrobeats, amapiano, pop, and R&B, while still remaining "true to her roots. remove the comma that follows "pop".
while still remaining "true to her roots." remove "still".
on an album where "where forward motion is a recurring metaphor" remove one of the "where"s.
began her review noting that on the album, Tyla "flexes her fidelity to pop-R&B" and that the album "pulses with amapiano’s log-drum heartbeat". change the second "album" to "it".
"shows she’s up to the challenge", labeling her the most "effective ambassador" in South African English, it is "labelling" not "labeling"

All

Done. dxneo (talk) 03:37, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did one minor copyedit, but the prose part looks fine. Pass 750 h+ 03:43, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

commercial performance

No problems here, pass. 750 h+ 03:10, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2. Verifiable with no original research [edit]

Are Breakroom Africa, DanceHallMag, the journalist dj, SlikourOnLife and EarOne reliable? Spotchecks performed on 13, 30, 51, and 56. Like the previous nomination, there are YouTube source but they are published by reliable sources. Earwig finds no obvious problems. 750 h+ 03:41, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Breakroom Africa is most certainly reliable as it's information usually checks out. I've never used DancehallMag before, but it has been used over 250 times on en-wiki per dancehallmag.com

. Content on the journalistdj matches that of slikouronlife which has been used over 165 times on en-wiki slikouronlife.co.za

slikouronlife has been a news source for music for as long as I can remember, hosted by Slikour of Skwatta Kamp who sometimes interviews the musicians. Lastly, EarOne is indeed a reliable source, mostly used for radio dates. It is cited on a featured article "Your Power". dxneo (talk) 04:07, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think slikouronlife and/or the journalistdj sources can be replaced, if that's what you're asking. dxneo (talk) 04:12, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly I think I'm fine with the source quality then. Source review pass. 750 h+ 05:05, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

3. Broad [edit]

It's a long article. Comparing it to other album articles it seems broad, and it's pretty long for a new album so I believe this is a broadness pass. 750 h+ 05:16, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

4. Neutral [edit]

Per 1. Pass 750 h+ 05:16, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

5. Stable [edit]

Because of the recent expansions I believe that after I promote this it'll be stable, so I'm going to stay neutral. 750 h+ 05:16, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

6. Illustrated [edit]

All images have WP:ALT text. All four images are appropriately licensed, with one fair use image showing the album cover.

Verdict[edit]

@Dxneo: unless you have any other comments then i'd be happy to pass this for WP:GA status. 750 h+ 05:16, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

750h+

Thank you for taking this review, please proceed. dxneo (talk) 05:24, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination[edit]

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Tyla at the 2024 Met Gala.

... that Tyla (pictured) extended Tyla submission date in order to collaborate with Tems? Source: ref: One of the most powerful tracks is "No. 1," featuring Nigerian R&B star Tems. Tyla even pushed back the deadline to turn in the album so she could lock in the collab.
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Created by Dxneo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

dxneo (talk) 06:16, 10 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]