Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Christian music

Goals

Hello,

I am really like to help you with translation in French of your articles for the French Christian community.

I am already translating the article about Plus One.

Blessing,
Laurent Franky-68

Request for Review

Hello,

Please I’d love to ask for help as regards a draft I created Emmanuel Iren

Many thanks as I await your response. Mevoelo (talk) 02:06, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Adding Art for the Ears as a reliable source

For years I've used the Dutch Art for the Ears webzine as a source for primary-source statements in interviews. I wasn't sure of it's reliability as a third-party source, not because of a lack of writing staff (it has that), but as an English-only speaking American, I can't determine that well if it has a reputation for accuracy. However, it was the outgrowth of a radio show, and looking up that station, this seems reliable: [1]

What do we think? A reliable source? 3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 12:23, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Ok, it's also listed at Angelic Warlord, which is a reliable source.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 13:27, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Given that it has a writing staff and is listed at Angelic Warlord, I will add the source. If anyone is opposed to this, please speak up.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 12:47, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Is Indie Vision Music reliable?

Indie Vision Music has long been listed as a source, but its reliability is questioned. Please see the RS/N discussion. I'm soliciting input from this project because of subject-familiarity of the editors here.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 16:50, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

There's now an RfC regarding the reliability of IVM as a source for music journalism. Please see that discussion if you wish to participate.3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 13:24, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Andrew Voigt at Blacoforje Magazine

I'm adding Andrew Voigt's work at Blacforje Magazine as a subject expert in Christian music journalism to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Christian music/Sources list. He's a former staff writer for HM [2] and has written for Christianity Today [3], Relevant [4], CCM Magazine [5], and The Gospel Coalition [6]. Please voice any objections if you disagree with this assessment.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 17:19, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

World Radio History now has Jeffrey Lee Brother's 1999 CHR Chart book

Just a quick note: I was doing some searching and World Radio History now appears to have a full scan of the rare Jeffrey Lee Brothers Book "Christian Hit Radio: 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios, and More", which covers the CCM Update (run by CCM Magazine) CHR chart through 1998. The companion book that has the entirety of the AC chart (which I own) is a lot easier to find, and the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music has a similar listing of CHR songs - but this is the first time I've found, frankly, any evidence this book actually exists. At the very least this is useful for artist bios and chart coverage for almost all of the CHR chart's existence! Toa Nidhiki05 20:14, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Awesome find!--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 22:24, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

It's already been archived by the Wayback Machine, too--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 22:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Should we add a link to it to the Sources page here? The Internet Archive has the Encyclopedia now, so having both of those easily findable might help users with research. Toa Nidhiki05 18:15, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Toa Nidhiki05 absolutely! 3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 20:34, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

I've made a new web resource for Christian charts

Hey all! A few years back, I acquired a complete database of CCM Magazine charts. I've been struggling to figure out what to do with it, and I've been crunched for time, but I finally got around to creating a web resource for it. It's ccmcharts.wordpress.com for now - I might upgrade the domain at some point. It contains the complete chart history for every chart that CCM Magazine had, including short-lived ones like the Country and Metal charts. The chart histories are organized into PDF files and Excel files. It also includes some helpful background for each of the charts - when they ran, what the formats were, etc.

A few disclaimers: this site is not intended to be used as a direct resource for Wikipedia, but as an indirect resource to identify chart dates and CCM Magazine issues. I would recommend citing this information instead to the relevant issues of CCM Magazine, MusicLine, or The CCM Update; this will require research to find issues to cite to. Peak dates should align with issues of CCM Magazine, MusicLine, or The CCM Update, but some research may be needed to verify the exact dates. However, I hope this will be a valuable resource for everyone! Toa Nidhiki05 19:04, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Refactored with emphasis so conclusions aren't jumped to. Hope you don't mind, this is pretty cool although I have little use for it. mftp dan ^oops 20:08, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

That’s a great idea - thanks! At the very least I’m hoping it’s a nice historical resource. This information was not easy to come by! Toa Nidhiki05 23:21, 1 December 2024 (UTC)