Music Notability[edit]

Musical Notability of this article has been challenged. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard/Musical_notability an article is deemed appropriately notable if one of the following are met:

Has been featured in multiple non-trivial published works in reliable and reputable media (excludes school newspapers, personal blogs, etc.).
Has had a hit on a national music chart in at least one large or medium-sized country.
Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one large or medium-sized country.
Has released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels (i.e. an independent label with a history of more than a few years and a roster including several notable performers).
Has won a major music award

Music Notability Qualification[edit]

Featured in non-trivial published works[edit]

Prime Circle is a well known South African band, and has been featured on all national TV stations at one time or another over their 11 year existence, have been interviewed on most national and regional radio stations, have been included in major English language news papers and magazines and online news sources.

In addition, Prime Circle have toured internationally and been featured in top publications in India, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

http://rollingstoneindia.com/qa-prime-circle/

The band's track "She Always Gets What She Wants was featured in , a Portuguese soapie. The show was broadcast in Portugal and various Portuguese speaking South American countries. They are the only South African band to be be featured in David Robert's coffee table book, Rock Chronicles http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Chronicles-Every-Legend-Line-Up/dp/1770851178 http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/1844037061

A hit on a national music chart in at least one large or medium-sized country[edit]

Prime Circle's début album featured 4 number one singles, including Hello and Let me Go. Each subsequent album has delivered number one hits. http://www.entertainmentafrica.com/index.php?section=command%7Crelease%7C%7Csubcommand%7Crelease%7C%7Crelease_type_id%7C2%7C%7Crelease_format_id%7C2%7C%7Cforthcoming%7C0%7C%7Crelease_id%7C2728

The band also achieved a number one in India in with Consider Me in 2009. http://musicalmover.com/2009/09/21/prime-circles-all-or-nothing-album-goes-platinum/

A record certified gold or higher in at least one large or medium-sized country[edit]

All 5 albums have been certified gold or platinum in South Africa

Hello Crazy World http://www.music.org.za/discographyWindow.asp?id=247&ArtistName=&ArtistLastName=Prime%20Circle
Live This Life http://www.witness.co.za/index.php?showcontent&global%5B_id%5D=49781
All Or Nothing http://www.46664.com/ambassadors/entry/prime-circle
Jekyll & Hyde http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/Prime-Circle-announce-summer-tour-20111123
Evidence - awaiting external link availability

Released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels[edit]

The last 3 albums have been released through major label, EMI. Releases in South Africa through EMI Music South Africa. EMI Asia also released All or Nothing and EMI India released both All or Nothing and Jekyll & Hyde. EMI Germany had a limited time licence to release All or Nothing in that territory too. The first 2 albums were released by the longest running independent label in South Africa, established in 1972.

Has won a major music award[edit]

Prime Circle have been recipients of several South African awards, but possibly the highest achievement was winning a South African Music Award in 2011. http://www.tvsa.co.za/default.asp?blogname=news&ArticleID=17005

Conclusion[edit]

I think it is fair to say that the subject of Prime Circle adequately satisfies the Wikipedia requirements of music notability. Please can this moderator remove the tag.

Calsimsa (talk) 00:17, 11 June 2013 (UTC) Calsimsa[reply]

Citations[edit]

Several citations have been added to the article to satisfy verification of facts. Should you be able to assist with additional sources, please assist. Also, please ensure that future additions to the article include citations.

Point of View[edit]

A large amount of editing has been done since the NPOV template was added. Please will users assist to resolve the this matter urgently. Does anyone have additional commentary relating to the POV, or is there a general consensus that this has now been resolved?

Much of the article's initial information was directly copy and pasted from the sources instead of being written plainly and from a neutral, encyclopedic intention. There are insufficient citations and much of the information is vague and unverifified by published sources.

I will continue to format for easier reading, source and cite verifiable references, copy edit for neutrality and add information where necessary.UsanaAngelou (talk) 09:52, 1 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]