Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dark pop
I understand what the nominator is trying to say. In my opinion, the author in the referenced news/op-ed link is giving an exhaustive opinion on "dark pop", which in itself is |significant coverage adding up to the subject's notability. In fact, this itself too should be included in the current article. My search shows that the term "dark pop" is a very well referenced genre. Billboard, for example, throws up https://www.google.ch/search?num=50&dcr=0&ei=HfkkWtbxPIuk8AXRxbWACA&q=%22Dark+pop%22+site%3Abillboard.com&oq=%22Dark+pop%22+site%3Abillboard.com&gs_l=psy-ab.3...1961.3163.0.3462.11.8.0.0.0.0.142.717.0j6.6.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..5.0.0....0.Pa9G_Y1cGd4 hundreds of articles for the "dark pop" genre, even listing "dark pop" groups amongst the https://www.billboard.com/photos/7744299/best-albums-2017-q1-staff-picks Best Albums of 2017. Google News gives https://www.google.ch/search?q=%22Dark+pop%22&tbm=nws&gws_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=__UkWpnzC8mKvQSryauQBQ a few thousand results for the term "dark pop". Apple iTunes has a dedicated https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dark-pop/1175498646 "dark pop" music preview. Dua Lipa, Muna (band)|MUNA et al are variously recognized as dark pop exponents.https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7709315/dua-lipa-rejecting-modeling-trove-sivan-strip-clubhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/19/dua-lipa-review-promising-dark-pop-brightonhttps://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/british-dark-pop-artist-dua-lipa-manages-to-avoid-trolls-online/news-story/6c4a7dce3a235e8584be9d66ab061169 Conferences like the "Dark Sound: Destructive Pop 2015" symposiumhttp://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/2232/ was described as an "event dedicated to dark pop and its recurring themes of lost love, melancholia, death and desire." What I'm trying to put forward here is that there are considerable reliable sources referencing the term. The article can be developed, including not just such references, but even the reference the nominator has put forward
— [[User talk:Lourdes|Lourdes]]''', 07:53, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:SIGCOV (Wikipedia:Notability)