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Template:Infobox musical artist/doc

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'''{{Tl|Infobox musical artist}}''' is the standard infobox for non-classical [[musician]] articles, and is within the purview of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|WikiProject Musicians]].

See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians/Infobox]] for more information.

==Usage==
''One of the following two'' alternatives (one for individuals, one for groups) should be placed in an article at the top of the page, before the introduction.

==For articles about individuals==
<pre>
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name =
| Img =
| Img_alt =
| Img_capt =
| Img_size =
| Landscape =
| Background = ** Mandatory ** Use one of solo_singer, non_vocal_instrumentalist, non_performing_personnel, temporary
| Birth_name =
| Alias =
| Born = 
| Died = 
| Origin =
| Instrument =
| Genre =
| Occupation =
| Years_active = 
| Label =
| Associated_acts =
| URL = 
| Notable_instruments =
}}
</pre>

==Patterns Of A Horizon==
<pre>
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name =Patterns Of A Horizon
| Img =
| Img_alt =
| Img_capt =
| Img_size =
| Landscape =no
| Background = group_or_band
| Alias =
| Origin = [[Sheffield]], [[Yorkshire]], England, UK
| Genre = [[Metalcore]], [[Deathcore]],
| Years_active = 2010–present
| Label = Epitaph Records
| Associated_acts =
| URL = 
| Current_members = Chase Fleisch<br>Bruce Smith<br>John Miller<br>Michael Burchill<br>Daniel Butler

| Past_members = Paul Gage
}}
</pre>

==Parameters==
*Most fields are optional and the row will simply be omitted if no data is supplied.
*See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|WikiProject Musicians]] for more information about this template.

===Name===
The name of the group or artist ("the act") in plain text only. Logos and other graphics are to be avoided in this field in accordance with [[WP:ACCESS]], [[WP:FAIR]], and in particular [[WP:LOGO]]. This field is mandatory.

===Img===
An image of the act, sufficiently clear for display at 220 pixels' width. Set to only the image name, e.g. <code>Example.png</code>, not <code>Image:Example.png</code> or <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.png|200px|abc]]</nowiki></code>.

===Img_alt===
Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image. See [[WP:ALT]].

===Img_capt===
Caption for the image to be displayed.

===Img_size===
The image size should only be specified if the image is smaller than 220 pixels width. Enter the width in pixels without "px", for example <code>150</code>. Size for landscape images should be 250.

===Landscape===
Set to <code>yes</code> when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels.

<div id="background_field"></div>
<div id="background_values"></div>
<div id="Background color"></div>

===Background===
The musical artist should be placed into one of seven categories by using one of the codes below in the <code>Background</code> field. Each category is color-coded to provide a quick indication of the type of group/performer, e.g. solo artist, orchestra, etc. The color scheme is similar to the one used by [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums|WikiProject Albums]] and other projects. Please discuss additional types that need to be accounted for on the template's [[Template talk:Infobox musical artist|talk page]]. '''This field is mandatory'''.

{{Infobox musical artist/doc/type|description=Description}}

'''Other values (e.g. "jazz trumpeter") {{Allcaps|must not}} be used.'''

===Birth_name===
<span style="background:#F0E68C">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
The artist's name at birth.

===Alias===
For listing ''official'' stage names for the act; also for solo artists who change their birth name. This field is not for nicknames such as "The Godfather of Soul"([[James Brown]]) or "Nippy" ([[Whitney Houston]]) which are not the artists' actual stage name.

===Born===
<span style="background:#F0E68C">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
The artist's date of birth; it is preferable to use {{Tl|Birth date and age}} (for example <code><nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1949|12|31}}</nowiki></code>) to display current age. For dead people, use {{Tl|Birth date}} (for example <code><nowiki>{{Birth date|1949|12|31}}</nowiki></code>. Also list the place of birth, if it differs from the artist's hometown (see field "[[Template:Infobox musical artist/doc#Origin|Origin]]" below). Omit the country if it does not differ from that specified at the field "Origin".
<pre>{{Birth date and age|Year|Month|Day}}<br>[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]</pre>

===Died===
<span style="background:#F0E68C">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
The artist's date and place of death (same format as birth; but use {{Tl|Death date and age}}).

===Origin===
The city from which the singer or group originated (that is, the city where the group was founded; or the city where individual performers started their career, should it not match the location of their birth). If the city is not known, specify at least the country. Note: as for "Born" and "Died", there is no need to additionally place a {{Tl|Flagicon}} to represent the nationality.
<pre>[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]</pre>

===Instrument===
<span style="background:#F0E68C">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
General class(es) of instrument(s) played by the artist, e.g. <code><nowiki>guitar</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>violin</nowiki></code>. Include <code><nowiki>singing</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>rapping</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>beatboxing</nowiki></code> and/or <code><nowiki>scat singing</nowiki></code> if relevant. Separate multiple entries with {{Tl|Unbulleted list}}.

===Genre===
The genre or genres of music performed by the act. Aim for generality (e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]</nowiki></code> rather than <code><nowiki>[[East Coast hip hop]]</nowiki></code>). Genres should be separated with a comma delimiter. Genres should be wikilinked. Use piped links where needed, for example: <nowiki>[[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]]</nowiki>. Note: most genres are not proper nouns and should not be capitalized. However, the first word in a list of multiple genres should be capitalized. Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

===Occupation===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
Roles the artist has fulfilled (e.g. musician, songwriter, producer, etc). For artists that have participated in other forms of entertainment, outside of music (such as acting), these occupations can be included if notable.

===Years_active===
Period in years during which the act was or has been active. Only years should be listed here (for example, do not distinguish between the period [[Paul McCartney]] was in [[The Beatles]] and his solo career), with non-consecutive periods separated by commas. Periods should be punctuated with an unspaced [[en dash]] (e.g. {{nowrap|1993–2004, 2005–present}}). See [[WP:DATE#Longer periods]] and [[WP:MOS#En dashes]]. For '''groups only''' use {{Tl|Start date}}

===Label===
The record label or labels to which the act has been signed, as a comma-separated list. Omit parenthetical dates; save that information for the main article. Drop the word "Records" from the end of any label's name (e.g. use <code><nowiki>[[Universal Records|Universal]]</nowiki></code> rather than <code><nowiki>[[Universal Records]]</nowiki></code>.) Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

===Associated_acts===
This field is for professional relationships with other musicians or bands that are significant and notable to this artist's career.

This field can include, for example, any of the following:
*For individuals: groups of which he or she has been a member
*Other acts with which this act has collaborated on multiple occasions, or on an album, or toured with as a single collaboration act playing together
*Groups which have spun off from this group
*A group from which this group has spun off

Separate multiple entries with {{Tl|Unbulleted list}}.

The following uses of this field should be avoided:
*Association of groups with members' solo careers
*Groups with only one member in common
*Association of producers, managers, etc. (who are themselves acts) with other acts (unless the act essentially belongs to the producer, as in the case of a studio orchestra formed by and working exclusively with a producer)
*One-time collaboration for a single, or on a single song
*Groups that are merely similar

===URL===
The ''single'' web address for the act's primary ''official'' website. Use {{Tl|URL}} as <nowiki>{{URL|example.com}}</nowiki>.

===Current_members===
<span style="background:{{Infobox musical artist/color|group_or_band}}">This field is only relevant for groups.</span>
Current members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names. Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

===Past_members===
<span style="background:{{Infobox musical artist/color|group_or_band}}">This field is only relevant for groups.</span>
Past members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names. If a group is inactive, all members should be listed here, and none in the "Current_members" field. In some exceptional cases (e.g. [[The Beatles]]), and only with a clear consensus, members at the time of dissolution may be listed in the "Current_members" field. Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

===Notable_instruments===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
<em>Particularly</em> noteworthy models or custom musical instruments with which the artist is strongly associated (e.g. Jimi Hendrix's [[Fender Stratocaster]] and [[Gibson Flying V]] guitars or Tori Amos's [[Bösendorfer]] piano). Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

==Examples==

{|border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align= style="background:transparent;"
|-
|-style="vertical-align:top"
| <span id="mariah"></span>
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Mariah Carey
| Img = Mariah Carey13 Edwards Dec 1998.jpg
| Img_alt = Young woman singing into a hand mike with her eyes closed and a big smile
| Img_capt = Mariah Carey performing in 1998
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Mariah Carey
| Born = {{Birth date and age|1970|3|27}}<br />[[Huntington, New York|Huntington]], [[Long Island]], [[New York]]
| Origin = [[New York City]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Dance-pop]]
| Associated_acts =
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[music video director]], [[Actor|actress]]
| Years_active = 1990–present
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[MonarC]]/[[Island Records|Island]]
| URL = {{URL|www.mariahcarey.com}}
}}
| <span id="audioslave"></span>
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Audioslave
| Img = Audioslave_2005.jpg
| Img_alt = Four-man rock group performing on stage, spotlit, with row of darkened fans in the foreground
| Landscape = yes
| Img_capt = From left to right: [[Tim Commerford]], [[Chris Cornell]], [[Brad Wilk]] and [[Tom Morello]], performing at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], 2005.
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|US]]
| Genre = {{Unbulleted list| [[Hard rock]] | [[Alternative rock]] | [[Post-grunge]] }}
| Years_active = {{Start date|2001}}–2007
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Associated_acts = {{Unbulleted list| [[Soundgarden]] | [[Rage Against the Machine]] | [[Temple of the Dog]] | [[The Nightwatchman]] }}
| URL = {{URL|www.audioslave.com}}
| Current_members =
| Past_members = {{Unbulleted list| [[Chris Cornell]] | [[Tom Morello]] | [[Tim Commerford]] | [[Brad Wilk]] }}
}}
|}

===For individual musicians===
:''The following template code produced the infobox [[#mariah|above]].''

<pre style="overflow:auto; margin-left:0">{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Mariah Carey
| Img = Mariah Carey13 Edwards Dec 1998.jpg
| Img_alt = Young woman singing into a hand mike with her eyes closed and a big smile
| Img_capt = Mariah Carey performing in 1998
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Mariah Carey
| Born = {{Birth date and age|1970|3|27}}<br>[[Huntington, New York|Huntington]], [[Long Island]], [[New York]]
| Origin = [[New York City]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Dance-pop]]
| Associated_acts =
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[music video director]], [[Actor|actress]]
| Years_active = 1990–present
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[MonarC]]/[[Island Records|Island]]
| URL = {{URL|www.mariahcarey.com}}
}}</pre>

===For groups or bands===
:''The following template code produced the infobox [[#audioslave|above]].''
<pre style="overflow:auto; margin-left:0">{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Audioslave
| Img = Audioslave_2005.jpg
| Img_alt = Four-man rock group performing on stage, spotlit, with row of darkened fans in the foreground
| Landscape = yes
| Img_capt = From left to right: [[Tim Commerford]], [[Chris Cornell]], [[Brad Wilk]] and [[Tom Morello]], performing at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], 2005.
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|US]]
| Genre = {{Unbulleted list| [[Hard rock]] | [[Alternative rock]] | [[Post-grunge]] }}
| Years_active = {{Start date|2001}}–2007
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Associated_acts = {{Unbulleted list| [[Soundgarden]] | [[Rage Against the Machine]] | [[Temple of the Dog]] | [[The Nightwatchman]] }}
| URL = {{URL|www.audioslave.com}}
| Current_members =
| Past_members = {{Unbulleted list| [[Chris Cornell]] | [[Tom Morello]] | [[Tim Commerford]] | [[Brad Wilk]] }}
}}</pre>

Examples of the template in use can be found at:
*[[Elvis Presley]]
*[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
*[[Sly & the Family Stone]]

==Microformat==

{{UF-hcard-person}}

The determination between <code>class="fn"</code> (for individuals) and <code>class="fn org"</code> (for groups) and is made by {{Tl|Infobox musical artist/hCard class}}.

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Template:Infobox musical artist/doc

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{{Documentation subpage}}


'''{{Tl|Infobox musical artist}}''' is the standard infobox for non-classical [[musician]] articles, and is within the purview of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|WikiProject Musicians]].

See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians/Infobox]] for more information.

==Usage==
''One of the following two'' alternatives (one for individuals, one for groups) should be placed in an article at the top of the page, before the introduction.

==For articles about individuals==
<pre>
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name =
| Img =
| Img_alt =
| Img_capt =
| Img_size =
| Landscape =
| Background = ** Mandatory ** Use one of solo_singer, non_vocal_instrumentalist, non_performing_personnel, temporary
| Birth_name =
| Alias =
| Born = 
| Died = 
| Origin =
| Instrument =
| Genre =
| Occupation =
| Years_active = 
| Label =
| Associated_acts =
| URL = 
| Notable_instruments =
}}
</pre>

==For articles about musical groups==
<pre>
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name =Patterns Of A Horizon
| Img =
| Img_alt =
| Img_capt =
| Img_size =
| Landscape =no
| Background = group_or_band
| Alias =
| Origin = [[Sheffield]], [[Yorkshire]], England, UK
| Genre = [[Metalcore]], [[Deathcore]],
| Years_active = 2010–present
| Label = Epitaph Records
| Associated_acts =
| URL = 
| Current_members = Chase Fleisch<br>Bruce Smith<br>John Miller<br>Michael Burchill<br>Daniel Butler

| Past_members = Paul Gage
}}
</pre>

==Parameters==
*Most fields are optional and the row will simply be omitted if no data is supplied.
*See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|WikiProject Musicians]] for more information about this template.

===Name===
The name of the group or artist ("the act") in plain text only. Logos and other graphics are to be avoided in this field in accordance with [[WP:ACCESS]], [[WP:FAIR]], and in particular [[WP:LOGO]]. This field is mandatory.

===Img===
An image of the act, sufficiently clear for display at 220 pixels' width. Set to only the image name, e.g. <code>Example.png</code>, not <code>Image:Example.png</code> or <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.png|200px|abc]]</nowiki></code>.

===Img_alt===
Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image. See [[WP:ALT]].

===Img_capt===
Caption for the image to be displayed.

===Img_size===
The image size should only be specified if the image is smaller than 220 pixels width. Enter the width in pixels without "px", for example <code>150</code>. Size for landscape images should be 250.

===Landscape===
Set to <code>yes</code> when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels.

<div id="background_field"></div>
<div id="background_values"></div>
<div id="Background color"></div>

===Background===
The musical artist should be placed into one of seven categories by using one of the codes below in the <code>Background</code> field. Each category is color-coded to provide a quick indication of the type of group/performer, e.g. solo artist, orchestra, etc. The color scheme is similar to the one used by [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums|WikiProject Albums]] and other projects. Please discuss additional types that need to be accounted for on the template's [[Template talk:Infobox musical artist|talk page]]. '''This field is mandatory'''.

{{Infobox musical artist/doc/type|description=Description}}

'''Other values (e.g. "jazz trumpeter") {{Allcaps|must not}} be used.'''

===Birth_name===
<span style="background:#F0E68C">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
The artist's name at birth.

===Alias===
For listing ''official'' stage names for the act; also for solo artists who change their birth name. This field is not for nicknames such as "The Godfather of Soul"([[James Brown]]) or "Nippy" ([[Whitney Houston]]) which are not the artists' actual stage name.

===Born===
<span style="background:#F0E68C">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
The artist's date of birth; it is preferable to use {{Tl|Birth date and age}} (for example <code><nowiki>{{Birth date and age|1949|12|31}}</nowiki></code>) to display current age. For dead people, use {{Tl|Birth date}} (for example <code><nowiki>{{Birth date|1949|12|31}}</nowiki></code>. Also list the place of birth, if it differs from the artist's hometown (see field "[[Template:Infobox musical artist/doc#Origin|Origin]]" below). Omit the country if it does not differ from that specified at the field "Origin".
<pre>{{Birth date and age|Year|Month|Day}}<br>[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]</pre>

===Died===
<span style="background:#F0E68C">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
The artist's date and place of death (same format as birth; but use {{Tl|Death date and age}}).

===Origin===
The city from which the singer or group originated (that is, the city where the group was founded; or the city where individual performers started their career, should it not match the location of their birth). If the city is not known, specify at least the country. Note: as for "Born" and "Died", there is no need to additionally place a {{Tl|Flagicon}} to represent the nationality.
<pre>[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]</pre>

===Instrument===
<span style="background:#F0E68C">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
General class(es) of instrument(s) played by the artist, e.g. <code><nowiki>guitar</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>violin</nowiki></code>. Include <code><nowiki>singing</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>rapping</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>beatboxing</nowiki></code> and/or <code><nowiki>scat singing</nowiki></code> if relevant. Separate multiple entries with {{Tl|Unbulleted list}}.

===Genre===
The genre or genres of music performed by the act. Aim for generality (e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]</nowiki></code> rather than <code><nowiki>[[East Coast hip hop]]</nowiki></code>). Genres should be separated with a comma delimiter. Genres should be wikilinked. Use piped links where needed, for example: <nowiki>[[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]]</nowiki>. Note: most genres are not proper nouns and should not be capitalized. However, the first word in a list of multiple genres should be capitalized. Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

===Occupation===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
Roles the artist has fulfilled (e.g. musician, songwriter, producer, etc). For artists that have participated in other forms of entertainment, outside of music (such as acting), these occupations can be included if notable.

===Years_active===
Period in years during which the act was or has been active. Only years should be listed here (for example, do not distinguish between the period [[Paul McCartney]] was in [[The Beatles]] and his solo career), with non-consecutive periods separated by commas. Periods should be punctuated with an unspaced [[en dash]] (e.g. {{nowrap|1993–2004, 2005–present}}). See [[WP:DATE#Longer periods]] and [[WP:MOS#En dashes]]. For '''groups only''' use {{Tl|Start date}}

===Label===
The record label or labels to which the act has been signed, as a comma-separated list. Omit parenthetical dates; save that information for the main article. Drop the word "Records" from the end of any label's name (e.g. use <code><nowiki>[[Universal Records|Universal]]</nowiki></code> rather than <code><nowiki>[[Universal Records]]</nowiki></code>.) Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

===Associated_acts===
This field is for professional relationships with other musicians or bands that are significant and notable to this artist's career.

This field can include, for example, any of the following:
*For individuals: groups of which he or she has been a member
*Other acts with which this act has collaborated on multiple occasions, or on an album, or toured with as a single collaboration act playing together
*Groups which have spun off from this group
*A group from which this group has spun off

Separate multiple entries with {{Tl|Unbulleted list}}.

The following uses of this field should be avoided:
*Association of groups with members' solo careers
*Groups with only one member in common
*Association of producers, managers, etc. (who are themselves acts) with other acts (unless the act essentially belongs to the producer, as in the case of a studio orchestra formed by and working exclusively with a producer)
*One-time collaboration for a single, or on a single song
*Groups that are merely similar

===URL===
The ''single'' web address for the act's primary ''official'' website. Use {{Tl|URL}} as <nowiki>{{URL|example.com}}</nowiki>.

===Current_members===
<span style="background:{{Infobox musical artist/color|group_or_band}}">This field is only relevant for groups.</span>
Current members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names. Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

===Past_members===
<span style="background:{{Infobox musical artist/color|group_or_band}}">This field is only relevant for groups.</span>
Past members of the group, listed in order of joining with no other notation than names. If a group is inactive, all members should be listed here, and none in the "Current_members" field. In some exceptional cases (e.g. [[The Beatles]]), and only with a clear consensus, members at the time of dissolution may be listed in the "Current_members" field. Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

===Notable_instruments===
<span style="background:#f0e68c">This field is only relevant for individuals.</span>
<em>Particularly</em> noteworthy models or custom musical instruments with which the artist is strongly associated (e.g. Jimi Hendrix's [[Fender Stratocaster]] and [[Gibson Flying V]] guitars or Tori Amos's [[Bösendorfer]] piano). Separate multiple entries with {{Tld|Unbulleted list}}.

==Examples==

{|border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align= style="background:transparent;"
|-
|-style="vertical-align:top"
| <span id="mariah"></span>
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Mariah Carey
| Img = Mariah Carey13 Edwards Dec 1998.jpg
| Img_alt = Young woman singing into a hand mike with her eyes closed and a big smile
| Img_capt = Mariah Carey performing in 1998
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Mariah Carey
| Born = {{Birth date and age|1970|3|27}}<br />[[Huntington, New York|Huntington]], [[Long Island]], [[New York]]
| Origin = [[New York City]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Dance-pop]]
| Associated_acts =
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[music video director]], [[Actor|actress]]
| Years_active = 1990–present
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[MonarC]]/[[Island Records|Island]]
| URL = {{URL|www.mariahcarey.com}}
}}
| <span id="audioslave"></span>
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Audioslave
| Img = Audioslave_2005.jpg
| Img_alt = Four-man rock group performing on stage, spotlit, with row of darkened fans in the foreground
| Landscape = yes
| Img_capt = From left to right: [[Tim Commerford]], [[Chris Cornell]], [[Brad Wilk]] and [[Tom Morello]], performing at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], 2005.
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|US]]
| Genre = {{Unbulleted list| [[Hard rock]] | [[Alternative rock]] | [[Post-grunge]] }}
| Years_active = {{Start date|2001}}–2007
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Associated_acts = {{Unbulleted list| [[Soundgarden]] | [[Rage Against the Machine]] | [[Temple of the Dog]] | [[The Nightwatchman]] }}
| URL = {{URL|www.audioslave.com}}
| Current_members =
| Past_members = {{Unbulleted list| [[Chris Cornell]] | [[Tom Morello]] | [[Tim Commerford]] | [[Brad Wilk]] }}
}}
|}

===For individual musicians===
:''The following template code produced the infobox [[#mariah|above]].''

<pre style="overflow:auto; margin-left:0">{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Mariah Carey
| Img = Mariah Carey13 Edwards Dec 1998.jpg
| Img_alt = Young woman singing into a hand mike with her eyes closed and a big smile
| Img_capt = Mariah Carey performing in 1998
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Mariah Carey
| Born = {{Birth date and age|1970|3|27}}<br>[[Huntington, New York|Huntington]], [[Long Island]], [[New York]]
| Origin = [[New York City]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Dance-pop]]
| Associated_acts =
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[music video director]], [[Actor|actress]]
| Years_active = 1990–present
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[MonarC]]/[[Island Records|Island]]
| URL = {{URL|www.mariahcarey.com}}
}}</pre>

===For groups or bands===
:''The following template code produced the infobox [[#audioslave|above]].''
<pre style="overflow:auto; margin-left:0">{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Audioslave
| Img = Audioslave_2005.jpg
| Img_alt = Four-man rock group performing on stage, spotlit, with row of darkened fans in the foreground
| Landscape = yes
| Img_capt = From left to right: [[Tim Commerford]], [[Chris Cornell]], [[Brad Wilk]] and [[Tom Morello]], performing at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], 2005.
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|US]]
| Genre = {{Unbulleted list| [[Hard rock]] | [[Alternative rock]] | [[Post-grunge]] }}
| Years_active = {{Start date|2001}}–2007
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Associated_acts = {{Unbulleted list| [[Soundgarden]] | [[Rage Against the Machine]] | [[Temple of the Dog]] | [[The Nightwatchman]] }}
| URL = {{URL|www.audioslave.com}}
| Current_members =
| Past_members = {{Unbulleted list| [[Chris Cornell]] | [[Tom Morello]] | [[Tim Commerford]] | [[Brad Wilk]] }}
}}</pre>

Examples of the template in use can be found at:
*[[Elvis Presley]]
*[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
*[[Sly & the Family Stone]]

==Microformat==

{{UF-hcard-person}}

The determination between <code>class="fn"</code> (for individuals) and <code>class="fn org"</code> (for groups) and is made by {{Tl|Infobox musical artist/hCard class}}.

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