TV on the Radio

American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001
Organization musical_group Q829138
TV on the Radio
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TV on the Radio

Summary

TV on the Radio is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,437 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • TV on the Radio received the Shortlist Music Prize[3].
  • TV on the Radio's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • TV on the Radio's genre is alternative rock[5].
  • TV on the Radio's record label is recorded as Touch and Go Records[6].
  • TV on the Radio's record label is recorded as 4AD[7].
  • TV on the Radio's record label is recorded as Harvest[8].
  • TV on the Radio's discography is recorded as TV on the Radio discography[9].
  • TV on the Radio's Commons category is recorded as TV on the Radio[10].
  • TV on the Radio's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • TV on the Radio comprises Kyp Malone[12].
  • TV on the Radio comprises Tunde Adebimpe[13].
  • TV on the Radio comprises Dave Sitek[14].
  • TV on the Radio comprises Jaleel Bunton[15].
  • 2001 marks the founding of TV on the Radio[16].
  • TV on the Radio's location of formation is recorded as Brooklyn[17].
  • TV on the Radio's official website is recorded as http://www.tvontheradio.com[18].
  • TV on the Radio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:TV on the Radio[19].
  • TV on the Radio's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'TV on the Radio'}[20].
  • TV on the Radio's start of work period is recorded as 2001[21].
  • TV on the Radio's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+42136'}[22].
  • TV on the Radio's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+59300'}[23].
  • TV on the Radio's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+41321'}[24].
  • TV on the Radio's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+40183'}[25].
  • TV on the Radio's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+69500'}[26].
  • TV on the Radio's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+76100'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 2001[30]

  • Genre(s): art rock, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, noise pop, psychedelic soul, shoegaze[31]

  • Community tags: 4ad, art rock, electronic, experimental rock, indie electronic, indie rock, noise pop, psychedelic soul, rock and indie, shoegaze[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eb872766-98f6-453d-883f-2ae908a18315[33]

Body

Founding

2001 marks the founding of TV on the Radio[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Brooklyn[17].

Identity

TV on the Radio's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[20].

Recognition

TV on the Radio received the Shortlist Music Prize[3].

Why It Matters

TV on the Radio ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,437 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did TV on the Radio receive?

Honors received include Shortlist Music Prize[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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