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Ask about:
- The history of songs and musicians/bands/artists/composers/songwriters/etc.
- Song meanings and the origins of lyrics
- Terminology used in the music industry
- Use, explanation, and history of music technology, devices, and media
- Information about music memorabilia and the collection of it (e.g. "How rare is X?")
Don’t ask about:
- Performing music, practicing music, music theory, and music production. These are instead on topic on Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange
- How to illegally obtain any copyrighted material
- Legal advice or the legality of a service
- Where to buy music, musical equipment, etc.
- Recommendations of what to listen to
- Identification of song, tune, band, genre, artist, etc.
Note that questions must be specific as well as answerable. If you are looking for discussion, brainstorming, or an overall process rather than specific question-and-answers, the Music Fans Stack Exchange might not be a good place for your question. Such questions may, however, be welcome in Off The Record, the chat room for Music Fans. Also see Good Subjective, Bad Subjective for why this type of question is hard, and some guidelines on how to post good subjective questions which are less likely to end up being closed.