Real Detroit Weekly

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{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Real Detroit Weekly

| image =

| type = Alternative weekly

| format = Arts and Entertainment

| publisher = John J. Badanjek

| circulation = 75,000

| headquarters = 615 S. Washington Ave

Royal Oak, MI 48067
{{USA}}

| foundation = 1999

| ceased publication = 2014

| ISSN =

| oclc = 702905552

| website =

}}

Real Detroit Weekly (often called just Real Detroit) was a weekly newspaper distributed free of charge every Wednesday from 1999 to 2014, that focused mainly on entertainment news from metro Detroit. It had a proportion of advertisements similar to the Metro Times (and some of the same advertisers). Both publications were usually available at the same establishments. In May 2014, the two papers merged.{{cite web|author=MT Staff|title=Detroit Metro Times Announces Merger With Real Detroit Weekly|url=http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2014/05/05/detroit-metro-times-announces-merger-with-real-detroit-weekly|publisher=Metro Times|date=May 5, 2014}}

Real Detroit was a cornerstone for local music and arts. Their collection of unique writers worked hard to keep that fact shining high. For most bands between 1999-2004, Real Detroit was their first or pivotal piece of press.