HW 6
JDN
2022-12-15
Introduction
For this assignment, I have decided to use the Spotify API. Throughout college and even the majority of my life, music has been an escape from reality for me. Listening to music helps me get through studying, get through the gym, and even sleep. Music has been apart of my life for as long as I can remember.
Using the Spotify API, I want to look at what I listen to and the variability of genre or feeling one receives from a particular type of music. I will be using my girlfriends Spotify since I do not have one, so if there are weird songs, blame her… One example would be, do I listen to more upbeat music? Is this upbeat music found more so in rock and roll music or rap music? I want to dive into details like this to help and explain when and why I listen to the music I do.
What are my Recent Listens?
| track.name | artist.name | track.album.name | played_at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Flex | Drake | Her Loss | 2022-12-09 15:58:26 |
| In the Zone | Ken Ashcorp | In the Zone | 2022-12-06 04:08:29 |
| Ode to the Bouncer | Studio Killers | Studio Killers (Special Edition) | 2022-12-03 22:21:45 |
| Bubblegum Bitch | MARINA | Electra Heart (Deluxe) | 2022-12-03 22:03:39 |
| Thank You for the Venom | My Chemical Romance | Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge | 2022-12-03 21:58:09 |
| How to Be a Heartbreaker | MARINA | Electra Heart | 2022-12-03 21:47:25 |
| Won’t Bite (feat. Smino) | Doja Cat | Hot Pink | 2022-12-03 21:41:20 |
Spotify is not her main music streaming service so the data may be slightly skewed but it will be sufficient for this purpose.
Who are my top Artists and Their Genres?
| name | genres |
|---|---|
| Doja Cat | dance pop, pop |
| Paramore | candy pop, pixie, pop emo, pop punk |
| PinkPantheress | |
| Fall Out Boy | emo, modern rock |
| Pierce The Veil | screamo |
Looking at this, we can see that my girlfriend (or me) is an avid listener of emo and pop music. This follows the trend of her recently listened to music seeing as her recently listened to included artists such as Doja Cat, My Chemical Romance, and Studio Killers.
Which of my Favorites are the Most Upbeat?
Doja Cat
Fall Out Boy
Pierce The Veil
Looking at the results of the highest valence, we can see that Fall Out Boy has the most upbeat and joyous songs out of the three artists we compared.