Shazam Artists Discovery

Overview

Shazam Artists Discovery is an Apify actor that searches for and scrapes artist information from Shazam. It retrieves data such as artist details, albums, top songs, upcoming concerts, and similar artists.

Use Cases

• Music analytics and discovery
• Automated data collection for artist research
• Music recommendation systems
• Integration with entertainment applications

Key Features

• Search for artists by name
• Fetch artist details including bio, genres, and image
• Retrieve albums and latest album details
• List top songs for the artist
• Get upcoming concert information
• Discover similar artists

Input Parameters

The actor accepts the following input parameters in JSON format:

1{
2    "artist_search": "Imagine Dragons",
3    "limit": 3
4}

Output

The output is a detailed information about the searched artists:

1[
2    {
3        "id": "358714030",
4        "link": "https://www.shazam.com/artist/imagine-dragons/358714030",
5        "name": "Imagine Dragons",
6        "genres": ["Alternative"],
7        "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/AMCArtistImages221/v4/f2/7b/29/f27b29c0-49e6-4b40-e079-9a2163030444/0cd8f23b-d974-42e4-8fe7-1aaa533baf13_ami-identity-0dee3e31f20984eeb377fa8009444095-2024-04-03T19-26-12.960Z_cropped.png/1486x1486bb.jpg",
8        "bio": "In 2011, Las Vegas band Imagine Dragons were pulling six-hour shows at local casinos for just enough to cover rent and Taco Bell; a year-and-change later, they were Platinum. Formed in Provo, Utah, by a group of high school and college friends, the band self-released three EPs before making the leap to Interscope Records in 2012, delivering their full-length debut, Night Visions, later that year. \nLed by a pair of explosive singles (“It’s Time” and “Radioactive”), the band went on to become one of the more singular successes of the 2010s, leveraging stadium-ready indie rock with synth-pop, dubstep, stomping folk and hints of New Wave—a sound that jumped out of speakers like a bright neon light. They followed up at a steady clip (2015’s Smoke + Mirrors, 2017’s Evolve, 2018’s Origins), refining their sound without dulling its cathartic edge. \nTalking with Apple Music about their 2018 track “Zero”, vocalist Dan Reynolds described the role of empathy in both writing and performance—a cornerstone of the band’s success. “I carried around this big tenor saxophone that was bigger than me,” he said, remembering early adolescence. “I was, like, 5-foot-2; I was a tiny kid. So, for me, I look out and I see these people in the crowd and I’m like, Oh, you’re going through that right now. Give it time—you’re gonna come into your own and blossom. So, for me, this song is for all those people.”  ",
9        "hometown": "Las Vegas, NV, United States",
10        "latest_album": {
11            "id": "album",
12            "name": "Reflections (From The Vault Of Smoke + Mirrors)",
13            "artist": "Imagine Dragons",
14            "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/af/1c/24/af1c24a0-7143-0ae3-164d-49a21e5168ff/25UMGIM03303.rgb.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp",
15            "link": "https://www.shazam.com/album/1791818110"
16        },
17        "albums": [
18            {
19                "id": "1791818110",
20                "name": "Reflections (From The Vault Of Smoke + Mirrors)",
21                "artist": "Imagine Dragons",
22                "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/af/1c/24/af1c24a0-7143-0ae3-164d-49a21e5168ff/25UMGIM03303.rgb.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp",
23                "link": "https://www.shazam.com/album/1791818110/reflections-from-the-vault-of-smoke-plus-mirrors"
24            }
25        ],
26        "top_songs": [
27            {
28                "id": "1411628233",
29                "name": "Believer",
30                "artist": "Imagine Dragons",
31                "image": "https://www.shazam.com/mkimage/image/thumb/Music126/v4/11/7a/b8/117ab805-6811-8929-18b9-0fad7baf0c25/17UMGIM98210.rgb.jpg/375x375bb.webp",
32                "link": "https://www.shazam.com/song/1411628233/believer"
33            }
34        ],
35        "upcoming_concerts": [
36            {
37                "id": "59502316-5d59-4ce4-913e-930bda1ee6ed",
38                "address": "Milan",
39                "place": "Ippodromo",
40                "date": "May 27, 2025",
41                "link": "https://www.shazam.com/event/59502316-5d59-4ce4-913e-930bda1ee6ed"
42            }
43        ],
44        "similar_artists": [
45            {
46                "id": "260414340",
47                "name": "OneRepublic",
48                "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Features221/v4/0e/1e/a7/0e1ea7c5-ba8c-6386-9748-bcc855792215/mza_6402350579490195288.png/400x400bb.jpg",
49                "link": "https://www.shazam.com/artist/onerepublic/260414340"
50            }
51        ]
52    }
53]

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