LAB EXERCiSE NUMBER NiNE

ARISTS
1. CARRIE UNDERWOOD (Female/Country/U.S)
2. KESHA (Female/Pop/U.S)
3. ADDISON ROAD (Female/Contemporary/U.S)
4. THE BEATLES (Male/Soft Rock/International)
5. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS (Male/Latino/International)
6. BOB MARLEY (Male/Reggae/International)

PANDORA.COM
1. Carrie Underwood-Taylor Swift-Faith Hill-Keith Urban-Rascal Flatts-Kelly Clarkson
2. Kesha-David Guetta-Cascada-Flo Rida-Lady Gaga-Brittney Spears
3. Addison Road-Bethany Diloon-Hillsong-Meredith Anderson-Mercy Me-Barlow Girl
4. The Beatles-The Rolling Stones-The Who-Paul McCartney-Led Zepplin-John Lennon
5. Enrique Iglesias-Savage Garden-Backstreet Boys-Maroon 5-One Republic Celion Dion
6. Bob Marley-Stephen Marley-Ziggy Marley-Steel Post-Gregory Issacs-The Gladiators

LASTFM.COM
1. Carrie Underwood-Kelli Pickler-Katherine Mcphee-Kelly larkson-Martina McBride-Taylor Swift
2. Kesha-Lady Gaga-Heidi Montag-Pexie Lott-Rihanna-Ashley Tisdale
3. Addison Road-10th Avenue-33Miles-Barlow Girl-Brittney Nicole-Krystal Meyers
4. The Beatles-George Harrison-Paul McCartney-John Lennon-Wings-Pete Townshend
5. Enrique Iglesias-Ricky Martin-Shayne Ward-Thalia-Jennifer Lopez-Shakira
6. Bob Marley-Ziggy Marley-Peter Tosh-Damien Marley-Kymani Marley-Gentleman

LALA.COM
1. Carrie Underwood-Sugarland-Keith Urban-Dierks Bentley-Brad Paisley-Josh Turner
2. Kesha- NO RESULTS
3. Addison Road-Barlow Girl-Francesca Bahistelli-Brittney Nicole-Chris and Conrad-Phil Stacey
4. The Beatles-The Rolling Stones-Tom Jones-The Searchers-Small Faces-Beatlegras
5. Enrique Iglesias-Ricky Martin-Juis Fonsi-Chayanne-Wisin And Yandel-Paulina Rubio
6. Bob Marley-Sly And Robie-The Unstoppable-Uray-3rd World-Greyhound

GROOVESHARK.COM
1. Carrie Underwood-Lady Antebellum-Diana Degramo-Jordin Sparks-The Veronicas-Ingrid Michacison
2. Kesha- NO RESULTS
3. Addison Road-Guardian-Thousand Foot Kruten-David Crowder-The Killers-Everyday Sunday
4. The Beatles-Beach Boys-The Who-Paul McCartney-Jeff Buckley-Elliot Smith
5. Bob Marley-Prince Buster-Jimmy Cliff-Slightly Stoopid-Barrington Levy-Peter Tosh
6. Enrique Iglesias-Alejandro Sanz-Natolia Creiro-Eddie Santiago-Marc Anthony-Will Young

Out of all these sites, Pandora had the closest recommendations. I was very impressed how it took a song of the artist that i typed in and kept true to that tone, tempo and sound of the particular piece. I remember my brother telling me to look into Pandora "cause it's awesome and free!", but I never did until now. However, I will be using this site more religiously due to the excellent match up of artists and songs.

Furthermore, Lala.com and Lastfm.com had about the same rating. I was impressed with the recommendations and then te next minute let down. Lastfm.com recommended Heidi Montag to Lady Gaga and even threw in Ashley Tisdale - a DISNEY STAR! Lala.com couldn't even find Kesha, and her Tik Tok hit has taken over pop charts.

Grooveshark.com definitely came in dead last. I laughed at how off the mark this site was with their recommendations. It basically just matched ethnicity or people that are considered within that genre, rather then actually matching the tempo of songs. There is absolutely NO WAY that Jordin Sparks and The Veronicas should be in the same category as Carrie Underwood. THAT gave me a chuckle :D

Overall, when it comes to the similarities between the sites, each site tried to stay true to the previous artists genre. Whether that seems blatantly obvious it is a point that needs to be noted! Within the Carrie Underwood search, I believe that each site held the "most true" to matching the artist wit the social scene. As far as differences, I believe that they are summarized in the above paragraphs. I would say that Pandora is ideal, while Grooveshark is completely unreliable and sparatic with its recommendations.