Artist Research — Skill for OpenClaw

Comprehensive artist analysis using Spotify API (Feb 2026 Development Mode limits) + web data sources. Generates professional reports with streaming data, market positioning, and monetization potential.

When to Use

• User asks about an artist's performance, potential, or market position
• User requests music industry analysis or artist comparison
• User wants streaming data, chart history, or audience demographics
• User is evaluating signing, managing, or collaborating with an artist

Prerequisites

• Spotify API credentials in .env (SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET, SPOTIPY_REDIRECT_URI)
• spotipy and python-dotenv packages installed
• Internet access for web_fetch data sources

Methodology

Step 1: Spotify API Data Collection

Run spotify_api_lookup.py with artist name or ID. Collects: - Artist metadata (name, images, URI, genres) - Discography (albums, singles, track listings) - Related artists (for market positioning) - Search results for artist tracks

NOTE: Since Feb 2026, Development Mode does NOT return: - followers, popularity (for artists) - popularity (for tracks/albums) - top-tracks endpoint (REMOVED) - bulk fetch endpoints (REMOVED)

See references/spotify-endpoints-2026.md for full list.

Step 2: External Data Sources (web_fetch)

Sources that DON'T work with web_fetch (JS-heavy): - songstats.com (returns empty) - chosic.com (404) - chartmasters.org (404/broken) - tunemunk.com (no useful data)

Step 3: Data Synthesis

Combine all sources into a structured report:

## ARTIST ANALYSIS: [Name]

### PROFILE
- Spotify ID, verified status, profile completeness
- Monthly listeners (from web/browser)
- Followers (not available via API since Feb 2026)

### DISCOGRAPHY
- Albums/singles count, release timeline
- Featured appearances and collaborations
- Label/distribution info

### STREAMING PERFORMANCE (from kworb.net)
- Total tracked streams
- Top tracks by streams
- Chart peaks (country-specific)
- Average streams per release

### MARKET POSITION
- Related artists comparison
- Genre positioning
- Audience tier classification

### MONETIZATION ANALYSIS
- Estimated monthly streaming revenue
- Concert potential (based on ML tier)
- Sync licensing opportunities
- Merch potential

### RECOMMENDATIONS
- Specific growth opportunities
- Release strategy suggestions
- Collaboration targets

Step 4: Report Output

Save report as: - reports/artist-report-{name}-{date}.md for storage - Present summary in chat with key metrics

Scripts

All scripts are in this skill directory. Usage:

# Step 1: Spotify API data
python spotify_api_lookup.py "Artist Name"
python spotify_api_lookup.py --id SPOTIFY_ID

# Step 2: kworb.net data (automated via web_fetch in main flow)

# Step 3: Full report (combines all sources)
python generate_report.py "Artist Name"

Data Tiers — Artist Classification

Revenue Estimation Formula

Monthly streaming revenue = Monthly Streams × $0.003-0.005 (per stream)
Concert revenue = (Capacity × Ticket Price × 0.7) per show
Sync licensing = 5K-50K PLN per placement (one-time)

Spotify API — Available vs Removed (Feb 2026)

✅ Available Endpoints

• GET /artists/{id} — Artist metadata (limited fields)
• GET /artists/{id}/albums — Artist's albums
• GET /albums/{id} — Album details
• GET /albums/{id}/tracks — Album tracks
• GET /tracks/{id} — Track details
• GET /search — Search (max 10 results)
• GET /me/player/currently-playing — Now playing
• GET /me/player/recently-played — Recent tracks
• GET /me/top/{type} — User's top artists/tracks
• GET /me — Current user profile
• GET /me/playlists — User's playlists
• POST /me/playlists — Create playlist
• PUT/DELETE /me/library — Save/remove items
• Full player control endpoints

❌ Removed/Restricted Endpoints

• GET /artists/{id}/top-tracks — REMOVED
• GET /artists (bulk) — REMOVED
• GET /tracks (bulk) — REMOVED
• GET /albums (bulk) — REMOVED
• GET /users/{id} — REMOVED
• GET /users/{id}/playlists — REMOVED
• GET /browse/new-releases — REMOVED
• GET /browse/categories — REMOVED
• GET /markets — REMOVED

⚠️ Removed Fields

• Artist: followers, popularity
• Track: popularity, available_markets, linked_from
• Album: popularity, label, available_markets, album_group
• User: country, email, followers, product, explicit_content

Error Handling

Notes

• Always cross-reference data from multiple sources
• kworb.net is the most reliable source for streaming numbers
• Spotify for Artists (SfA) dashboard has the richest data but requires manual access
• web_search is currently unavailable (token limit) — use web_fetch on known URLs
• Polish artist names may cause encoding issues — use ASCII-safe output

Version History

• v1.0 (2026-03-16) — Initial skill creation, post-Spotify Feb 2026 changes