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Re:Last.fm is now independent on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @03:07PM (#48298968)
Happy to see they mentioned their API usage won't change. Last year I was working on a small project (https://listeningfacts.com) around spotify's API but they decided to suddenly restrict access to it.

I was able to make it work with last.fm's API with no issue and they're more generous with the information they provide.

Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (October 2025) on Monday October 13, 2025 @12:36PM (#45570362)
I've been working on Listening Facts[0] for a while now. Basically, it's a year in review of your listening facts presented in a "nutrition facts" label format. It works with Apple Music, Spotify (via waitlist due to recent API changes[1]), and LastFM.

I'm currently working on language detection to expand the "facts" with a language distribution on each generated label.

I tried getting Adsense on the website but I keep getting denied on "Low Content Value" grounds. I tried some alternatives but the quality of their ads was ridiculous (stuff like "your device has a virus, click here to clean it up") so I just gave up on that.

Here[2] you can find what one of the labels looks like and many more from some user submissions

[0] - https://listeningfacts.com/

[1] - https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2025-04-15-updating-the-c...

[2] - https://www.reddit.com/r/lastfm/comments/1mnk5wj/listening_f...

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025) on Monday September 29, 2025 @10:28PM (#45421311)
Thank you for giving it a try!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025) on Monday September 29, 2025 @10:06PM (#45421184)
I'm working on Listening Facts[0], a music habits visualization tool based on your top tracks. Inspired by Receiptify and every day nutrition facts labels[1].

It started out as a Spotify oriented project but due to their recent API changes[2] I ended up focusing more on a Last FM integration. This wasn't that bad as their API provides more details such as play count per song. I've also added an Apple Music integration.

I posted about it[3] on Last FM's subreddit and I was pleasantly surprised to see that a lot of people shared their labels on the comments and seemed to like it.

I'm currently working on language detection, I think it'd be cool to get a language breakdown of the songs you listen to and for that to be part of the displayed items within the label. Something along the lines of EN- 80%, ES- 15%, FR - 5%

I've also tried getting Adsense on the website but I keep getting denied on "Low Content Value" grounds. I tried some alternatives but the quality of their ads was ridiculous (stuff like "your device has a virus, click here to clean it up")

[0] - https://listeningfacts.com/

[1] - https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-education-resources-mater...

[2] - https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Upda...

[3] - https://www.reddit.com/r/lastfm/comments/1mnk5wj/listening_f...

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2025)? on Friday September 26, 2025 @02:34PM (#45389608)
I'm currently working on Listening Facts[0], a music habits visualization tool based on your top tracks. Inspired by Receiptify and every day nutrition facts labels[1].

It started out as a Spotify oriented project but due to their recent API changes[2] I ended up focusing more on a Last FM integration. This wasn't that bad as their API provides more details such as play count per song. I've also added an Apple Music integration.

I posted about it[3] on Last FM's subreddit and I was pleasantly surprised to see that a lot of people shared their labels on the comments and seemed to like it.

I'm currently working on language detection, I think it'd be cool to get a language breakdown of the songs you listen to and for that to be part of the displayed items within the label. Something along the lines of EN- 80%, ES- 15%, FR - 5%

I've also tried getting Adsense on the website but I keep getting denied on "Low Content Value" grounds. I tried some alternatives but the quality of their ads was ridiculous (stuff like "your device has a virus, click here to clean it up")

[0] - https://listeningfacts.com/

[1] - https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-education-resources-mater...

[2] - https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Upda...

[3] - https://www.reddit.com/r/lastfm/comments/1mnk5wj/listening_f...