Mining Twitter Data for Information on Canadian Music
Twitter is always making a push to get more involved in the music habits of its users. Here are their latest findings:
- 96% of Canadians on Twitter are interested in music. My question: What are the other 4% doing?
- Canadian Twitter users spend more than 10 hours a week listening to music. About 18% are more likely to stream music online than non-Twitter users.
- The most-followed Canadian artists are:
- Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)
- Drake (@Drake)
- Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne)
- Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen)
- Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes)
- 66% of Canadian Twitter users say they don’t mind spending money on festivals.
- The 5 most-mentioned upcoming festivals (based on data from January 1-May 26) are:
- Boots and Hearts Festival – Oro-Medonte, Ontario (@BootsandHearts)
- WayHome Music & Arts – Oro-Medonte, Ontario (@wayhomefestival)
- RBC Bluesfest – Ottawa, Ontario (@ottawabluesfest)
- Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts – Montreal, Quebec (@osheaga)
- Le Festival d’été de Québec – Québec City, Québec (@FestivalEteQc)