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:

1. Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)
2. Drake (@Drake)
3. Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne)
4. Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen)
5. 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:

1. Boots and Hearts Festival – Oro-Medonte, Ontario (@BootsandHearts)
2. WayHome Music & Arts – Oro-Medonte, Ontario (@wayhomefestival)
3. RBC Bluesfest – Ottawa, Ontario (@ottawabluesfest)
4. Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts – Montreal, Quebec (@osheaga)
5. Le Festival d’été de Québec – Québec City, Québec (@FestivalEteQc)