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Pandora.com I would think is the most popular site of these four sites, but after visiting all of them is also the least impressive. Pandora allows you to search for music by genera or artist. When you find an artist it playa music from that artist but also other artist that might interest you. Pandora only allows you to skip a song a certain amount of times, so if you have already skipped a few songs and want to skip more, you can’t. With Pandora you’re stuck with what it gives you, all you can do is mute it which I find very irritating. The only thing good about Pandora is the music is continuous. It also gives you the option to buy the music that you listen to.
PANDORARADIO.COM
U.S Vocalist
Lil Wayne, male rap artist
First 5 recommendations= 1.T.I 2.Young Jeezy 3.Rick Ross 4.T.I 5.Lil Wayne

Kelly Clarkson, female pop artist
First 5 recommendations= 1. Michelle Branch 2.Pink 3.Avril Lavinge 4.Kelly Clarkson 5.Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood, female country artist
First 5 recommendations= 1.Rascal Flatts 2.Taylor Swift 3.Faith Hill 4.Carrie Underwood 5.Tim McGraw

International Vocalist
Shakira, female Latin artist
First 5 recommendations= 1.Mana 2.Black Eyed Peas 3.Santana 4.Shakira 5.Mana

Enrico Caruso, male Italian Opera Singer
First 5 recommendations= 1.Rimsky-Korsakov 2.Luciano Pavarotti 3.Juies Massenet 4.Jaques Offenbach 5.Giuesseppe Verdi

Bob Marley, Male Reggae artist
First 5 recommendations= 1.Steel Pulse 2.Damian Marley 3.Steve Marley 4.Peter Tosh 5.Bob Marley

Lastfm.com operates like Pandora in the way that it gives you the option to search by genera, artist, and it plays artist other that what you what. However, lastfm is better in the fact that it is continuous play, and you can SKIP the track if you wish. I also like lastfm because it gives you a small biography of the artist you are searching for. It also gives you to buy songs or CD's of the music that you are listening to.
LASTFM.COM
U.S Artist
Lil Wayne’s first 5 recommendations= 1.DJ Drama 2.Birdman 3.Young Jeezy 4.Drake 5.Gucci Mane

Kelly Clarkson's first 5 recommendations= 1.Carrie Underwood 2.Kathrine McPhee 3.Jordin Sparks 4.Pink 5.Ashlee Simpson

Carrie Underwood's first 5 recommendations= 1.Kellie Pickler 2.Kathrine McPher 3.Kelly Clarkson 4.Martina McBride 5.Taylor Swift

International Artist
Shaker’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Paulina Rubio 2.Nelly furtado 3.Thalia 4.Jennifer Lopez 5.La Oreja Van Goah

Enrico Caruso's first 5 recommendations= 1.Beniamino Gigli 2.Franco Corelli 3.Giuseppe di Stefano 4.Jussi Bjorling 5.Placido Domiano

Bob Marley’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Ziggy Marley 2.Bob Marley and the Wailers 3.Peter Tosh 4.Damian Marley 5.Gentleman


LALA.com was my second favorite site except for the fact that the music did not play continuously, you had to pick each song individually. However, the artist chosen was the only one displayed (which I like better). Lala gave the listener the option to buy, and share the music.
LALA.COM
U.S Artist
Lil Wayne’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Young Money 2.Big Tymers 3.B.G 4.Gucci Mane 5.Lil Boosie

Kelly Clarkson's first 5 recommendations= 1.Jordin Sparks 2.Carrie Underwood 3.Pink 4.Avril Lavinge 5.Christina Aguilera

Carrie Underwood's first 5 recommendations= 1.Sugarland 2.Keith Urban 3.Kellie Pickler 4.Dierks Bentley 5.Martina McBride

International Artist
Shakira's first 5 recommendations= 1.Lady Gaga 2.Celine Dion 3.Enrique Iglesias 4.Rihanna 5.Ke$ha

Enrico Caruso's first 5 recommendations= 1. Salvatore Cottone 2.Alama Gluck 3.Titta Ruffo 4.Francis Lapition 5.Nellie Melba

Bob Marley’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Sly and Robbie 2.The Untouchables 3.Lee Perry 4.Rita Marley 5.U Roy

Grooveshark.com was by far my most favorite site to get music. You can search by songs, album, or artist. The site gives you just music from what you search, not junk like the other sites. But what I really like about the site is that you can create your own play list that will play continuously, and only the songs you choose.
GROOVESHARK.COM
U.S Artist
Lil Wayne’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Bird Man 2.Gucci Mane 3.Kanye West 4.T-Pain 5.Jay-Z

Kelly Clarkson's first 5 recommendations= 1.Alicia Keys 2.Natasha Bedingfeild 3.The Pussycat Dolls 4.Lady Gaga 5. Sarah Solvay

Carrie Underwood's first 5 recommendations= 1.Erika Jo 2.Sunny Sweeny 3.Ingrid Michaelson 4.Colbie Caillat 5.Kimberly Locke

International Artist
Shakira's first 5 recommendations= 1.Britney Spears 2.Cher 3.Los Del Rio 4.Lady Gaga 5.Mandy Moore

Enrico Caruso's first 5 recommendations= 1.Andrea Bocelli 2.Chopin 3.Schubert 4.BACH 5.Kronos Quartet

Bob Marley's first 5 recommendations= 1.Operation Ivy 2.Reel Big Fish 3.Beenie Man 4.Desmond Dekker 5.Sublime

SUMMARY
All of the online radio players had some similarities with related artist, but there were also some differences. Grooveshark.com seemed to be the most different when it came to related artist. The artist Lil Wayne seemed to have the widest range of related artist within all of the players. And all of Kelly Clarkson's related artists were mostly the same.