As a homework i need to make a webapp that will play an mp3 file and the user has to guess the name of the song or the band in a certain time.
My question is where can i get this songs? Is there any website that offers mp3’s and an api from which i can get songs along with the band and the name? It doesn’t have to be the whole song, in fact it will be better if it’s just a part of it and also it should be free as it’s just for a homework.
LE: they must be available internationally as I’m not from USA
Napster provides a free API:
Napster Web Services
The free API only allows 30 second previews, which you said is exactly what you want.
I’d use their chart list function to get popular songs then serve them up.