Earlier this week, Yahoo! Music announced the release of their API. Jim Bumgardner, a front-end engineer from the team, gave a nice introduction, which included some examples of what you could do with it. In fact, his post inspired me to dive into the docs to see what else was in there.

Truth be told, the Yahoo! Music API is a substantial entry into the music-related APIs. It offers a powerful and elegant interface to one of the largest music catalogs in the world, including hands-down the largest volume of music videos out there. As a Yahoo! property, it serves a massive user base, whose listening habits power a comprehensive graph of for finding similar artists. Through its corporate partners, Yahoo! Music also enjoys the benefits of direct access to artists and labels from around the world.

The Yahoo! Music API is impressive, but the question remains:
How does it stack up to the reigning champion of music APIs?
How does Yahoo! Music compare to Last.fm?