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GET /v2/plays/3657515/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 3657515,
    "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3657515/?format=api",
    "airdate": "2026-05-21T04:20:01-07:00",
    "show": 66772,
    "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66772/?format=api",
    "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/e713bdd6-5b51-4a1e-9482-fcbb304217b1/9324923314-500.jpg",
    "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/e713bdd6-5b51-4a1e-9482-fcbb304217b1/9324923314-250.jpg",
    "song": "The Big Beat",
    "track_id": null,
    "recording_id": "59d61192-f940-4da9-ad63-2283f5363041",
    "artist": "Billy Squier",
    "artist_ids": [
        "3792dcb3-036e-45d6-8ee2-ff8d12c6c6c9"
    ],
    "album": "The Tale of the Tape",
    "release_id": null,
    "release_group_id": "94aedf90-0d8a-3ddf-88c4-0f7a9595c92b",
    "labels": [
        "Capitol Records"
    ],
    "label_ids": [
        "abea2d3e-eabf-4480-ab24-9382dd642c73"
    ],
    "release_date": "1980-05-01",
    "rotation_status": null,
    "is_local": false,
    "is_request": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "comment": "Billy Squier is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His 1980 song \"The Big Beat\" is one of the most sampled drum breaks ever, being used by artists such as Alicia Keys, Dizzee Rascal, Jay-Z, The Prodigy, A Tribe Called Quest, and many, many more. Plus, his songs \"The Stroke\" and \"Everybody Wants You\" are butt-rock classics.",
    "location": 1,
    "location_name": "Default",
    "play_type": "trackplay"
}