In this tutorial, we will learn how to develop a LyricsSearch App with plain JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

LyricsSearch App

Find songs, artists, and lyrics using the lyrics.ovh API.

Project Specifications

Display UI with song/artist input
Fetch songs/artists and put in DOM
Add pagination
Add get lyrics functionality and display in DOM

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Create a folder called lyrics-search as the project workspace and we will create all the project files inside this folder.

1. index.html

Let's create index.html and add the following code to it:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <title>LyricsSearch</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <h1>LyricsSearch</h1>

      <form id="form">
        <input
          type="text"
          id="search"
          placeholder="Enter artist or song name..."
        />
        <button>Search</button>
      </form>
    </header>

    <div id="result" class="container">
      <p>Results will be displayed here</p>
    </div>

    <div id="more" class="container centered"></div>

    <script src="script.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

2. script.js

Let's create a JavaScript file named script.js and add the following JavaScript code to it:

const form = document.getElementById('form');
const search = document.getElementById('search');
const result = document.getElementById('result');
const more = document.getElementById('more');

const apiURL = 'https://api.lyrics.ovh';

// Search by song or artist
async function searchSongs(term) {
  const res = await fetch(`${apiURL}/suggest/${term}`);
  const data = await res.json();

  showData(data);
}

// Show song and artist in DOM
function showData(data) {
  result.innerHTML = `
    <ul class="songs">
      ${data.data
        .map(
          song => `<li>
      <span><strong>${song.artist.name}</strong> - ${song.title}</span>
      <button class="btn" data-artist="${song.artist.name}" data-songtitle="${song.title}">Get Lyrics</button>
    </li>`
        )
        .join('')}
    </ul>
  `;

  if (data.prev || data.next) {
    more.innerHTML = `
      ${
        data.prev
          ? `<button class="btn" onclick="getMoreSongs('${data.prev}')">Prev</button>`
          : ''
      }
      ${
        data.next
          ? `<button class="btn" onclick="getMoreSongs('${data.next}')">Next</button>`
          : ''
      }
    `;
  } else {
    more.innerHTML = '';
  }
}

// Get prev and next songs
async function getMoreSongs(url) {
  const res = await fetch(`https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/${url}`);
  const data = await res.json();

  showData(data);
}

// Get lyrics for song
async function getLyrics(artist, songTitle) {
  const res = await fetch(`${apiURL}/v1/${artist}/${songTitle}`);
  const data = await res.json();

   if (data.error) {
        result.innerHTML = data.error;
   } else {
        const lyrics = data.lyrics.replace(/(\r\n|\r|\n)/g, '<br>');

        result.innerHTML = `
            <h2><strong>${artist}</strong> - ${songTitle}</h2>
            <span>${lyrics}</span>
        `;
  }

  more.innerHTML = '';
}

// Event listeners
form.addEventListener('submit', e => {
  e.preventDefault();

  const searchTerm = search.value.trim();

  if (!searchTerm) {
    alert('Please type in a search term');
  } else {
    searchSongs(searchTerm);
  }
});

// Get lyrics button click
result.addEventListener('click', e => {
  const clickedEl = e.target;

  if (clickedEl.tagName === 'BUTTON') {
    const artist = clickedEl.getAttribute('data-artist');
    const songTitle = clickedEl.getAttribute('data-songtitle');

    getLyrics(artist, songTitle);
  }
});

3. style.css

Let's create a CSS file named style.css and add the following CSS code to it:

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  background-color: #fff;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  margin: 0;
}

button {
  cursor: pointer;
}

button:active {
  transform: scale(0.95);
}

input:focus,
button:focus {
  outline: none;
}

header {
  background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1510915361894-db8b60106cb1?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1350&q=80');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center center;
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 100px 0;
  position: relative;
}

header::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

header * {
  z-index: 1;
}

header h1 {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
}

form {
  position: relative;
  width: 500px;
  max-width: 100%;
}

form input {
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 15px 30px;
  width: 100%;
}

form button {
  position: absolute;
  top: 2px;
  right: 2px;
  background-color: #e056fd;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 50px;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 13px 30px;
}

.btn {
  background-color: #8d56fd;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 10px;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 4px 10px;
}

ul.songs {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding: 0;
}

ul.songs li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin: 10px 0;
}

.container {
  margin: 30px auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  width: 500px;
}

.container h2 {
  font-weight: 300;
}

.container p {
  text-align: center;
}

.centered {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.centered button {
  transform: scale(1.3);
  margin: 15px;
}

Open index.html in Browser

Let's open the index.html file in the browser and you will be able to see the following screen:

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