spotify.ps1

function Search-Spotify {
    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
            Search Spotify.
        .DESCRIPTION
            This function uses the public web API of Spotify to let you query their database for information about
            artists, albums, tracks and popular playlists.
        .EXAMPLE
            Search-Spotify 'Madonna'
            Will search for 'Madonna' among all artists in the Spotify database.
        .EXAMPLE
            Search-Spotify 'Tania*'
            Uses wildcard to search for all artists that starts with 'Tania'.
        .EXAMPLE
            Search-Spotify 'album:arrival artist:abba' -Type 'Album'
            Will search for album with name matching 'Arrival' and artist matching 'Abba'
        .EXAMPLE
            Search-Spotify 'Madonna' -Type 'Album','Artis'
            Will return both album and tracks with 'Madonna' in their name.
        .NOTES
            Author: Øyvind Kallstad
            Date: 27.11.2014
            Version: 1.0
    #>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        # Search query. Supports wildcard (*, max 2 per query) and operators (NOT/OR, must be in uppercase).
        # By default, results are returned when a match is found in any field of the target object type. 
        # Searches can be made more specific by specifying an album, artist or track field filter. 
        # Field names must be entered in lower-case.
        [Parameter(Position = 0)]
        [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]
        [string] $Query,

        # Type of information to search for. Valid choices are 'Artist','Album','Playlist' or 'Track'
        [Parameter()]
        [ValidateSet('Album','Artist','PlayList','Track')]
        [string[]] $Type = 'Artist',

        # Filter the results to only show results available in the supplied market.
        # Defaults to the current region of the machine you are running the command from.
        [Parameter()]
        [string] $Market = [System.Globalization.RegionInfo]::CurrentRegion.TwoLetterISORegionName,

        # The maximum number of objects to return. Defaults to 20.
        [Parameter()]
        [int] $Limit = 20,

        # The index of the first object to return. Defaults to 0.
        [Parameter()]
        [int] $Offset = 0
    )

    $endPoint = 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/search'
    $queryString = "?q=$([uri]::EscapeUriString($Query))&type=$($Type -Join ',')"
    [uri]$uri = $endPoint + $queryString
    try {
        $result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri
    }

    catch {
        Write-Warning $_.Exception.Message
        break
    }

    switch ($Type) {

        'Artist' {
            foreach ($artist in $result.artists.items) {
                Write-Output (,([PSCustomObject] [Ordered] @{
                    Name = $artist.name
                    Popularity = $artist.popularity
                    Genres = $artist.genres
                    ID = $artist.id
                    Uri = $artist.uri
                    ExternalUrl = $artist.external_urls | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'spotify'
                }))
            }
        }

        'Album' {
            foreach ($album in $result.albums.items) {
                Write-Output (,([PSCustomObject] [Ordered] @{
                    Name = $album.name
                    Type = $album.album_type
                    ID = $album.id
                    Uri = $album.uri
                    ExternalUrl = $album.external_urls | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'spotify'
                }))
            }
        }

        'Track' {
            foreach ($track in $result.tracks.items) {
                Write-Output (,([PSCustomObject] [Ordered] @{
                    Name = $track.name
                    Album = $track.album | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Name'
                    Artists = ($track.artists | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Name')
                    DurationMS = $track.duration_ms
                    Explicit = $track.explicit
                    Popularity = $track.popularity
                    DiskNo = $track.disc_number
                    TrackNo = $track.track_number
                    ID = $track.id
                    Uri = "spotify:track:$($track.id)"
                    ExternalUrl = $track.external_urls | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'spotify'
                }))
            }
        }

        'PlayList' {
            foreach ($playlist in $result.playlists.items) {
                Write-Output (,([PSCustomObject] [Ordered] @{
                    Name = $playlist.name
                    OwnerID = $playlist.owner | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'id'
                    Collaborative = $playlist.collaborative
                    Tracks = $playlist.tracks.total
                    ID = $playlist.id
                    Uri = $playlist.uri
                    ExternalUrl = $playlist.external_urls | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'spotify'
                }))
            }
        }
    }
}

function Out-Spotify {
    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
            Open Spotify with the specified Uri.
        .EXAMPLE
            Search-Spotify 'Love' -Type 'Track' | Select -First 1 | Out-Spotify
        .NOTES
            Author: Øyvind Kallstad
            Date: 27.11.2014
            Version: 1.0
    #>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        # Spotify Uri
        [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
        [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]
        [string] $Uri
    )
    
    Start-Process $Uri
}

hey, found your gist link on https://communary.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/search-spotify/ I have no use for it but just thought it was fun to have and test. Works great