Shazam

Apple-owned music discovery platform Shazam turns 20 today. The company, which acquired Shazam back in September 2018, has announced an exclusive music playlist to commemorate the anniversary. According to Apple, Shazam has also surpassed 70 billion song recognitions in its lifetime. As of June 2021, the service was averaging over 1 billion song matches per...

Shazam app for iOS has just been updated to enable syncing songs identified using the app with the built-in Music Recognition feature in iPhones and iPads, MacRumors is reporting. In case you aren’t aware, Apple has built-in Shazam music integration in iPhones and iPads with or without the app installed. The feature can be accessed...

Shazam's new Chrome Extension is designed to help users identify what’s playing in a "Netflix or YouTube video, that Soundcloud mix or in a Twitch streamed video game," that's running in one of their Chrome tabs, but it is simply broken for several users — reports 9to5Google. The Apple-owned music discovery app, which matches more...

Apple Music has announced a major new initiative to upload and compensate rights holders behind DJ mixes. Since the advent of streaming services, one of the major problems with DJ mixes has been ensuring that every musical element in those mixes is identified and paid for. Apple Music has unveiled a new process — in cooperation...

Apple Music VP Oliver Schusser has today revealed that Shazam has crossed the 1 billion Shazams per month milestone, 9to5Mac is reporting. The company also said that Dance Monkey by Tones and I is the most Shazamed track of all time. Shazam was acquired by Apple back in 2018 and ever since, the iPhone maker...

Apple and the music recognition app Shazam are offering up to five months of Apple Music in a new free trial promotion. This offer is a part of a partnership with iconic country musician Dolly Parton. Apple is no stranger to creating free Apple Music trial periods for new subscribers. Typically, Apple's offers fall anywhere...

Shazam for iPhone and iPad was updated in the App Store this morning with several new features. Shazam has today received a new update that brings a new look as well as a number of improvements including the way it syncs with Apple Music and Spotify. Trending charts that highlight global trends in Shazam are now...

According to 9to5Mac, Apple is currently giving away up to five months of free Apple Music to anyone who hasn't subscribed to the music streaming service before, similar to the promo Apple ran between Black Friday and Cyber Monday last year. Apple Music is notorious for offering months' worth of free subscriptions to customers, former subscribers...

If you’ve never subscribed to Apple Music before, now may be the time to give the music streaming service a try, with the following Black Friday offer. Apple acquired the app Shazam back in December 2017 and it’s still alive and well in the App Store. Right now, from November 29 to December 2, there’s...

Apple Music on Tuesday launched a playlist in collaboration with music discovery service Shazam that highlights new and emerging artists. According to a new report from TechCrunch, the playlist, called the "Shazam Discovery Top 50," will highlight the top 50 songs from emerging artists that are trending in Canada, the United States, and 9 other countries....

Back in December 2017, Apple acknowledged reports it had acquired music-recognition app Shazam, and today the company made it official, announcing the acquisition in a press release. “Apple and Shazam have a long history together. Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become a favorite app...

Last month, the European Commission, which has previously expressed concerns about big companies acquiring small but data-rich rivals, said that it would decide by April 23 whether to allow Apple to acquire Shazam with or without conditions, or open a four-month long investigation into the buyout. Today, the EU's competition commission has announced the launch of an in-depth investigation into...