Tag: shazam

Shazam’s EVP of marketing David Jones shared some details “20% of all iPhones in the US used Shazam last month, and in some European countries UK we’re seeing closer to 30% or 40%.

People have been able to sign in to apps and websites with their Facebook and Twitter IDs for a while. Now they can do it using Google+,

A year ago, Shazam described itself in press releases as "the world's leading mobile discovery company". Now its burgeoning TV business makes it "the world's leading media engagement company" – a small but significant change. It's...

Big Boi recommends Shazam, SoundHound and Songza apps, while expressing concern towards the impact of piracy on music quality.

Rhapsody has launched a Shazam-style music identification app for Android called SongMatch.

Shazam is talking up its ability to spot up-and-coming tracks, citing several examples of tracks that were tagged 200k times before being sold on iTunes.

While Shazam has traditionally been quick onto any new mobile device or platform, in recent times it's the company's iOS and Android apps that have been shown the most love with new features.

"We will drive more than $300 million in music sales this year via our digital storefront partners like iTunes and Amazon" claims Shazam's EVP of marketing.

Aspiro has updated its WiMP iOS app to include audio recognition technology from Gracenote, capable of Shazam-style track identification.

In early August, Shazam said its users had tagged more than 5bn songs, TV shows and ads. Now the app has hit another big milestone: 250m downloads. Shazam is also adding 2m new users every week. The 250m milestone is accompanied...

The latest Music Ally Report is a special themed issue looking at the worlds of music and venture capitalists. Interdependency and tension have characterised their relationships to date but it appears each side is slowly...

The 2012 London Olympics were very much “the musical Olympics” and “the social media Olympics”, with British artists showcased in the bookending opening and closing ceremonies in Stratford and the likes of Twitter...