Shazam - Music recognition & discovery

Shazam is an app that can recognize songs playing in your vicinity or on other apps, even while wearing headphones. Uncover details about artists, song lyrics, and upcoming concerts—all without charge. With over 2 billion installations and 300 million users worldwide!

User Review

“Shazam is a precious gift... a revolutionary tool” - Pharrell Williams, GQ interview

“I can't imagine how we managed before Shazam” - Marshmello

Our mission is to help people discover and engage with the world around them

Shazam is a mobile app that identifies the music playing around you. It's the best way to find, explore and share the music you love. Shazam connects over 1 billion people. It took us 10 years to reach 1 billion tags, and now we deliver 1 billion song results every month. It's an amazing app, now available on both the Apple and Android stores. We're always working on new and innovative ways to bring more fun to our users

How do we do this?

2002

To use Shazam, simply dial "2580" on your phone and stay on the line. Users will receive a text message with the song title and artist name.

2008

Shazam is one of the top apps in the new Apple App Store.

2011

Shazam not only identifies music, but also TV shows and ads, providing you with special offers and more based on what you watch.

Today

Shazam joins the Apple family, always working to improve the music discovery journey for all users.

How does Shazam work?

Here’s a quick summary of the three main steps.

- Let’s say you’re in a store and like the music playing in your ears. You launch the app and tap the Shazam button.

- A digital fingerprint of the audio is created and matched to the Shazams database of millions of songs in seconds.

- You then get the song’s name and lyrics, video, artist biography, concert tickets, and song recommendations.

More ways to identify and discover music

Shazam browser extension

Instantly identify songs from your web browser

Shazam on iOS Control Center

Identify songs right from your iPhone or iPad’s Control Center

Shazam Pop-up for Android

Bring Shazam to your favorite Android apps with Shazam Pop-up

Shazam for Android Notifications

Swipe and tap to identify music with Android Notifications

Shazam for Snapchat

Identify songs playing around you on Snapchat

Shazam on your wrist

Shazam for Apple Watch and Android Wear

WHY YOU WILL ADORE IT

* Instantly identify song titles.

* Access your song history in one consolidated location.

* Open any song directly in Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, or Deezer.

* Explore concerts by popularity or search by artist, location, and date.

* Sing along with synchronized lyrics.

* Watch music videos from Apple Music or YouTube.

* Obtain Shazam for Wear OS.

SHAZAM ANYTIME, ANYWHERE

* Utilize your Notification Bar to recognize music in any app—Instagram, YouTube, TikTok...

* Swiftly identify songs right from your Home Screen using the Shazam Widget.

* No internet connection? No worries! Shazam functions offline.

* Activate Auto Shazam to detect multiple songs, even when you exit the app.

WHAT ELSE?

* Stay updated with the latest trends in your country or city through Shazam charts.

* Discover new music with suggested songs and playlists.

* Listen to and incorporate songs into Apple Music playlists.

* Share music with friends via Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and more.

* Switch to Dark theme on Shazam.

* Check a song's popularity by viewing its Shazam count within the app.

* Explore songs akin to those you've uncovered.

Availability and functions may differ based on location.