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Shazam Now Identifies Songs Played on Other Apps — But Only on Android

June 11, 2019

Before its acquisition by Apple late last year, Shazam had bled millions. Breaking down the song recognition app’s public financial results for 2017, the company reported a gross profit of £38.4 million ($50... Read More...

Prior to its Acquisition, Shazam Was Actually Bleeding Millions

Daniel Sanchez

September 26, 2018

Looks like Shazam’s revenue had all-but-flatlined prior to Apple’s acquisition. Losses also skyrocketed. So, would the popular app have gone bankrupt? Shazam has filed its public financial results for 2017... Read More...

Shazam’s Slain Competitor Raises a Juicy $75 Million

Paul Resnikoff

February 1, 2017

Soundhound lost the war against Shazam. Now, it's raising $75 million for a post-music pivot. Is there life after the brutalities of the music industry? The answer is yes — if you've got the right pivot. ... Read More...

Do You Know Your City’s Secret Musical Twin?

Charlotte Hassan

January 13, 2016

Your city has a musical soulmate, but what city is it? In search of that answer, music discovery app Shazam has been aggregating city-specific data, and sharing its analytics with the BBC. The BBC then us... Read More...

Executive Shuffles: Grooveshark, Shazam, VEVO, Turner, Saavn, Vodafone, Allphones, Collect, PPL…

Paul Resnikoff

September 25, 2015

Grooveshark might offer a case study on what not to do PR-wise, with infuriated labels and angry artists ultimately burying the site and shaming its founders. But hey, maybe it wasn't all the press guy's f... Read More...

Shazam’s Matching Algorithm Can’t Identify Any Money

Paul Resnikoff

August 30, 2015

Shazam's just-filed annual summary (source: UK Companies House) Despite a monstrous 120 million app installs, 20 million requests daily, a leading position in music recognition, and approximately $150 millio... Read More...

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Shazam Now Identifies Songs Played on Other Apps — But Only on Android

Prior to its Acquisition, Shazam Was Actually Bleeding Millions

Shazam’s Slain Competitor Raises a Juicy $75 Million

Do You Know Your City’s Secret Musical Twin?

Executive Shuffles: Grooveshark, Shazam, VEVO, Turner, Saavn, Vodafone, Allphones, Collect, PPL…

Shazam’s Matching Algorithm Can’t Identify Any Money

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