Shazam (music app)
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Shazam is an application that can identify music based on a short sample played using the microphone on the device.[2] It was created by the British company Shazam Entertainment, based in London, and has been owned by Apple since 2018. The software is available for Android, macOS, iOS, Wear OS, watchOS and as a Google Chrome extension.
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Original author(s) | Shazam Entertainment Limited |
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Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
Initial release | 19 August 2002; 21 years ago (2002-08-19)[1] |
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Website | shazam.com |
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The original UK developer of the app, Shazam Entertainment Limited, was founded in 1999 by Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang, and Dhiraj Mukherjee.[3] On 24 September 2018, the company was acquired by Apple for a reported $400 million.[4][5]