New Delhi, Aug 20 : Apple’s music recognition platform Shazam has officially crossed 70 billion recognitions of songs at the time it celebrated 20 years.With more than 225 million monthly users, the purpose of “Shazam” is the opportunity to learn something brand new, Apple said in a statement.
Shazam was bought by Apple for $400 million in 2018.
According to the company Drake is among the most “Shazamed” artist of all time with more than 350 million Shazams in songs that the artist has performed or appeared on.
“One Dance” is Drake’s biggest hit track with over 17 million Shazams.
In keeping its finger on the pulse of music, Shazam has also played an important role in connecting local musicians to a worldwide audience.
The longest-running global No .1 track of 2021 was ‘Love Nawntiti (Remix) by Nigerian artist CKay who was the second single to ever exceed 1 million Shazams in one week.
“With its dedication to technological advancement over the last 20 years, Shazam is pioneering new ways to connect fans to the artists and music they enjoy with new tools such as the feature for discovering concerts,” Apple said.Apple.
In the month of August 2002, Shazam was launched as an SMS service that was founded in the UK.
The time was when people could find songs by dialing “2580” on their phones and holding it in front of them as the song was played.
After that, they were sent an SMS with the song’s title as well as the name of the artist.
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