Apple Completes Shazam Acquisition, App Will Soon Become Ad-FreeApple today
announced it has completed its acquisition of music recognition service Shazam, after
reaching a preliminary agreement in December. Apple says the Shazam app will soon become ad-free for all users.
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Oliver Schusser, Vice President of
Apple Music:
Apple and Shazam have a long history together. Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become a favorite app for music fans everywhere. With a shared love of music and innovation, we are thrilled to bring our teams together to provide users even more great ways to discover, experience and enjoy music.
Shazam is a popular service that can identify the names and lyrics of songs, music videos, TV shows, and more, simply by listening to and deciphering whatever is playing. Shazam has apps across iPhone,
iPad,
Apple Watch, iMessage, and Mac, and has been built into
Siri since iOS 8.
Apple announced its plans to acquire Shazam in a statement provided to MacRumors and other media outlets back in December:
We are thrilled that Shazam and its talented team will be joining Apple. Since the launch of the App Store, Shazam has consistently ranked as one of the most popular apps for iOS. Today, it's used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, across multiple platforms. Apple Music and Shazam are a natural fit, sharing a passion for music discovery and delivering great music experiences to our users. We have exciting plans in store, and we look forward to combining with Shazam upon approval of today's agreement.
Shazam issued the following statement at that time:
We are excited to announce that Shazam has entered into an agreement to become part of Apple. Shazam is one of the highest rated apps in the world and loved by hundreds of millions of users and we can't imagine a better home for Shazam to enable us to continue innovating and delivering magic for our users.
Apple completed its acquisition of Shazam just a few weeks after
European regulators approved of the merger. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but a report from
TechCrunch's Ingrid Lunden valued it around $400 million.
Shazam's app was
optimized for iOS 12 on Friday.
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