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• 2 Feb 2012
  Shazam Revolutionizes the Super Bowl with More than One Million Giveaways from Leading Brands and an Enhanced Experience for the Game and Halftime Show
  
  
  
• 30 Jan 2012
  New Shazam-Enabled Shows to Air on Syfy, E!, and USA Network
  
  
  
• 26 Jan 2012
  Shazam to Make ESPN’s Winter X Games Aspen 2012 More Interactive
  
  
  
• 11 Jan 2012
  Shazam Launches New “Shazam Player” App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
  
  
  
• 10 Jan 2012
  Shazam Powers Interactivity for Super Bowl Advertising Campaigns
  
  
  
• 22 Dec 2011
  Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Incorporates Shazam for TV
  
  
  
• 22 Dec 2011
  Shazam Launches New Shazam-Enabled Adverts in Australia with Cornetto and Pepsi
  
  
  
• 19 Dec 2011
  Studio First To Feature Shazam-Enabled DVD
  
  
  
• 15 Dec 2011
  Shazam Reviews 2011 and Predicts 2012 Artists to Watch
  
  
  
• 5 Dec 2011
  General Mills Rolls Out Another Marketing First With Debut of Pillsbury® Crescents and Shazam® Partnership
  
  
  
• 2 Dec 2011
  Shazam and Twentieth Century Fox Launch First Shazam-Enabled Movie Promotion Campaign
  
  
  
• 1 Dec 2011
  Shazam Continues Its Support of (RED) on World AIDS Day
  
  
  
• 1 Dec 2011
  Shazam’s Holiday Golden Tag Promo Gives Justin Bieber Fans a Chance to Win Autographed Guitar and Other Exclusive Memorabilia
  
  
  
• 29 Nov 2011
  Shazam Reacquires Intellectual Property and Strengthens Partnership with BMI
  
  
  
• 17 Nov 2011
  Shazam and freecreditscore.com Team Up to Provide People Instant Access to Their Credit Scores
  
  
  
• 16 Nov 2011
  Shazam’s LyricPlay™ Now Available to Everyone in its Free and Paid Apps on iOS and Android
  
  
  
• 8 Nov 2011
  Shazam Makes Season 2.5 of USA Network’s COVERT AFFAIRS Shazamable
  
  
  
• 29 Sep 2011
  Shazam Launches “Unlimited Free Tagging” Globally on Apple iOS Devices
  
  
  
• 13 Sep 2011
  Shazam’s Golden Tag Promo Gives Lady Antebellum Fans a Chance to Meet the Band and See Them Perform at an Exclusive Show
  
  
  
• 25 Aug 2011
  Shazam, VEVO and “The Best Rapper Alive” Lil Wayne Launch First Music Video Incorporating Shazam for TV
  
  
  
• 1 Aug 2011
  Shazam Gives Fans a Chance to Say “I’m With You” to the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Paris
  
  
  
• 1 Aug 2011
  Shazam Gives Cher Lloyd Fans the Celebrity Treatment
  
  
  
• 1 Aug 2011
  Shazam Ke$ha to “Get $leazy” with her in Las Vegas
  
  
  
• 22 Jun 2011
  Shazam Announces New Investment by Top-Tier Venture Capital Firms and Accelerated Growth
  
  
  
• 16 Jun 2011
  Brands Lining Up to Integrate Shazam into their Ads!
  
  
  
• 15 Jun 2011
  Shazam Makes First Corporate Acquisition with Synchronized Lyrics
  
  
  
• 10 Jun 2011
  Spike TV Makes “Guys Choice” First Shazamable Awards Program!
  
  
  
• 10 Jun 2011
  Get More of “The Glee Project” With Shazam!
  
  
  
• 26 May 2011
  Bravo, Oxygen and Syfy Make Summer TV Lineup Shazamable!
  
  
  
• 28 Apr 2011
  Shazam Launches “Unlimited Tagging” Globally in Free App for Android
  
  
  
• 26 Apr 2011
  Shazam Launches First US “Golden Tag” Music Promotion with Celebrity Actress and Singer Selena Gomez
  
  
  
• 7 Apr 2011
  Shazam – Old Navy Partnership A C-U-T-E Sensation
  
  
  
• 31 Mar 2011
  Shazam Launches Promo with UK Indie Band The Wombats
  
  
  
• 25 Mar 2011
  Shazam Encore Featured as “Free App of the Day” on Amazon.com
  
  
  
• 22 Mar 2011
  Shazam Rolls Out New “Shazam Friends” Feature in Apple iOS and Android Apps
  
  
  
• 28 Feb 2011
  Shazam Appoints MTV Co-Founder John Sykes to Board
  
  
  
• 17 Feb 2011
  Shazam Partners with Old Navy to Create Fun, Fresh Shopping Experience
  
  
  
• 20 Jan 2011
  Shazam and Syfy Partner to Make ‘Being Human’ First Taggable TV Series
  
  
  
• 13 Jan 2011
  Shazam And Spotify Announce Partnership
  
  
  
• 20 Dec 2010
  Shazam Appoints Jason Titus as Chief Technology Officer
  
  
  
• 16 Dec 2010
  Shazamers’ Tags Predict Breakthrough Acts for 2011
  
  
  
• 6 Dec 2010
  Shazam Surpasses 100 Million Users and Becomes One of World’s Leading Discovery Services
  
  
  
• 2 Dec 2010
  Shazam Launches Innovative ‘Listening Screen Takeover’ Advertising Service in the US with FOX Campaign
  
  
  
• 2 Dec 2010
  Shazam Launches Innovative ‘Listening Screen Takeover’ Advertising Service with Universal Music Campaign
  
  
  
• 30 Nov 2010
  Shazam Delivers Take That ‘Golden Tag’ Win to SuperFan Shirley Price
  
  
  
• 18 Nov 2010
  Shazam Announces New Global Partnership with Alcatel Mobile Phones
  
  
  
• 17 Nov 2010
  Shazam Appoints Evan Krauss as Executive Vice-President, Advertising Sales
  
  
  
• 9 Nov 2010
  Shazam Available on Getjar
  
  
  
• 21 Oct 2010
  Shazam App to Feature at Launch of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7
  
  
  
• 8 Oct 2010
  Take That and Shazam Partner for ‘Golden Tag’ Promotion
  
  
  
• 2 Oct 2010
  ‘Faithless’ Puts Faith in Shazam to Promote New Tour
  
  
  
• 23 Sep 2010
  Shazam and LG Electronics Announce Global Partnership
  
  
  
• 9 Sep 2010
  SYFY’s Eureka and Warehouse 13 will be Shazamable!
  
  
  
• 3 Sep 2010
  Shazam Unveils Major Feature Update for its Music Discovery Apps for iPhone and iPod touch on App Store
  
  
  
• 15 Jul 2010
  Shazam Encore launches on Android Market
  
  
  
• 18 May 2010
  Shazam Passes 75 Million Users and Identifies over One Billion Songs
  
  
  
• 2 Apr 2010
  Shazam App for iPad Now Available on App Store
  
  
  
• 23 Mar 2010
  Shazam celebrates over 1 million downloads on Ovi Store by Nokia
  
  
  
• 16 Feb 2010
  Shazam Targets Brands and Broadcasters with the Launch of SARA (Shazam Audio Recognition Advertising)
  
  
  
• 11 Feb 2010
  Shazam Connects with Pandora and Last.fm for Encore and (SHAZAM) RED Music Discovery Apps on App Store
  
  
  
• 20 Jan 2010
  Dockers® and Shazam® Partner to Bring “Wear The Pants™” Campaign to Smartphones Everywhere
  
  
  
• 21 Dec 2009
  Shazam reveals the Sound of 2010
  
  
  
• 2 Dec 2009
  Shazam Launches Enhanced Application on Ovi Store by Nokia
  
  
  
• 24 Nov 2009
  Shazam Launches (SHAZAM) RED on App Store
  
  
  
• 9 Nov 2009
  Shazam Encore debuts on App Store
  
  
  
• 14 Oct 2009
  Shazam surpasses 50 million global users and attracts investment from the backers of Google and Amazon
  
  
  
• 6 Oct 2009
  Shazam launches music discovery applications on Windows® Marketplace for Mobile
  
  
  
• 2 Oct 2009
  Shazam scoops ME Award for Best Music Services Provider (again)
  
  
  
• 18 Aug 2009
  Shazam Announces Promotion for Ovi Store by Nokia
  
  
  
• 24 Jun 2009
  Shazam Launches on the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone
  
  
  
• 24 Jun 2009
  Shazam Launches Enhanced Music Discovery Application on Apple App Store
  
  
  
• 18 Feb 2009
  Shazam Extends Hugely Popular Mobile Music Discovery Application to BlackBerry Smartphones
  
  
  
• 13 Feb 2009
  Shazam celebrates 15 million new users in just six months
  
  
  
• 2 Feb 2009
  Shazam Android application extends availability across Europe
  
  
  
• 19 Jan 2009
  Shazam announces user statistics for the US Sound of 2009
  
  
  
• 15 Dec 2008
  Shazam Announces iPod touch Support and New Features for Application on Apple App Store
  
  
  
• 4 Dec 2008
  Shazam amplifies music database by a third
  
  
  
• 29 Oct 2008
  T.A. Telecom announces Mobile Services Agreement with UK-based Shazam Entertainment
  
  
  
• 21 Oct 2008
  Shazam Launches Android Application Integrated with MySpace and Amazon MP3
  
  
  
• 9 Oct 2008
  Shazam takes music discovery to a new level for Vodafone Germany customers
  
  
  
• 30 Sep 2008
  Shazam and Samsung partner to drive customers to the operator music store
  
  
  
• 26 Sep 2008
  Shazam wins Mobile Entertainment Award for Best Music Services Provider
  
  
  
• 25 Sep 2008
  Shazam announces over 1.5 million downloads from Apple App Store since launch
  
  
  
• 9 Sep 2008
  Shazam celebrates 20 million user milestone
  
  
  
• 14 Jul 2008
  Eric Prydz storms to the top of the Shazam Tag Chart
  
  
  
• 10 Jul 2008
  Shazam Announces Application for iPhone
  
  
  
• 7 Jul 2008
  Adele set for chart glory
  
  
  
• 30 Jun 2008
  Shazam predicts this summer’s hottest tracks
  
  
  
• 23 Jun 2008
  Norwegian Hip Hop duo Madcon poised for UK success
  
  
  
• 16 Jun 2008
  Dizzee Rascal moves closer to UK number one spot
  
  
  
• 13 Jun 2008
  Wayne to Colleen: “You look wonderful tonight.”
  
  
  
• 9 Jun 2008
  Shazam predicts official UK number one
  
  
  
• 19 May 2008
  Snap! breaks into the Shazam Tag Chart
  
  
  
• 15 May 2008
  Samsung F400, a Dual Slider Music Phone with Top Quality Sound
  
  
  
• 12 May 2008
  Shazam predicts hottest new tunes
  
  
  
• 6 May 2008
  Dance dominates the Shazam Tag weekly chart
  
  
  
• 29 Apr 2008
  September arrives early in April
  
  
  
• 21 Apr 2008
  Television tracks leap to the top of Shazam Tag Chart
  
  
  
• 14 Apr 2008
  Journey’s classic single, Don’t Stop Believing races into the Shazam Tag Chart
  
  
  
• 14 Apr 2008
  Arctic Monkey’s long awaited collaboration swings into the Shazam Tag chart
  
  
  
• 31 Mar 2008
  Chart shines a light on Marks and Spencers Lighthouse Keeper advert
  
  
  
• 25 Mar 2008
  Sam Sparro drops three places to make way for Wiley and Flo Rida
  
  
  
• 17 Mar 2008
  Shazam ID Chart predicts future UK top 40
  
  
  
• 17 Mar 2008
  Sam Sparro in at number one, Duffy makes a comeback
  
  
  
• 5 Mar 2008
  Shazam appoints new Director of Product Marketing
  
  
  
• 18 Feb 2008
  Shazam launches new music application for Facebook fans
  
  
  
• 18 Feb 2008
  Shazam partners with Samsung to offer enhanced services
  
  
  
• 11 Feb 2008
  Shazam and VidZone Digital Media announce UK's first fixed price mobile download service for music videos
  
  
  
• 31 Mar 2007
  Shazam turns up the volume on mobile music