<s>
Shazam	B-Application
is	O
an	O
application	B-Application
that	O
can	O
identify	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
advertising	O
,	O
and	O
television	O
shows	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
short	O
sample	O
played	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
microphone	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
London-based	O
Shazam	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
owned	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
since	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
watchOS	B-Device
and	O
as	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
UK	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Limited	O
,	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Chris	O
Barton	O
,	O
Philip	O
Inghelbrecht	O
,	O
Avery	O
Wang	O
,	O
and	O
Dhiraj	B-Application
Mukherjee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
identifies	O
songs	O
using	O
an	O
audio	B-Algorithm
fingerprint	I-Algorithm
based	O
on	O
a	O
time-frequency	O
graph	O
called	O
a	O
spectrogram	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
stores	O
a	O
catalogue	O
of	O
audio	B-Algorithm
fingerprints	I-Algorithm
in	O
a	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
tags	O
a	O
song	O
for	O
10	O
seconds	O
and	O
the	O
application	B-Application
creates	O
an	O
audio	B-Algorithm
fingerprint	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
works	O
by	O
analyzing	O
the	O
captured	O
sound	O
and	O
seeking	O
a	O
match	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
acoustic	B-Algorithm
fingerprint	I-Algorithm
in	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
implementations	O
of	O
Shazam	B-Application
incorporate	O
relevant	O
links	O
to	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
can	O
identify	O
music	O
being	O
played	O
from	O
any	O
source	O
,	O
provided	O
that	O
the	O
background	O
noise	O
level	O
is	O
not	O
high	O
enough	O
to	O
prevent	O
an	O
acoustic	B-Algorithm
fingerprint	I-Algorithm
being	O
taken	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
song	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
free	O
app	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
paid	O
app	O
called	O
Shazam	B-Application
Encore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
redesigned	O
their	O
app	O
and	O
added	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
runs	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
watchOS	B-Device
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
desktop	B-Application
application	I-Application
that	O
,	O
when	O
enabled	O
,	O
runs	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
automatically	O
recognises	O
any	O
song	O
played	O
on	O
or	O
near	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
launch	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2014	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
Shazam	B-Application
into	O
Apple	O
's	O
Siri	B-Application
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Limited	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Chris	O
Barton	O
and	O
Philip	O
Inghelbrecht	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
students	O
at	O
University	O
of	O
California	O
,	O
Berkeley	O
and	O
worked	O
at	O
a	O
London-based	O
internet	O
consulting	O
firm	O
called	O
Viant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
launched	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
the	O
AT&T	O
Wireless	O
network	O
in	O
2004	O
in	O
a	O
joint	O
offering	O
with	O
Musicphone	O
,	O
a	O
now	O
defunct	O
San	O
Francisco-based	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
first	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
app	O
in	O
2006	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
Amp	O
'd	O
Mobile	O
cellular	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
for	O
iPhone	O
debuted	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
App	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
app	O
enabled	O
users	O
to	O
launch	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
buy	O
the	O
song	O
directly	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
service	O
struggled	O
to	O
identify	O
classical	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
launched	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
Marketplace	I-Operating_System
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
was	O
downloaded	O
ten	O
million	O
times	O
in	O
150	O
countries	O
across	O
350	O
mobile	O
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
Shazam	B-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
downloaded	O
free	O
app	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
,	O
while	O
rival	O
SoundHound	B-Application
had	O
the	O
top	O
paid	O
iPad	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
service	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
tag	O
five	O
billion	O
songs	O
,	O
TV	O
shows	O
and	O
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
over	O
225	O
million	O
users	O
across	O
200	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
technology	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
identify	O
15billion	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shazam	B-Application
app	O
was	O
listed	O
among	O
Techland	O
's	O
50	O
Best	O
Android	B-Application
Applications	I-Application
for	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
more	O
updates	O
for	O
Shazam(RED )	O
after	O
August	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
launch	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2014	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
Shazam	B-Application
into	O
Apple	O
's	O
virtual	O
assistant	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
store	O
Beatport	O
,	O
adding	O
its	O
library	O
of	O
electronic	O
music	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
an	O
exclusive	O
partnership	O
with	O
Saavn	B-Application
,	O
an	O
Indian	O
online	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
added	O
nearly	O
1	O
million	O
songs	O
in	O
Indian	O
languages	O
to	O
Shazam	B-Application
's	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Rdio	O
that	O
allows	O
Shazam	B-Application
users	O
to	O
stream	O
full	O
songs	O
within	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Riley	O
joined	O
Shazam	B-Application
as	O
CEO	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
after	O
over	O
13	O
years	O
at	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
music	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
has	O
announced	O
collaborations	O
with	O
partners	O
across	O
television	O
,	O
advertising	O
and	O
cinema	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
National	O
CineMedia	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Shazam	B-Application
to	O
incorporate	O
Shazam	B-Application
into	O
FirstLook	O
pre-show	O
segments	O
that	O
run	O
in	O
Regal	O
,	O
AMC	O
and	O
Cinemark	O
cinemas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
NCM	O
and	O
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
NCM	O
FirstLook	O
pre-shows	O
are	O
now	O
Shazam	B-Application
enabled	O
on	O
over	O
20,000	O
movie	O
screens	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Resonate	O
,	O
a	O
sales	O
product	O
that	O
allows	O
TV	O
networks	O
to	O
access	O
its	O
technology	O
and	O
user	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
2015	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sun	O
Broadcast	O
Group	O
on	O
Shazam	B-Application
for	O
Radio	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
offering	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
radio	O
stations	O
to	O
push	O
customised	O
content	O
to	O
listeners	O
on	O
Sun	O
Broadcast	O
's	O
over	O
8,000	O
radio	O
stations	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
social	O
media	O
application	B-Application
Snapchat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
feature	O
comes	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
Snapchat	B-Application
update	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
Shazam	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Snapchat	B-Application
users	O
to	O
use	O
Shazam	B-Application
's	O
music	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
technology	O
by	O
pressing	O
and	O
holding	O
the	O
camera	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
acquiring	O
Shazam	B-Application
for	O
a	O
reported	O
$400	O
million	O
( £300	O
million	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
had	O
raised	O
US$32million	O
in	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
América	O
Móvil	O
invested	O
US$40million	O
in	O
Shazam	B-Application
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Shazam	B-Application
confirmed	O
another	O
US$20million	O
in	O
new	O
funding	O
,	O
raising	O
the	O
total	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
US$500	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
earlier	O
backers	O
include	O
European	O
venture	O
capital	O
firm	O
DN	O
Capital	O
,	O
which	O
invested	O
in	O
Shazam	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Tune	O
Hunter	O
accused	O
Shazam	B-Application
of	O
violating	O
,	O
which	O
covers	O
music	B-Algorithm
identification	I-Algorithm
and	O
purchase	O
in	O
a	O
portable	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shazam	B-Application
settled	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
