What is Shazam?

Shazam is a music identification service that allows users to quickly discover the title and artist of a song that is playing around them. By listening to a short sample of audio through a smartphone or device microphone, the service analyzes the sound and compares it to a large database of recorded music to find a match.

The technology works by creating a unique digital fingerprint of the audio sample and searching for that fingerprint in its music database. Within a few seconds, the app can usually identify the track and provide details such as the song title, artist name, album, and links to listen to the song on streaming platforms.

The service is available through the Shazam mobile app and is widely used by music fans to discover new songs they hear in public places, on radio, in television shows, or in videos. Once a song is identified, users can save it to their library or open it in streaming services to listen again later.