Apple’s $400m Shazam buyout set to win approval in Europe – report

Apple is expected to integrate Shazam’s technology into its own app by some observers
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Latest Industry: Live Nation, Spotify, Latin Music, YouTube, Pandora, Gibson, Shazam, Prince, Distrokid, More…

Get your $20 concert tickets while they last. Live Nation has announced that ‘National Concert Week’ will take place April 30th through May 8th.  The promoter will offer exclusive $20 all-in tickets for music fans to celebrate the kick…

Shazam might have cost Apple $400m, but it will pay for itself handsomely

Will music identification app prove to be an essential subscriber funnel for Apple?
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Shazam’s Slain Competitor Raises a Juicy $75 Million

Soundhound lost the war against Shazam.  Now, it’s raising $75 million for a post-music pivot. Is there life after the brutalities of the music industry?  The answer is yes — if you’ve got the right pivot. Enter Soundhound, an app we thought was roadkill after getting crushed by Shazam.  But it turns out that audio recognition […]

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