Apple Launches Shazam Discovery Top 50
• In a marked expansion of Shazam’s integration with Apple Music, Apple has debuted a new Shazam Discovery Top 50 chart, specially designed to enhance user discovery of new and trending music. Apple Insider reports that the Shazam Discovery Top 50 list “will be populated by trending tracks and artist searches using Shazam in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, the UK, and the U.S. The playlist will be featured in every country that Apple Music is available.”
To populate the list, Apple is using more than 20 million Shazam queries per day. The playlist will update every Tuesday, and is rolling out to all users now.
Shazam currently features integration with a number of music services, including iTunes and Apple Music. While iTunes hooks feature simple track purchasing options, Apple Music subscribers can use Shazam to quickly add identified songs and to a customized playlist.
An Editors’ Note posted with the new chart breezily states, “Want to be ahead of the curve? The global Shazam Discovery Top 50, powered by Shazams from around the world and updated once a week, compiles up-and-coming songs from breaking artists. If you hear a song you like, add it to your library.”
