Shazam, Apple's $400 million music identification app, has added new concert discovery tools to its platform, which it claims will make it easier for users to discover upcoming live music performances and enhance exposure for artists.
Shazam's new capabilities rely on concert data from Bandsintown, an event suggestion network that claims to serve over 68 million music lovers as well as 560,000 musicians, managers, labels, and booking agents.
By ‘Shazaming’ a song, searching for it in the Shazam app or on the Shazam website, users can find concert information and tickets on sale for upcoming shows nearby.
They can also launch a Shazam Artist page to explore dates, times and locations of upcoming live shows, tap on any concert to view additional tour information, share show details, and add events to their calendar.
Shazam’s new concert pages are available in the iOS and Android apps, and on Shazam.com.
Artists can now make their tour information available to be found via Shazam using Bandsintown For Artists.
