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Shazam Releases Android Application Integrated with MySpace and Amazon MP3Shazam, a mobile music discovery provider, announced the launch of its mobile application for the Android platform that allows users to discover music that can immediately be purchased through the Amazon MP3 store and connect with artists through MySpace, all on their mobile device. Shazam said its application allows anyone with a mobile phone to identify music by holding the phone towards an unknown song. The Shazam technology recognizes the song and provides the user with information about the track, artists and album. "Shazam on the Android platform extends the music recognition experience for our users, enabling them to create their own unique music journey by discovering and connecting with new artists, and quickly purchasing songs using their mobile device at the point of inspiration," said Andrew Fisher, CEO of Shazam. "Shazam aims to help users to create and share unique music moments and long-lasting experiences, and the Android application combined with our link to the Amazon MP3 store and MySpace enables us to deliver on this vision." "Music is such a huge part of people's lives and has the capacity to bring people together, particularly in a mobile social networking environment," said John Faith, General Manager & Vice President of Mobile for MySpace. "MySpace's rich mobile social networking functionality integrates with Shazam, allowing users to get significantly more out of their music experiences, wherever they are." Shazam for the Android platform is integrated with both MySpace and the Amazon MP3 store. When a Shazam user discovers a song, they can choose to purchase the digital track immediately from the Amazon MP3 store. They can also 'tag' a song to get more information about the artist, automatically connect to their MySpace page, and 'friend' them to complete the experience. All of this activity takes place on the Android-powered device, the company noted in a release. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) http://www.10meters.com Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] |