19 August 2009

Summer kick-off - Shazam for Free
Shazam Announces Promotion for Ovi Store

Shazam, the world’s leading mobile music discovery provider announced today that its mobile application is available for download online on a free to use basis until 30th November from the Nokia's Ovi Store.

This promotion will run on a limited - first come first served basis – so fans need to be quick if they want to snag Shazam for free to discover, share and purchase music through Nokia Music Store anywhere they go this summer.

Those of you who are already familiar with Shazam know that application offers an instant satisfaction for those times when you want to know the song that is playing, learn more about the artist, buy the song immediately - or simply share your discovery with your family and friends.

Musical moments turned into memories and stories whenever and wherever you happen to be and linked to the one device that is always with you, your mobile phone.

From the launch of our first mobile-specific service, to help music lovers discover new music six years ago, Shazam comes of age and moves beyond music discovery by creating a new way for users to connect to each other through their music tastes and preferences.

With over 20 million customers using Shazam and more than 100 million tracks identified across the world, Shazam is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon. And by working closely with leading handset manufacturers and carriers we project that Shazam will be available on at least 250 million devices by the end of 2009.

The promotional limited version of Shazam allows Nokia users to:

• Identify music anywhere: from the radio, TV, film, or in a store by simply holding their Nokia towards the music and selecting ‘Tag Now’
• Buy music immediately when it’s heard: Tag details link directly to the Nokia Music Store giving users access to download the music they like
• Share the experience*: send tags to friends who share same musical taste via SMS
• Learn more about the music*: read track and album reviews and artist biographies plus find other music available from the same artist
• Options to find similar music: discover other music similar to the tracks users like, to enhance their music collection and knowledge
• Find out what’s hot and popular*: access Shazam music charts generated by millions of in country users

Shazam is available for Symbian OS, S60 5.0 devices (* features not available on this platform) including the Nokia N97 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and many Symbian OS S60 3.1 and 3.2 Nokia handsets including the popular Nokia N95 range and Nokia E71.

Users can download the special limited free version of Shazam from Ovi Store by Nokia now. At the end of the promotional period, if they want to keep and continue to use Shazam they will be given 30 days to upgrade to the fully-featured version for a one-off fee of £4 / €5 depending on location. Alternatively, users can upgrade to continue Shazaming for free on a limited feature and tagging basis.

Shazam is now used in a variety of ways: callers can use it to discover new music and get information about something they haven't heard before, search for a specific interest, buy a range of music products or simply used as a way of remembering what's playing so that they can buy it later, or just to create a collection and even pass it on to friends and family.