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Music News 

Apple’s Shazam app predicts these artists will be big in 2023

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Alan Cross 3 Comments 2023, Apple, Predictions, Shazam

Shazam, the magical Apple-owned app that can identify a song by listening to it, can be an interesting source of

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, September 22, 2022

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Audiobooks, Bono, Kanye West, Karen O, Marilyn Manson, Peter Frampton, Resso, Sex Pistols, Shazam, Slipknot, Spotify, TikTok, Tommy Lee, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, YouTube

Dude: If you’re going to have a side hustle, you probably should have avoided something like this. Moving on to

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Music History Tech 

Shazam, the magical music identifying app, has turned 20. Here are some Shazam facts

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 20th Anniversary, Apple, Shazam

At some point, you’ve probably used the (and as of September 2015, Apple-owned) Shazam app to identify a song. It’s

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 31, 2022

May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Apple, Daniel Johns, Digital Burnout, Donald Trump, Glastonbury, Harry Styles, Isaac Hayes, Jack White, Kate Bush, Liam Gallagher, Shazam, Silverchair, Stranger Things, Van Morrison, VR

Send in the drones. And here comes music news for May 31, 2022. Jack White is calling for gun control

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 24, 2022

March 24, 2022March 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple, Cars, Dolly Parton, Ed Robertson, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Kid Rock, Mily Cyrus, Radio, RockStock, Rush, Shazam, Spotify, Tucker Carlson

No, no, no, and no. Yes to music news for March 24, 2022. Kid Rock and Tucker Carlson, together at

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Music Industry 

Into predictions? Here’s who Shazam says will be big in 2022.

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Apple, Ayra Starr, DannyLux, Lyn Lapid, Predictions, Sad Night Dynamite, Shazam, STAYC

Shazam, the Apple-owned app that magically identifies songs by listening to them, is used by people all over the world

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, November 26, 2021

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Danko Jones, Facebook, Monster Truck, NHC, Nintendo 64, Out Lady Peace, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Shazam, Spotify, Steve Aoki, U2, Young Thug

Black Friday. Try not to get trampled. Or is that just an American thing? Here’s music news for November 26,

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Random music news for Thursday, September 16, 2021

September 16, 2021September 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Black Friday, Coldplay, Deep Fake, Drake, Faith No More, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Mike Patton, Nicki Minaj, Pink Floyd, Record Store Day, Sex Pistols, Shazam, Vinyl

Maybe this is my problem. Anyone got some good bacteria? Moving to music news for September 16, 2021… There will

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, June 22, 2021

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment BTS, CMRRA, Facebook, Marvin Gaye, Paul Chin, Shaun Ryder, Shazam, Sony Music Australia, TikTok

Hello! It’s been a while. Glad to see you again. And now that we’re done with astronomy news, here’s music

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, February 10, 2021

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Dogecoin, Dolly Parton, Gene Simmons, Machine Gun Kelly, Offest, Shazam, Snoop, Tom Jones

The problem with a laptop is that you only have one screen to work with–unless you have this laptop. As

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, February 5, 2021

February 5, 2021February 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Elvis Presley, Eurovision, Kanye West, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Maynard James Keenan, Shazam, Taylor Swift, TikTok, Tool, Trent Reznor, Turntable.fm, Wes Borland

Anyone else see the poop emoji in this design? Probably not a good corporate look. And now, music news for

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