Shazam Opens Verified Program To All Artists – Connect With Fans With An App You Already Use Daily
Music recognition app Shazam announced that its verified artist community has achieved a combined reach of 1.4 billion followers. Starting today, Shazam Verified Artists is open to all artists offering an easy way to connect with fans.
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Starting today any artist or band can become a Shazam verified artist and share the music they discover with their fans.
At launch, Shazam worked with top performers like Pharrell, David Guetta, Sam Smith and nearly 200 more. By launching shazam.com/verify, now we’re welcoming all artists to share their moments of discovery with their fans," said Peter Szabo, SVP, Head of Music, Shazam. "We are creating an engagement that goes beyond a playlist or a recommendation. It’s an organic, one-of-a-kind connection between millions of fans and the artists they love.”
You can sign up to be a Verified Shazam Artist at www.shazam.com/verify. The verification process looks straightforward .
Can you explain a bit more about how this works?
Does it just send something out through your Twitter account saying, “I just Shazam’ed ‘Song X’ by Band Y”?