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Apple completes deal to buy 'music discovery app Shazam'

Updated : September 25, 2018 11:27 PM IST

The deal, announced in December last year, is expected to help the iPhone maker better compete with Spotify, the industry leader in music streaming services.

Apple Inc has completed the acquisition of music discovery app Shazam, it said, weeks after the European Union approved the deal.

The deal, announced in December last year, is expected to help the iPhone maker better compete with Spotify, the industry leader in music streaming services.

“Apple and Shazam have a long history together. Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become a favorite app for music fans everywhere,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music. “With a shared love of music and innovation, we are thrilled to bring our teams together to provide users even more great ways to discover, experience and enjoy music.”

Shazam has been downloaded over 1 billion times around the world, and users identify songs using the Shazam app over 20 million times each day, Apple said in a statement.

With inputs from Reuters.