Listen to songs, view lyrics, and watch music videos

If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, you can listen to full songs in the Shazam app on your Apple device.

1. Go to the Shazam app , tap My Music at the bottom of the screen, then tap Songs.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Tap on a song.

   • Tap a song’s cover art or name, then tap in the track screen.

3. Tap to show the Now Playing screen.

4. Do any of the following:

   • Tap or to show or hide upcoming songs.

   • Tap to hide Now Playing.

   To play full songs in the Shazam app, you must subscribe to Apple Music.

   Note: When the Shazam app is connected to Spotify, you can only listen to song previews. If the app is disconnected from Spotify and you’re still unable to play full songs on iPhone or iPad, go to Settings  >Privacy & Security > Media & Apple Music, then turn on Shazam.

You can listen to song previews in the Shazam app on your Android device. If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, you can automatically sync your identified songs to a “My Shazam Tracks” playlist and listen to full songs in Apple Music.

1. Go to the Shazam app , tap (or swipe to the Library), then tap Songs.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Tap on a song.

   • Tap the a song’s cover art or name, then tap in the track screen.

3. Tap to show playback controls and upcoming song previews.

1. Go to the Shazam app , then do one of the following:

   • On iPhone or iPad: Tap My Music at the bottom of the screen.

   • On an Android device: Tap (or swipe to the Library).

2. Tap Songs, then scroll the list of songs.

3. To view a song’s details, tap the song’s cover art or song name, then scroll to view the album title, label, release date, and more.

1. Go to the Shazam app , tap My Music at the bottom of the screen, then tap Songs.

   

2. Do any of the following:

   • Tap , then choose a sorting option.

   • Tap to display the search field, then enter a song or artist name in the field.

   • Tap , then choose an artist, genre, city, mood, decade, or source. Alternatively, tap a category to explore your identified songs (swipe left to view more categories).

     Note: Categories appear once you’ve identified 12 or more songs. To browse by city, allow the Shazam app to use your location.

     

1. Go to the Shazam app , tap (or swipe to the Library), then tap Songs.

2. Do either of the following:

   • Tap , then choose an artist, genre, mood, decade, or source.

   • Tap a category, such as Genres or Moods (swipe left to view more categories).

     Note: Categories appear once you’ve identified 12 or more songs. To browse by city, allow the Shazam app to use your location.

You can follow along with time-synced lyrics on a freshly identified song, or view lyrics for any previously identified song.

1. Go to the Shazam app on iPhone, iPad, or an Android device.

2. Do one of the following:

   • View time-synced lyrics for a newly identified song: Immediately after you identify a song, tap . To hide lyrics, tap on iPhone or iPad, or tap on an Android device.

     Note: Time-synced lyrics are available only with a newly identified song.

   • View lyrics for a previous song: Tap a song, then tap .

1. Go to the Shazam app , then do one of the following:

   • On iPhone or iPad: Tap My Music at the bottom of the screen, then tap Songs.

   • On an Android device: Tap (or swipe to the Library), then tap Songs.

2. Do any of the following:

   • Watch a video on Apple Music: Tap an identified song’s cover art or name, tap the preview video (if available) in the track screen, tap Music Video (on iPhone or iPad), then tap Watch on Apple Music.

     

     Note: Music videos aren’t available for all songs. If you don’t see a video preview, make sure Autoplay Videos is turned on in Shazam app settings .

   • Watch a YouTube video: Tap a song’s cover art or song name, scroll down in the track screen to the video category, then tap the YouTube play button.