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 , then tap My Music at the bottom of the screen.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Tap on a song in Recent Shazams (or tap the cover art or song name, then tap in the track screen).

   • Tap Shazams, then tap Play All, or tap on a song. Tap to show the Now Playing screen. Tap or to show or hide upcoming songs. Tap to hide Now Playing.

   To play to 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 , then tap (or swipe to the Library).

2. Do one of the following:

   • Tap on a song in Recent Shazams (or tap the cover art or song name, then tap in the track screen).

   • Tap Shazams, then tap on a song. Tap to show playback controls and upcoming songs.

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 Shazams, then scroll the list of songs.

   To scroll rapidly, swipe up or down once, then drag the control that appears on the right side of the screen. As you drag, songs are displayed by date.

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

2. Swipe down below the Play All button to display the search field, then enter a song or artist name in the field.

   

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.

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

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, then tap Watch on Apple Music.

     

     When the video opens in the Music app, tap the Play button.

     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.

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