Shazam Announces Aailability of RED Special Edition App on the App Store
Shazam Launches (SHAZAM)RED on App Store
World’s first mobile app to support (RED)TM and help fight AIDS in Africa
Shazam, the world’s leading mobile music discovery provider, today announced the availability of its (PRODUCT)REDTM Special Edition App on the App Store. New iPhone and iPod touch users who download the (SHAZAM)RED App, or existing users who upgrade, will have access to the same fantastic music discovery features as the recently launched Shazam Encore along with updated content related to (RED)™. For each app purchased 20% of the price is contributed to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. (RED) funds are directed to HIV and AIDS programs in Africa.
“(RED) enables consumers to positively impact the lives of those living with AIDS in Africa through their purchases of products and we are incredibly honored to be the first mobile app company to partner with them,” said Andrew Fisher, CEO of Shazam. “Given our popularity and that we already have more than 10 million iPhone and iPod touch users around the world, (SHAZAM)RED is a powerful way for our audience to create real change in the world.”
“In the three years since (RED) launched, our partners and events have generated $140 million for the Global Fund, 100% of which flows straight through to AIDS programs in Africa,” said Seb Bishop, CEO EMEA, (RED). “We’re excited to expand our reach further with Shazam, one of the most recognized and exciting brands in the digital space. Music is core to our brand, and (SHAZAM)RED will be another great way for music fans to make a real impact on the lives of those living with HIV in Africa.”
(RED) is a simple idea that transforms the collective power of shoppers into a financial force that helps those affected by AIDS in Africa. The goal of (RED) is to create both awareness and a sustainable flow of money from corporations into the Global Fund. Shazam is the first mobile app developer to link up with (RED) and joins several iconic brands including American Express, Apple, Bugaboo, Converse, Dell, Emporio Armani, Gap, Hallmark and Starbucks.
The (SHAZAM)RED Special Edition App can be identified by its unique and specially designed red-coloured product icon. The app itself will include the same enhanced feature set, newly redesigned look and user interface as the recently launched Shazam Encore App to give the user the ultimate music journey experience. (SHAZAM)RED users will enjoy unlimited song tagging, music recommendations, access to Shazam music charts to keep up with what’s hot and popular in music around the world and the ability to search music by artists, album or track. While driving, users can dock their iPhone or iPod touch to enter car mode and still discover whatever song is playing on the radio. (SHAZAM)RED will also include a dedicated tab linking to a web page featuring more about the impact of (RED) plus associated products and events.
Like Shazam Encore, the (SHAZAM)RED Special Edition App will initially launch in eight languages across twenty-two global markets and is available for the same price of £2.99/ €3.99/ $4.99, depending on location, from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. All existing Shazam and news users will have the option to upgrade to (SHAZAM)RED .
Shazam is proud to be a (PRODUCT)RED™ Special Edition.
About Shazam Entertainment
Shazam is the world’s leading mobile music discovery application – enabling consumers to experience and share music with others across mobile devices and the internet. Since its launch as the first mobile-specific service to help users discover new music seven years ago, over 50 million people have used the service. Shazam has created a new way for users to connect to each other through their music tastes and preferences.
Headquartered in London, England, Shazam’s solutions enhance the music strategies of carriers in more than 150 countries, including AT&T, T-Mobile and Vodafone. It has deployed across multiple platforms such as iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Symbian and Java.
The Shazam Tag Chart, generated by the company’s mobile music recognition service, is constantly referenced by the music industry as a true indicator of market interest in pre-release material and a monitor of the hit potential of a track or artist.
Shazam’s successes have been recognised through numerous awards, including the Mobile Entertainment Award for Best Music Service Provider.
For more information please visit www.shazam.com
The Shazam name and symbol are trademarks of Shazam Entertainment Limited.
About (RED)™ and (PRODUCT)RED™
(RED)’s primary objective is to engage the private sector in raising awareness and funds for the Global Fund, to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Companies whose products take on the (PRODUCT)RED mark contribute a significant percentage of the sales or portion of the profits from that product to the Global Fund to finance AIDS programs in Africa, with an emphasis on the health of women and children. Current partners are: American Express (U.K. only), Apple, Bugaboo, Converse, Gap, Emporio Armani, Hallmark, Dell, and Starbucks. Since its launch in the Spring of 2006, $140 million has been generated by (RED) for the Global Fund. (RED) money is at work in Swaziland, Rwanda, Ghana and Lesotho. For more information, visit http://www.joinred.com/
About The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Since its creation in 2002, the Global Fund has become the dominant financer of programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with approved funding of US $15.6 billion for programs in 140 countries. The Global Fund supports programs based on agreed performance targets and disburses money in response to proven results. At the end of July 2009, programs supported by the Global Fund have averted more than 4 million deaths by providing AIDS treatment for 2.3 million people, TB treatment for 5.4 million people, and by the distribution of 88 million insecticide-treated bed nets for the prevention of malaria worldwide. For more information visit http://www.theglobalfund.org.
