Shazam brings trending, genre charts and more in the latest update

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Shazam and Shazam Encore have both been updated to version 4.0.1 on the Windows Phone Store. This is a major release, introducing a number of new features, and follows on the heels of an update published just last month. The app for music lovers just got that little bit better.

According to the store listing, we're looking at the following new features in the 4.0.1.13 release:

  • Trending Shazams: what's popular right now
  • Genre Charts: hip-hop, pop, dance, country
  • Future Hits: the 10 tracks you should know
  • Global/Local Charts: top 100 most Shazamed tracks worldwide and near you
  • New Lyrics and Video pages so you can stay connected to your discovered music

Enjoying the new Shazam update? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! You can grab Shazam from the store, as well as the Encore version, which is essentially the same app minus the advertising.

QR: Shazam

QR: Shazam Encore

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Rich Edmonds
Rich Edmonds
Senior Editor, PC Build

Rich Edmonds was formerly a Senior Editor of PC hardware at Windows Central, covering everything related to PC components and NAS. He's been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis. You can follow him on Twitter at @RichEdmonds.