Overview
- Apple updated Shazam to version 26.14.1 and the new release includes Messages stickers that users must install to access.
- Fans can unlock the exclusive Ariana Grande pack by using Shazam to identify any Grande song and tapping the special message or by adding the collection from the Messages corner of the App Store.
- Once downloaded, the stickers work in Messages, in FaceTime, and in any app that supports the emoji keyboard.
- MacStories reports that this Ariana Grande pack is the first Messages sticker collection released by a music artist, and it is featured in the App Store as a 'Shazam Special Event.'
- The move shows how Shazam and Apple can use in‑app prompts and Messages App Store placements to promote new music and make it easier for fans to share excitement about releases.