Shazam on 2021 MBP

Hello hareand,

Have you tried the process shown in the article? Shazam a song on Mac - Apple Support

"Shazam a song on Mac

Using the Shazam app for macOS, you can identify a song from the menu bar of your Mac.

To ensure your Mac is correctly set up for the best Shazam experience, see Before you Shazam.

Note: Songs identified using the Mac app are not saved to My Music in the Shazam app.

Shazam a song on your Mac

1. Open the Shazam app  on Mac.
2. The Shazam icon is added to your Mac’s menu bar.
3. Click the Shazam icon  in the menu bar, then do one of the following:

• Shazam a song: Click .
• Turn on Auto Shazam: Double-click .

1. When the song is identified, click  to open the song in Apple Music or click , then choose an option from the shortcut menu:

• View on Shazam.com: Opens the track screen in Shazam on the web, where you can connect to Apple Music to play the entire song, watch the music video, view lyrics, see upcoming concert information, and so on.
• Listen on Apple Music: Opens the song in Apple Music.
• Delete: Removes the song from your list of Shazams.

1. Note: To listen to the full song you must be an Apple Music subscriber. See the Apple Support article Join Apple Music.

Any upcoming concerts are displayed below the song and artist in the track screen. See Discover concerts with Shazam.

Turn on one-click Shazaming or create a Shazam shortcut on your Mac

If two clicks is one too many, you can modify the Shazam app preferences to turn on one-click Shazaming, create a keyboard shortcut to start Shazaming, change the sound input, and more.

• In the Shazam app  on Mac, click  at the top of the window, choose Preferences, then choose your settings."

If the app is still not working like described in the article above, please contact Apple Support to check this out with you. Apple Support

Thanks.

Hey there, and welcome to Apple Support Communities hareand,

We can certainly understand your concern and are here to help.

We recommend checking out these steps for more information on managing your privacy settings. This will ensure that the applications are able to access your Mac's microphone.

" Change Privacy preferences on Mac

Use the Privacy pane of Security & Privacy preferences to manage the information your Mac makes available to others across the internet or on a network.

To change these preferences on your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Security & Privacy , then click Privacy.

Note: If the lock at the bottom left of the pane is locked , click it to unlock the preference pane. "

For additional information, check out this link here: Change Privacy preferences on Mac - Apple Support

If this does not help, we have a link with a few other suggestions Before you Shazam:

To ensure the best possible Shazam experience, do the following:

Update your Apple devices to the latest operating systems.

If you’re using multiple devices, sign in with the same Apple ID on all of them.

Get the Shazam app.

If you’ve already downloaded the Shazam app, make sure it’s updated to the latest version.

Tip: Keep an eye out for frequent Shazam updates—the app development team is always working to make your music discovery experience better.

Turn on iCloud Sync.

If you’re not already a subscriber, join Apple Music to listen to songs in full and to add your Shazams to Apple Music playlists.

Kindest regards!

I had never added Shazam to my 2021 16" M1 Pro, but to see, I added it, and on first click it adds itself the menu bar as the directions above suggest, asks for access to the microphone, which I granted and it indeed does work on my my MBP.