Mobile music recognition company Shazam has made its first corporate acquisition by buying US company Tunezee's synchronised lyrics technology and simultaneously launched its new Shazam LyricPlay feature.

LyricPlay is now live in the paid Shazam Encore mobile app for iOS devices and it allows users to view lyrics synchronised to the tracks they are listening to in real time.

Shazam now offers a database of lyrics to 25,000 songs, based on the most tagged tracks on the service. This library will be added to on an ongoing basis.

Shazam CEO Andrew Fisher said, “We believe Shazam LyricPlay is a world's first and significantly enhances the magical experience Shazamers love.”