If the only music apps currently sitting on your trusty mobile are the standard twosome of Spotify and Shazam, we hate to tell you that you’re really missing out. Whether you know it or not, there’s a veritable galaxy of exciting, interesting, and useful music apps just waiting for you to hit ‘Download’.
Wanna know what samples were used on the latest Wu-Tang Clan album? There’s an app for that. Wanna know when the artists in your music collection are coming to town? There’s an app for that. Wanna find a guitar tab for any song you can think of? There’s an… well, you get the picture.
In order to help our beloved readers navigate the often confusing and convoluted app-verse and hip you to some awesome music apps that would be a great addition to any music-lover’s arsenal, we’ve decided to give a rundown of what we think are the coolest music apps that aren’t Spotify or Shazam.

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