“Has something changed?”: Beat Shazam fans react as they couldn’t play along with contestants on Shazam app

Season 5 of the hit musical game show Beat Shazam returned with another exciting episode on Monday, May 30, 2022, at 9.00 pm ET. The series is hosted by Jamie Foxx and his daughter, DJ Corinne Foxx, where they give out exciting challenges for the contestants to identify songs from different genres.All the previous seasons had enabled viewers to play alongside the contestants on the Shazam app. However, this year they couldn't, which left fans disappointed. One fan tweeted:KarenM🇺🇦🌻@karekare413@BeatShazamFOX I can’t get the @Shazam app to load the show as it’s done in years past. Has something changed? #beatshazam1@BeatShazamFOX I can’t get the @Shazam app to load the show as it’s done in years past. Has something changed? #beatshazamThe official synopsis of the show reads:“&quot;Beat Shazam&quot; is an interactive game show that pits teams of two against the clock and each other as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the most money banked will go against Shazam, the popular song identification app, for the chance to win up to $1 million.”Fans react to Beat Shazam not getting loaded on the Shazam appFans were disappointed that they couldn't play alongside contestants on Beat Shazam and took to social media to express their feelings.💜 ParadiseLoveMazeⁱˢ ᴾʳᵒᵒᶠ⁷💜6/10/22💜@BT_Paradise25@BeatShazamFOX Please reconsider the play-a-long version, we don't care about contest or prize money. We need fun this summer #BeatShazam42@BeatShazamFOX Please reconsider the play-a-long version, we don't care about contest or prize money. We need fun this summer #BeatShazamBeth Mitchell@BethMit67777318#beatshazam what's the point if you can't play along with the contestants. That's what made the show great.81#beatshazam what's the point if you can't play along with the contestants. That's what made the show great.Rachel Rosen@RachelRosen14@BeatShazamFOX I'm really annoyed that you can't play along this season. That was the best part of the show! #Lame #BeatShazam32@BeatShazamFOX I'm really annoyed that you can't play along this season. That was the best part of the show! #Lame #BeatShazamWilhelmina Gois@LuvTruexJrReally disappointed that we can’t play along this season to #beatshazam @BeatShazamFOX112Really disappointed that we can’t play along this season to #beatshazam @BeatShazamFOXEmma@Emmy415Did they take away the play along feature on the app??? #BeatShazam4Did they take away the play along feature on the app??? #BeatShazamBrooke Parker@gramfurnYep, the app still ain't workin' for the show! #beatshazam11Yep, the app still ain't workin' for the show! #beatshazamRreale@RrealeHThis show will probably get canceled now since we can’t play along @BeatShazamFOX #beatshazam 21This show will probably get canceled now since we can’t play along @BeatShazamFOX #beatshazam 😭jasmine@naturallyobrieni miss getting to play at home. i don’t even care about winning money. i just like how it was interactive. @BeatShazamFOX BRING BACK LETTING US PLAY AT HOME. #BeatShazam22i miss getting to play at home. i don’t even care about winning money. i just like how it was interactive. @BeatShazamFOX BRING BACK LETTING US PLAY AT HOME. #BeatShazamShawn-Marie Long@missy510Really sucks that you can’t play with the @BeatShazamFOX app this season. It’s literally the best part of watching the show. #beatshazam51Really sucks that you can’t play with the @BeatShazamFOX app this season. It’s literally the best part of watching the show. #beatshazamRecap of Beat Shazam Season 5 Episode 2This week, six contestants battled it out in three teams to get to the final round and claim their grand cash prize of $1 million. However, this episode was unique compared to the previous one and the ones that viewers have seen in the past four seasons.This week's episode was a tribute to people who put their lives in danger to protect citizens - firefighters, military personnel, and police officers. The three teams included Air Force officers Sarah and Sherwood, Sheriffs Laprix and Chris, and fire officers Anthony and Daisy. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn the first round, Shazam Shuffle called for five multiple-choice questions that ranged over genres or categories like funk, No. 1 Hits, one-hit wonders, the 80s, and the last question was to guess Rihanna's song.The period was anytime between the 1950s and now. The first four questions were answered correctly, earning them $1000. The last question on Beat Shazam was for $2000. Sarah and Sherwood established an early lead ($3000), followed by Anthony and Daisy ($2000) and Laprix and Chris ($1000).The second round, That's My Jam, started with Corinne giving the contestants two options - the 50s or 2020 (the new era). The majority choice went to the new era, and questions included songs by The Kid Laroi X, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, and Glass Animals.Beat Shazam@BeatShazamFOXHeroes don't always wear capes! 🫡 How are you honoring them this Memorial Day? #BeatShazam82Heroes don't always wear capes! 🫡 How are you honoring them this Memorial Day? #BeatShazam https://t.co/vrcwspegwRThe fire officers won the round with $10,000, then the air force officers at $5000. Laprix and Chris banked the lowest amount and ended up being eliminated.Anthony and Daisy maintained the lead in the final round before they beat Shazam. For this round, it was all about what theme the DJ chose. Corinne decided to go with singer Lenny Kravitz. The fire officers earned a whopping $26,000, followed by the air force officers still at $5000. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe fire officers were on a roll as they won the round, earning $42,000, and steered forward to potentially beat Shazam and win the grand prize of $1 million.Each question in the beat Shazam round answered correctly would earn the team $25,000. The fire officers couldn't answer all the questions correctly, so the grand prize was off the table. However, they still had a chance to double the amount earned or bank half of it.Beat Shazam@BeatShazamFOXSuch an amazing night! What was your favorite song we played? #BeatShazam42Such an amazing night! ✨What was your favorite song we played? 🎶 #BeatShazam https://t.co/aAsjpyu1e0The duo decided to cash out the amount earned in the final round by not choosing to answer the last question. They left with a whopping $142,000.The famous father-daughter duo is known for its camaraderie. The new season premiered on Monday, May 23, and has already taken its place as one of the fan-favorite game shows. Viewers find it interesting as they guess along with the contestants and actively post their answers on their respective Twitter handles.Tune in next week to Beat Shazam on Monday, June 6, 2022, at 8.00 pm for another exciting episode on Fox.

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