LyricFind, a lyrics service with licenses with the four major labels, announced today that Gracenote has merged their lyrics business into LyricFind. Read More

Magnet Media’s Ryan William Neal guest-blogged the Future of Television Summit. Here’s his take on, “Digital Distribution Models: How Technology is Changing the Way Viewers Access TV and Video Content.”. Read More

Gracenote, the provider of music and video content and technologies, has acquired Bulldog United, a developer of video fingerprinting technology for smart TVs. Read More

Wikia, the collaboratively published entertainment, gaming, and lifestyle content network, has named Craig Palmer to the position of chief executive officer recently vacated by Gil Penchina. The company said it was now well positioned for a new growth phase. Read More

Woodland Hills, Calif. – Music Reports said on Tuesday that it has signed a multi-year deal to administer the music publishing rights and royalty accounting for Gracenote’s lyric service in North America.

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Emeryville, Calif. - Gracenote, a provider of music identification and mobile music services acquired two years ago by Sony Corp. of America, said that its media database processed its 200 billionth query and one billionth submission this month. The landmark 200 billionth query was for "Killers," a newly released DVD, and the billionth submission was an album called "My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky" by American post-punk band Swans.

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New York - MetroLyrics.com, a licensed song lyrics display site that was launched in 2001 by a then 16-year-old Milun Tesovic, now draws over 13.5 million unique monthly users and generated close to $10 million in revenue in 2009, The New York Times reported. MetroLyrics in 2008 signed a deal with Gracenote, a unit of Sony (NYSE: SNE) that has aggregated the licenses necessary from music publishers to operate a licensed lyrics site.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/business/media/10lyrics.html

http://www.metrolyrics.com