GracenoteMP3Lyrics.org Licenses Gracenote's Lyrics DatabaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2009 - 12:09pm.
Emeryville,
Calif. - Sony-owned (NYSE: SNE) Gracenote
announced on Tuesday that lyrics website MP3Lyrics.org has signed a deal to
license Gracenote's Lyrics service, which will in turn provide authorized song
lyrics from all four major music publishers and hundreds of indie publishers on
the site. North American users of the Norway-based site will also be able to
submit new lyrics directly into Gracenote's lyrics database.
Wikia Acquires LyricWiki, Gets Lyrics License from GracenoteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2009 - 7:48am.
San Francisco
- Wikia, the wiki-building company started in 2004 by Wikipedia founder Jimmy
Wales, has acquired the LyricWiki database of licensed song lyrics.
Gracenote Debuts $2.99 MusicID iPhone ApplicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 23, 2009 - 11:42am.
Emeryville,
Calif. - Gracenote, a provider of
music identification services, announced on Thursday that its Gravity Mobile
unit has released a MusicID application for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch. The
$2.99 application includes song identification when a user holds their device
up to a speaker playing music, as well as text search by lyrics, artist bios
and other multimedia features. Shazam offers a free music identification
application for the iPhone, while Midomi's $4.99 application adds the ability
to sing or hum a tune and receive the song title.
Pandora Expects Profit in 2010; Adds Song Lyrics via GracenoteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 19, 2009 - 1:20pm.
San Francisco
- Personalized radio and music discovery service Pandora expects to be
profitable next year, after earning as much as $40 million in revenue this
year, founder Tim Westergren told Bloomberg. The company's iPhone application
is attracting 20,000 new users each day, according to Westergren. In related
news, Pandora today announced that its service will now offer song lyrics,
having reached a licensing deal with Gracenote. The deal includes hundreds of
thousands of tracks from more than 20,000 music publishing catalogs.
Sony Adds Gracenote-Supplied Lyrics, Streaming to Artist SitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2009 - 12:38pm.
New York
- Sony Music (NYSE: SNE) has announced that it is integrating song lyrics licensed by
Gracenote into all of its label group and artist websites, which draw a
combined over 18 million unique monthly visitors. The company will also add
on-demand audio streaming and personalized playlist creation features to the
sites.
AOL Music Taps MetroLyrics for Song LyricsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 16, 2009 - 11:14am.
Vancouver,
B.C. - MetroLyrics, a provider of licensed song lyrics authorized through
database firm Gracenote, announced on Thursday that Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) AOL will
adopt its catalog of lyrics across its music sites. MetroLyrics will provide
song lyrics from more than 16,000 artists on AOL Music, and related sites including
BoomBox.com, Spinner.com, TourTracker.com and NoiseCreep.com.
AT&T Adds Gracenote MusicID 2 Mobile ApplicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 19, 2009 - 12:40pm.
Barcelona
- Gracenote, a provider of music identification and database services, on
Thursday announced that its MusicID 2 application or mobile is now available on
over 30 handsets offered by wireless carriers AT&T (NYSE: T). The application can identify
a song if a user holds her phone up to a speaker playing music, or enters an
artist, track name or lyrics. The application then returns information on the
track, including full lyrics and links to purchase the track or ringtone.
Gracenote, Omnifone Team on Music Synchronization ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 8, 2009 - 2:08pm.
Las Vegas - Gracenote, a provider of music identification technology, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Omnifone, a provider of unlimited music download service, to develop a means of synchronizing a user's personal music collection with Omnifone's service across multiple devices. The service will allow users to, for instance, create playlists that combine personally owned tracks and songs from Omnifone's service, which may then be ported to mobile phones, desktop PCs, home entertainment systems and in-car stereos. ArtistDirect to Launch Lyrics Section; Licenses EMI, UniversalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 18, 2008 - 7:05am.
*A correction has been made to this story. tags: Music | EMI Music Publishing | Gracenote | ArtistDirect | Lyrics | Universal Music Publishing |
Analysis: A Gracenote to the Sony-BMG DealAuthored by Paul Sweeting on August 5, 2008 - 7:30am.
Sony Corp.'s deal to buy out Bertelsmann's 50% interest in Sony-BMG Music, announced Tuesday, has some numbers crunchers scratching their heads.
Apart from the price paid--roughly $1.2 billion once all aspects of the
Byzantine deal structure are factored in--there's the basic question of
why Sony--or any company for that matter--would pay anything for a
record company these days. It's not as if you can point to a lot of
good news coming out of the music industry lately. Sony-BMG itself, in
fact, just posted a $24 million net loss for the second quarter.
Clear Channel May Offer Pandora Personalized Web RadioAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2008 - 9:01am.
Denver - Radio broadcaster Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) is looking to add a personalized Web radio player to its station websites, and is in talks with Pandora, but no deal has yet been finalized, Billboard reports. Sony Acquires Music ID Firm Gracenote for $260 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 22, 2008 - 12:49pm.
Gracenote Mobile MusicID to Come with LG PhonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 3, 2008 - 11:38am.
Las Vegas - Gracenote, a provider of music data services, said on Thursday that LG Electronics will be the first mobile partner to bundle its Mobile MusicID and two other services in its music-enabled handsets. The LG handsets will allow users to identify songs playing at a party, in the car or even at a club, using their phones. The other features will let users identify any song imported into their phones, and seek recommendations based on the current song playing. Gracenote, Philips to Combine Digital Fingerprinting TechnologiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 4, 2008 - 12:14pm.
Emeryville, Calif. - Gracenote said on Friday that it has expanded its partnership with Philips, with the two companies combining their respective content fingerprinting technologies. Through the deal, Gracenote has combined its audio fingerprinting technology with Philips' video fingerprinting technology, creating a system that content owners and service providers can use to control the use of copyrighted content. MTV Taps Gracenote to Incorporate Song Lyrics on WebsitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2007 - 9:31am.
New York - Viacom's MTV Networks announced on Monday that it has partnered with Gracenote to incorporate music lyrics into its on-air, online and mobile platforms. On sites like MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com, users will be able to search for full song lyrics, while mobile users will be able to text an artist's name, song title or a portion of the lyrics and be sent to a mobile Internet page displaying the full lyrics. Gracenote Introduces Mobile Music 2.0 PlatformAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 14, 2007 - 3:48pm.
Emeryville, Calif. - Gracenote, a provider of music identification and other digital media services, announced on Thursday the launch of its Mobile Music 2.0 platform, which will power mobile music search and discovery services on handsets from makers including Sony Ericsson. The service will let users identify CDs via their PC, and transfer songs to their mobile phones, as well as search for music and get recommendations on their phones, and purchase tracks from mobile music stores. The first phones to support the service -- the Sony Ericsson W910 Walkman and K850 Cyber-shot, are slated to ship in the fall. PassAlong Networks, MP3Car.com Team on Car Stereo DownloadsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 25, 2007 - 10:35am.
Franklin, Tenn. - Digital music retailer PassAlong Networks announced that it has partnered with song ID service Gracenote and MP3Car.com on a service that will let consumers download songs directly to their car stereos. MP3Car.com's service, which also offers Yahoo's Launchast radio, will launch a digital music store powered by PassAlong's StoreBlocks platform. Yahoo Music Licenses Gracenote Song Lyrics DatabaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 24, 2007 - 12:45pm.
Santa Monica, Calif. - Yahoo's music unit announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Gracenote, a provider of CD and digital track identification services, to offer its users access to Gracenote's new database of song lyrics. NexTune Offers Free Music Credits for Help Building Song ID DatabaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 29, 2007 - 2:32pm.
Redmond, Wash. - NexTune announced on Monday that it has allocated $50,000 in free music to offer consumers who help to build its music recognition database. Redmond, Wash.-based start-up NexTune aims to provide an alternative to song ID systems offered by Gracenote, FreeDB and All Music, which adds additional song information like tempo, style, vocals, moods and instruments used. The company is offering consumers a 10 cent credit for purchases in its online CD store for every song profile they submit to NexTune. |
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