MetroLyrics

MetroLyrics
MetroLyrics
Type Acquired by CBS Interactive Music
Founded 2002
Founder(s) Milun Tesovic
Headquarters Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Services Lyrics
Employees 15+ (2010)
Website MetroLyrics.com

MetroLyrics is a lyrics-dedicated website, founded in 2002. It is the highest trafficked lyrics website in the world[1], with 48 million+ unique users per month and 125+ million page views per month, and is the 3rd largest music site in the US and Globally[2]. As of November 2010, Metrolyrics is the number one most visited music and entertainment site via mobile devices.[3]

MetroLyrics was the first lyrics-dedicated site to license licensing aggregator Gracenote Inc.'s lyrics catalogue in April 2008[4]. Through this lyrics licensing model, lyrics copyright holders accrue royalty revenue when their work is displayed on MetroLyrics.com. Royalties are paid on all displayed lyrics and are handled through Gracenote. MetroLyrics' licensing model is distinct, as many lyrics web sites still offer unlicensed, copyright infringing content.[5]

The MetroLyrics database contains over 1 million songs performed by over 16,000 artists. It is the 9th largest database feeding returned Google search results in the USA and UK.[6] The entire database is available through one of the two iPhone applications: a free ad supported application MetroLyrics Lite[7] or ad free paid application MetroLyrics Pro [8]

MetroLyrics is partnered with AOL Music, NME, MTV and Billboard.com.[9][10] Additionally, MetroLyrics is part of Winamp media player's online services, integrating their lyrics database with Winamp's services.

MetroLyrics maintains a social media presence through a blog[11] and social networks Facebook[12] and Twitter[13].

MetroLyrics was acquired by CBS Radio in October 2011[14].

References

  1. ^ Alexa rank of Metrolyrics, compared to 3 similar lyrics-related websites, azlyrics, lyricsmode and lyrics007
  2. ^ http://metroleap.com/about.php
  3. ^ http://metroleap.com/news.php?id=12
  4. ^ http://metroleap.com/releases.php
  5. ^ Plambeck, Joseph (May 9, 2010). "Lyrics Sites at Center of Fight Over Royalties". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/business/media/10lyrics.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=lyrics%20royalty&st=cse. Retrieved May 9, 2010. 
  6. ^ "SEMRush Rank - list of top domains (for Google.com database)". [SEMRush]. July 30, 2010. http://www.semrush.com/info/rank.html. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 
  7. ^ "MetroLyrics Lite for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store". iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/metrolyrics-lite/id353568904?mt=8. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 
  8. ^ "MetroLyrics Pro for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store". iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/metrolyrics-pro/id370144420?mt=8. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 
  9. ^ "Schooling the Competition". Fox Business Network. News Corporation. December 14, 2009. http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/personal-finance/on-topic/small-business/schooling-competition/. Retrieved August 8, 2010. [dead link]
  10. ^ Carlson, Daryl-Lynn (December 15, 2009). "Don't skip the parties: they're more like work". The Vancouver Sun. http://www.vancouversun.com/health/skip+parties+they+more+like+work/2342263/story.html. Retrieved August 8, 2010. [dead link]
  11. ^ "MetroLyrics Blog". http://www.metrolyricsblog.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 
  12. ^ "Facebook - MetroLyrics". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/metrolyrics. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 
  13. ^ "MetroLyrics (MetroLyrics) on Twitter". Twitter. http://www.twitter.com/metrolyrics. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 
  14. ^ "CBS INTERACTIVE MUSIC GROUP BROADENS DISTRIBUTION OF ITS CORE ASSETS TO METROLYRICS.COM’S GLOBAL AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 25 MILLION USERS". http://www.cbsradio.com/press_center/releases/pressrelease100819-10-06-2011.html. Retrieved October 6, 2011. 

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