New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ MusicMass Sandbakken) - Gracenote and lyrics web site www.mp3lyrics.org (owned and operated by company "MusicMass Sandbakken") today announced an agreement to provide mp3lyrics.org users in North
America with the ability to access and search for authorized song lyrics through Gracenote's Lyrics service. Providing an entirely new way for mp3lyrics.org users to connect with their favorite music, this partnership also demonstrates mp3lyrics.org's commitment to preserving the rights of lyrics owners and the interests of artists, songwriters, music labels and publishers.
Gracenote will provide authorized song lyrics from all four major music publishers and hundreds of independent publishers on the mp3lyrics.org web site, providing mp3lyrics.org fans with easy and direct access to the world's largest catalog of complete, accurate and licensed song lyrics. Gracenote's Lyrics service is the industry standard and is being utilized by major search portals and music sites.
Mp3lyrics.org users can now submit new lyrics directly into Gracenote's Lyrics service where they will be processed through Gracenote's quality assurance program. This program is designed to ensure that the lyrics are complete and accurate, and that artists, songwriters and music publishers are compensated for the use of their copyrighted material. In addition, lyrics owners will see that their copyrighted work is not being illegally duplicated, printed or redistributed without compensation when put on mp3lyrics.org.
"For many years song lyrics have been one of the most popular search queries on the Internet, and because of this demand, hundreds of sites hosting unauthorized lyrics have been established," said Glenn-Erik Sandbakken at MusicMass Sandbakken. "However, mp3lyrics.org stands above these sites thanks to its partnership with Gracenote. Now, mp3lyrics.org is able to deliver on its commitment to preserving content owners' rights by being one of the first lyrics-dedicated web sites in the world to provide its users with accurate, legal lyrics authorized by the major publishing houses."
"Through this agreement, mp3lyrics.org users will have easy and direct access to the largest and highest quality database of authorized lyrics available in the industry," said Jim Hollingsworth, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Gracenote. "With the high and growing demand for song lyrics, we know the importance of offering a service for music fans that is both comprehensive and consistent."
