CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Midem – Jan 26, 2011, musiXmatch, the leading provider of digital lyrics solutions, today announced partnerships with BMG, Kobalt, Universal Music Publishing Group, and Sony ATV Music, giving musiXmatch the largest authorized lyrics database in the world. Launching today, the musiXmatch commercial beta enables online music services to increase user engagement and SEO traffic using lyrics, empowering developers to legally create, monetize and distribute the next generation of fully interactive music applications.
With over 5 million lyrics available, musiXmatch is the only lyrics API to fully provide international rights management, enabling developers to quickly and easily integrate real-time lyrics into music services around the world. musiXmatch is currently used by hundreds of developers worldwide, and is the only lyrics service to offer an affordable pay as you go business plan.
“We are happy to support musicXmatch with their initiative to legitimize and develop our lyrics business. They have created the first truly open platform for developers to quickly and easily integrate lyrics into their music applications. This will be of benefit not only to us as publishers, but more importantly to our songwriters. stated Guy Henderson, Senior VP International for Sony ATV. “Through musiXmatch, Sony ATV will be able to provide lyrics to users of music around the world.”
“The search term for lyrics drives more traffic than any other term on Google,” Said Max Ciociola, CEO and Founder of musiXmatch, “musiXmatch gives developers the lyrics that they need to create deeper and more engaging online music experiences, at a truly affordable price. We are very excited at the positive reception that musiXmatch has received from developers and company, and we are looking forward to working closely with our partners to deliver the best lyrics content possible on any platform.”
Localized in more than 18 languages, musiXmatch enables music lovers to access lyrics content from their favorite music services. For more information on how your music company can harness the power of online lyrics, visit: www.musixmatch.com
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About musiXmatch
musiXmatch is the first fully licensed provider of global lyrics solutions, enabling developers around the world to quickly and easily harness the power of online lyrics. Featuring the largest lyrics database of any lyrics platform, musiXmatch is the first and only comprehensive solution for international lyric rights management. The musiXmatch API allows anyone to easily plugin and distribute authorized lyrics. Currently available in both commercial and non-commercial beta, musiXmatch is ideal for radio streaming apps, video services, mobile audio devices, and tablet apps.
For more information on how musiXmatch solutions can power your business, visit www.musiXmatch.com.