Category: LyricFind
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Law360 / Law360 UK: Music Streaming Lyrics Co. Hits Rival With $1B Antitrust Suit
Law360 and their UK arm Law360 UK covered LyricFind’s lawsuit against Musicxmatch for alleged anti-competitive behavior. LyricFind Inc. slapped Musixmatch SpA with a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit in California federal court, calling the rival a monopolist in the market for providing lyrics to digital services companies like Spotify and saying…
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RAIN News: LyricFind sues Musixmatch for anticompetitive behavior
RAIN News covered the LyricFind lawsuit filing and letter from Darryl, suing Musixmatch over tactics they believe are destroying the market for their own financial gain. LyricFind’s complaint hinges on MusicMatch’s aggressive licensing of rights to control song lyrics owned by Warner Chappell. Locking up exclusive licensing of those lyrics…
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Letter From LyricFind’s CEO, Darryl Ballantyne
Why We’ve Sued Musixmatch and The Private Equity Owner That Runs It When we launched LyricFind over 20 years ago, the company was just three friends straight out of university looking to solve one of digital music’s early problems: the lack of complete, accurate, licensed lyrics on the internet. Our…
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Bloomberg Law: LyricFind Accuses Competitor Musixmatch of Antitrust Violations
Bloomberg Law covered LyricFind’s recent legal filing alleging Musixmatch of engaging in an unlawful scheme to foreclose competition in the market. Music lyric service LyricFind Inc. accused its primary competitor, Musixmatch SpA, of engaging in an unlawful scheme to foreclose competition in the market for providing lyrics to digital streamers…
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Quip Magazine: Upcoming Music Industry Webinars
Quip Magazine posted about the upcoming LyricFind Music Biz Common Group Webinar focused on Videos by LyricFind. In today’s streaming landscape, video assets are more than a requirement—they’re a powerful connection between artists and fans. Join this webinar to discover how Rotor empowers indie artists, record labels, and distributors to…
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Record of the Day: LyricFind Celebrates Stellar 2024, Facilitating Payments of Over $25M to Rights Holders
Record of the Day covered LyricFind’s 2024 year-end announcement highlighting their 2024 achievements. LyricFind, the trusted source for lyrics and data licensing, is celebrating a phenomenal 2024 that included a variety of milestones, including its 20th anniversary. After launching, the company signed the first-ever lyric licensing deal with EMI Music…
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Creative Industries News: LyricFind facilitated over $25 million in payments to rights holders in 2024
Creative Industries News covered LyricFind’s 2024 year-end release highlighting their major company milestones reached throughout the year. LyricFind, the Toronto-based lyrics licensing platform which celebrates its 20th anniversary, has disclosed that it has “facilitated” over $25 million in payments to rights holders in 2024.The company counts 12 million songs in…
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Music Connection: LyricFind Facilitates Payments of Over $25M to Rights Holders
Music Connection covered the LyricFind 2024 year-end announcement highlighting their 2024 achievements including paying over $25 million to rights holders! LyricFind carried that legacy forward by facilitating over $25 million in payments to rights holders. The company also grew its overall normalized revenue by over 40% and continued to expand…
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LyricFind Celebrates Stellar 2024, Facilitating Payments of Over $25M to Rights Holders
January 7, 2025 (Toronto) – LyricFind, the trusted source for lyrics and data licensing, is celebrating a phenomenal 2024 that included a variety of milestones, including its 20th anniversary. After launching, the company signed the first-ever lyric licensing deal with EMI Music Publishing (now part of Sony/ATV Music Publishing) in…
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Modern Musician Podcast Episode 252 – Darryl Ballantyne: How LyricFind Helps Artists Monetize Music and Engage Fans
Darryl Ballantyne was recently interviewed on the Modern Musician Podcast diving into Darryl’s journey building LyricFind, the evolving landscape of lyric monetization, and the disruptive role of AI in music. Gain actionable insights into leveraging lyrics for artistic and financial success. Darryl Ballantyne is the founder and CEO of LyricFind,…