Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a groundbreaking show of unity, ASCAP and BMI, the nation’s two leading performing rights organizations, announced today that ...

New York – (July 26, 2017) — ASCAP and BMI, the nation’s two leading performing rights organizations, have joined forces to create a single, comprehensive database of musical works from their combined ...

Yahoo’s song lyrics, in contrast, are supposed to be the official versions. Under the licensing agreement, Yahoo will share with copyright holders the revenue from the ads that will be displayed ...

According to The Wall Street Journal (via Rolling Stone), lyrics database Genius (formerly Rap Genius before it branched out into other genres) has accused Google of stealing its content and reposting ...

Few things in life are as irritating as a song playing on an endless loop in your head, while its name escapes you. Fortunately, Google can help you identify that elusive song title. So next time you ...

Expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2018, the database will feature aggregated song-ownership data from ASCAP and BMI and offer greater transparency to music users and the industry. According ...