Apple and digital media company Gracenote (providers of the database that allows iTunes to locate CD track names when a CD is inserted into a computer) have proposed a deal that would allow Apple to provide song lyrics through the iTunes Store.
According to AppleInsider, the move would help a music industry-backed effort to help stem illegal file trading by offering a better product, most notably accurate lyrics to legally purchased songs.
Earlier, this week, Yahoo! and Gracenote announced they had signed a lyric licensing deal in which hundreds of thousands of songs’ lyrics would be made available to customers of the Yahoo! Music service. Featured artists in this collection include U2, Elvis and the Beatles.
Last summer, Gracenote signed a deal with nearly 100 music industry publishers to distribute song lyrics, which have been among the most searched-for items on major search engines, according to Gracenote president and chief executive officer, Craig Palmer. The deal, according to Palmer, allows users to locate accurate song lyrics without annoying pop-up ads and other irritations.
The deal could also pave the way for lyric downloads to the iPod, a definite boost for Apple. This could also make karaoke products and options viable to the device in the future.

Apple and digital media company Gracenote (providers of the database that allows iTunes to locate CD track names when a CD is inserted into a computer) have proposed a deal that would allow Apple to provide song lyrics through the iTunes Store.
According to AppleInsider, the move would help a music industry-backed effort to help stem illegal file trading by offering a better product, most notably accurate lyrics to legally purchased songs.
Earlier, this week, Yahoo! and Gracenote announced they had signed a lyric licensing deal in which hundreds of thousands of songs’ lyrics would be made available to customers of the Yahoo! Music service. Featured artists in this collection include U2, Elvis and the Beatles.
Last summer, Gracenote signed a deal with nearly 100 music industry publishers to distribute song lyrics, which have been among the most searched-for items on major search engines, according to Gracenote president and chief executive officer, Craig Palmer. The deal, according to Palmer, allows users to locate accurate song lyrics without annoying pop-up ads and other irritations.
The deal could also pave the way for lyric downloads to the iPod, a definite boost for Apple. This could also make karaoke products and options viable to the device in the future.