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Another year-end list: The most searched-for lyrics in 2020

LyricFind is the Toronto-based provider of licensed song lyrics. They’re the biggest in the world (they’re used by Amazon, Google,

I’ve had the same three twenty-dollar bills in my wallet for six weeks. I have no loose change in the

Now that so many song lyrics are legally online, it invites all sorts of analysis that’s good, bad, and goofy.

Lyrics are the most popular and most widely searched music content on the Internet. When listeners bought physical albums, finding

LyricFind, the Canadian-based licensor of lyrics (the biggest in the world, apparently) keeps track of what people search for. Here’s

Cars have always inspired songs. In fact, one of the earliest true rock’n’roll songs was “Rocket 88,” a 1951 song

LyricFind, the world’s largest licensor of song lyrics, has put together this infographic that shows the top weed name-drops in

More year-end fun, this time with a look at what lyrics people searched for the most. LyricFind, the Canadian-based lyric

LyricFind–a Toronto-based company that makes lyrics legally available for a variety of digital and online uses–has just expanded into a

Playoffs! Baseball! Yay! And now, the music news for April 12. HMV will be done completely by Saturday night. Can

The Man Machine Poem tour has been in the books for two weeks now, but stories about the band keep

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
Mark Silver
The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver