LyricFind Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Just in time for Father’s Day, a couple of infographics that compare musical dads with their musical kids. You’ll see what I mean.

LyricFind, the Toronto-based licensor of lyrics to sites across the web, is always diving into the nature of lyrics. This

LyricFind is a Canadian-based company that licenses the use of lyrics online around the world. Given that they have so

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

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver