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It’s the Canadian May long weekend and people will be gardening. Here are some flowery lyrics data that might help

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

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

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
The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver
Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver