• Spotify Partners With Musixmatch to Add Lyrics to Desktop App

    Spotify has announced a new update for its desktop app that will give users the option to show lyrics while they listen to songs using the streaming service. The new update will be rolled out in the next few weeks implementing a simple "lyrics" button at the bottom right of the screen.

  • Drake Wins Top Views on Lyric Website RapGenius.com in 2014

    This year, "RapGenius," one of the largest archives of hip-hop lyrics on the Web, compiled a list of statistics reviewing 2014 in terms of which artists and songs saw the most views. Drake found himself at the No. 1 artist slot for 2014 with the most views for an individual artist.Last year, saw a lot of new music, which unfortunately did not amount to much in terms of hitting the top seller's list. In fact, this year, hip-hop was excluded from the top 10 best-selling album list, as well as seeing a decline of 11 percent in sales overall from 2013.As "RapGenius" pointed out, looking up an artist's lyrics helps to separate the casual listeners from the loyal fans. Last year, singles saw more attention on the Web than albums as a whole on the lyric archive site, which reflects the trend that is becoming more apparent, with fans eager for singles and material quicker than it takes to put out a full album or EP.As reported, Bobby Shmurda's single "Hot N---a" took the No. 1 spot for the most-viewed lyrics for one single, with more than 3 million page views for 2014 and No. 3 overall in views, behind Beyoncé and Jay-Z's "Drunk in Love" and Eminem's "Rap God."

  • Google Adds Lyrics to Its Search

    Google is once again looking to change the way we search. The Silicon Valley giant has just revealed its new lyric searching system that allows users to search for song lyrics, and the words will come up as a native Google result. The result pulls from Google Play's growing library of music. A link to the lyrics can also be found under an official YouTube link.One source told "Billboard" how Google was able to get this done, saying, "They're creating the database themselves. They've done direct licensing deals with the major publishers to enable the service, and they're doing it internally at the moment. The data isn't crowd-sourced; there's a team of people working to create the database."This is a huge blow to sites like AZLyrics and Metrolyrics, which have benefited tremendously from the status quo.

  • Nicki Minaj's Rumored Boyfriend Safaree Samuels Responds To Criticism of 'Only' Lyrics Following Reports of the Couple's Split

    Nicki Minaj announced that The Pinkprint had been delayed but she was able to hold fans off with the release of her third single "Only" featuring Chris Brown, Lil' Wayne and Drake. While some may think the song's lyrics may be too risqué for someone who just got out of a relationship, Minaj's former boo Safaree has responded to the criticism following reports of the couple's split.

  • Taylor Swift Claims That 'Boys Only Want Love if It's Torture'

    Taylor Swift has been everywhere promoting "1989," and while every track on the album is not a storyline ripped from her failed relationships, it seems she is still being asked about her thoughts on love every time she stops for an interview. While Swift has said repeatedly that she is — maybe wisely — taking a breather from looking for Mr. Right and focusing on the friends and family who are already worthy of her love, that does not mean she has not thought long and hard about the idea of romance. In fact, she thinks "boys only want love if it's torture."

  • After Disastrous 'Elusive Chanteuse' Opening In Tokyo It Seems Mariah Carey's Personal Problems May Be Affecting Her Work

    Mariah Carey fans were so hopeful that her opening night of The Elusive Chanteuse World Tour would go off without a hitch. As Carey took the stage in Tokyo on Saturday night it became clear very quickly that the diva was way off of her game. She failed to hit her notes on "Always Be My Baby," "Vision Of Love" and "My All," and then appeared to forget the lyrics to "We Belong Together," Instead of great videos of her performance hitting the web the songbird's nightmare performance has popped up everywhere leaving many to ponder whether or not Carey was really ready to perform.
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