Rap Genius Website Agrees to License With Music Publishers

The popular site, which compiles annotations of song lyrics, had been criticized by publishers for using lyrics without permission.



Google Penalizes Rap Genius for Gaming Search Rank

The site rapgenius.com, which offers annotated song lyrics, acknowledged that it had violated Google’s rules regarding optimizing search results.

    



Rap Genius Says It Will Seek Licenses for Lyrics

After being called out by a publishers’ group, Rap Genius revealed that it already had a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and would pursue other deals.