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MGK points out misheard lyrics for his song that isn’t even out yet

We are less than a week away from the release of Machine Gun Kelly‘s highly-anticipated LP Tickets To My Downfall. This past week, however, lyrics for the unreleased song “kiss kiss” appeared online. Now, MGK is pointing out that the lyrics aren’t even correct. You can’t believe everything you read on the internet, right? Well, […]

Here’s why Genuis’ lyric theft lawsuit against Google was dismissed

Last year, Genius filed a lawsuit against Google accusing the tech company of “unethical, unfair and anti-competitive” behavior. Genius claims that Google stole song lyrics from its website and republished it for Google’s own financial gain. Now, a judge has officially dismissed the case. Read more: It looks like Black Veil Brides are actually making […]

Genius files lawsuit against Google after allegedly catching lyrics theft

Google is finding itself in hot water recently. The lyric-annotation site Genius Media is suing Google and its licensed lyric company Lyric Find for $50 million. Genius filed the lawsuit and alleges that they caught Google “red-handed” stealing their content in June due to a rather clever trick typed into their lyrics  Read more about […]

Genius catches Google stealing lyrics by planting morse code message

Lyric website Genius said it used morse code to collect data that shows Google stole lyrics from the site. In a new report by the Wall Street Journal, readers can clearly see that in 2016, Genius made some changes to the punctuation in its lyrics. It switched from using a straight apostrophe and to a […]

Hayley Williams asks Spotify to fix "outdated" facts on "Hard Times"—UPDATED

Updated April 24, 2019 @ 8:24 p.m. A representative for Genius revealed to AP that they are working on Hayley Williams’ request to update the facts on “Hard Times.” “We’ve reached out to Hayley’s team and label and are looking forward to updating the Behind the Lyrics experience for the track accordingly.” Original Story April […]

Matty Healy explains the Trump quote in this 1975 song

The 1975‘s Matty Healy talks Trump, truth and love in an illuminating new lyrics breakdown for Genius. And among the eye-opening revelations made by the English rocker is his basis for including a particularly dastardly Donald Trump quote within the idea-packed verses of his band’s “Love It If We Made It.” Read more: Did Creeper […]

Apple Music adds Genius lyrics to thousands of songs

Genius and Apple Music today announce an exciting partnership for lyrics lovers. Pairing the website’s database of songs lyrics with thousands of tunes on the streaming service, you can now read Genius lyrics in-app on Apple Music. Read more: 13 misheard pop-punk lyrics you’ve been singing wrong your entire life The site once known as […]

Linkin Park’s ‘Hybrid Theory’: A track-by-track breakdown and what the lyrics mean

It’s hard to believe that 17 years have passed since Linkin Park released one of the best-selling debuts of the 21st century. Coming in with a whopping 30 million copies sold, Hybrid Theory is a beast of its own volition and presented Linkin Park as a force to be reckoned with. Littered throughout the album […]