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Musixmatch

Lyrics database with APIs and tools

Overview

Musixmatch maintains the world’s largest database of song lyrics and makes it available through mobile apps, web services, and developer APIs. Its products include premium subscriptions for fans who want ad-free access and offline lyrics, as well as tools for artists and publishers to sync and monetize their lyrics; developers can integrate lyrics into third-party apps via APIs. The platform works by offering a consumer-facing lyrics experience linked to a data catalog, while also providing business and developer tools to manage rights, sync lyrics with music, and monetize content. Its goal is to connect listeners with accurate lyrics at scale, help content owners reach wider audiences, and create multiple revenue streams through subscriptions, licensing tools, and developer integrations.

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About Musixmatch

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Why Musixmatch is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsConsumer SoftwareEnterprise SoftwareEntertainment

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$18.2M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2010

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What believers are saying

  • DistroKid renewed Musixmatch distribution in November 2026, extending independent-artist reach.
  • Musixmatch Pro for Labels onboarded 400 beta labels, then launched commercially in September.
  • The October 2026 Music Reports deal creates a cross-sell engine into licensing, royalties, and cue sheets.

What critics are saying

  • LyricFind sued Musixmatch and TPG in 2026 over Warner Chappell exclusivity antitrust claims.
  • Integrating Music Reports, Songdex, Blokur, and Cuetrak risks customer churn and execution slip.
  • Spotify, Google, and Apple can internalize lyrics and rights tools, collapsing Musixmatch’s core leverage.

What makes Musixmatch unique

  • Musixmatch now spans lyrics, rights, royalties, and cue sheets after Music Reports acquisition.
  • Its verified database covers 250-plus languages and powers integrations across major DSPs.
  • Sentinel detects copyrighted lyrics in milliseconds, giving Musixmatch a rights-enforcement wedge.

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Funding

Total Funding

$18.2M

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Funded Over

8 Rounds

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Benefits

  • Beautiful Bologna - We are in the very center of Bologna, a city known for its profound history, amazing Italian local food, and also for being EU Scientific calculation hub.
  • Flexible Working - We care about a balanced lifestyle so our team performs at their best. You are free to adjust your schedule when needed.
  • Come Hungry, Get Fueled! - Our kitchen is full of free wholesome food and on Friday we have catered lunch, where the crew comes together to rewind from a hard working week!
  • Team Spirit - We are a young, talented and fun crew, who love solving problems and working harder, better, faster, stronger. Our team spirit is nothing short of awesome!
  • Tech Geeks - We love all things technology, that's why we host events focused on AI and ML at our office, where we get our tech groove on.
  • Sport Sport Sport - From cycling to running, functional training, pilates and yoga - we strongly encourage sports, and yes we also offer sport to our crew members.

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

3%
Musically
Oct 19th, 2026
Musixmatch acquires Songdex and Blokur owner Music Reports.

Musixmatch acquires Songdex and Blokur owner Music Reports. Lyrics firm Musixmatch was founded 16 years ago, but has never bought another company... until now. It has announced the acquisition of Music Reports, the US firm that owns the Songdex copyright registry as well as rights and licensing firm Blokur. The deal comes six years after Music Reports was bought by private-equity firm MidOcean Partners from its previous owner, another private-equity company called Abry Partners. Terms of the latest deal have not been announced. What does Musixmatch want with Music Reports? It said that the deal will help it become "a full-stack rights and royalties platform" with an overview of mechanical, sync, print and performance rights rather than just lyrics. To that end, the company said that it will combine its data and tech with Songdex "to create a comprehensive metadata layer that connects recordings, compositions, and rights information across the global music ecosystem". Musixmatch also noted that the deal includes Cuetrak, a cue-sheet and analytics tool used by studios, streaming services and broadcasters to manage their cue sheets.

Music Business Worldwide
Oct 19th, 2026
Musixmatch buys Songdex owner Music Reports in first acquisition to become rights platform

Musixmatch has acquired Music Reports, the Los Angeles-based company behind the Songdex copyright registry. The deal, announced on October 19, is the first acquisition in Musixmatch's 16-year history. Financial terms were not disclosed. Blokur, the London-based music data and licensing platform owned by Music Reports, also passes to Musixmatch. Tikehau Capital provided financing for the transaction. The Bologna-based company says the deal will create "the world's most comprehensive registry of music copyright information" and turn it into a "full-stack rights and royalties platform." "Music is being created and used faster than the industry can track it, and AI is only accelerating the trend," said Max Ciociola, founder and chief executive officer of Musixmatch.

Label Engine
Sep 4th, 2026
Exclusive CMG deal: 10% OFF all paid Musixmatch plans!

Exclusive CMG deal: 10% OFF all paid Musixmatch plans! Label Engine is thrilled to announce its official partnership with Musixmatch - the only way to guarantee your lyrics are synced and published across every major DSP! As a valued client, you get an exclusive leg up! Use its special partner link to lock in a 10% discount when you sign up for any paid Musixmatch plan. Ready to see your lyrics on the world's biggest music platforms? Follow these simple steps: * Sign Up & Apply Discount: Click THIS exclusive link to register and automatically get your 10% CMG discount on any paid plan. * Verify Your Profile: Link your Musixmatch account to your Spotify for Artists profile to verify you are the official artist. * Upload Your Lyrics: Use the Musixmatch app (or desktop) to submit, sync, and review your song lyrics. * Go Live: Musixmatch handles the rest, distributing your lyrics directly to Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, and dozens of other platforms worldwide! Musixmatch is the only platform that gets your lyrics on Spotify, Instagram, and TikTok. Musixmatch also offers more than just lyric delivery! You can: * Create video reels for Instagram and TikTok * Create full Lyric Videos for YouTube * Create Spotify Canvas * Create merch based on your lyrics * Create Lyric Videos with translations Label Engine Team

Music Business Worldwide
Sep 2nd, 2026
Musixmatch launches Pro for Labels to help record companies manage and distribute lyrics at scale.

Musixmatch launches Pro for Labels to help record companies manage and distribute lyrics at scale. September 2, 2026 Musixmatch has launched a new product built specifically for record labels. Musixmatch Pro for Labels is a hub designed to help record companies manage, enrich, and "distribute lyrics at scale to support music discovery and deeper fan engagement." Launched today (September 2), the platform is aimed at labels ranging from independents managing a small roster to organizations managing thousands of artists and releases. The launch comes as record labels compete for audience attention on DSPs, with MIDiA Research finding that 77% of record label respondents believe it is becoming harder to retain audience and fan interest, according to Musixmatch. Musixmatch says listeners who engage deeply with lyrics and music creation are nearly four times more likely to buy merchandise, and twice as likely to attend live shows. "You don't build lasting fan relationships simply by asking people to listen more - you build them by giving people more intimacy and emotion to connect with," said Rio Caraeff, Co-President at Musixmatch. "Lyrics turn a passing listen into something personal, and that connection can stay with you for the rest of your life. "That's why we built Musixmatch Pro for Labels, to help labels unlock more value from their repertoire and by giving fans more emotive ways to connect with the music and artists they love." "You don't build lasting fan relationships simply by asking people to listen more - you build them by giving people more intimacy and emotion to connect with." Rio Caraeff, Musixmatch For label teams, managing lyrics across thousands of tracks can involve significant manual work, according to the company. Compiling, synchronizing, translating, and distributing lyrics across multiple artists and releases adds to that load, and gaps across a catalog can be difficult to identify. Musixmatch says Pro for Labels brings "AI transcription and time-syncing, expert curation, global distribution and catalogue intelligence" together in one place. The hub's catalog audit identifies gaps and where action is needed across a label's repertoire, according to Musixmatch. Teams can create and synchronize lyrics - including ahead of a song's release - manage translations, and distribute lyrics across Musixmatch Pro's network of supported DSPs and social platforms. Those processes can be automated using Musixmatch's AI transcription and time-syncing technology, or managed by its team of professional curators. Labels can also create lyric-driven promotional assets for digital and social channels through Musixmatch Pro for Labels. An analytics dashboard lets labels centralize streaming information and compare artist performance by channel and geography, Musixmatch says. In addition, through catalog analytics and Music Lens - the agentic AI Musixmatch launched in November - teams can ask questions, surface insights, and identify opportunities across their music. More than 400 labels were onboarded during Musixmatch Pro for Labels' beta phase. The launch follows demand from more than 1,000 record labels already using Musixmatch Pro to manage their artist rosters. The company has developed music data and technology for the music industry for more than 16 years, and is based in Bologna. Musixmatch says its verified music database is trusted by more than 250,000 rights owners and music publishers, and nearly three million songwriters, across more than 250 languages. Musixmatch then launched Sentinel in March 2026, a service that detects when copyrighted lyrics are used in AI and user-generated content. For Suno, Musixmatch says that Sentinel will provide "greater visibility into copyrighted material within user prompts," informing the AI company's own moderation, compliance, and product decisions.Music Business Worldwide

Digital Music News
Aug 7th, 2026
Suno removes ACRCloud from latest industry update; Audible Magic and Musixmatch still listed as partners.

Suno removes ACRCloud from latest industry update; Audible Magic and Musixmatch still listed as partners. Suno removes ACRCloud from latest industry update; Audible Magic and Musixmatch still listed as partners ashley king august 6, 2026. Suno sent out an update and then quickly issued a new press release that excluded a previously announced partner. The company says nothing has changed about the partnership. Earlier today (August 6), AI music company Suno sent out an industry update titled "How We're Building the Future of Music Responsibly," which Digital Music News covered here. Among its outlined plans and transparency-related guidelines, Suno emphasized its partnerships with song identification services Audible Magic and Musixmatch. But an earlier version of Suno's press release included a partnership that was omitted from the final draft. Initially, the statement mentioned partnerships with Audible Magic, Musixmatch, and ACRCloud, but the latter was strangely absent from the updated version sent to Digital Music News a few minutes later. When asked for clarification, Suno insisted that the partnership hadn't changed, even though the announcement had. "ACRCloud is very much still a partner; absolutely nothing has changed," a Suno spokesperson told DMN. They added that ACRCloud was dealing with an "internal restriction" that prevented them from being mentioned as a partner, but that it was not specific to Suno. It's also interesting that Suno has partnerships with three different detection systems, even if only two are publicly disclosed. But it's a crucial time for Suno to prove it's doing everything it can to toe the line in terms of copyright, as it battles multiple high-stakes copyright suits. Meanwhile, Suno is adding lots of new features such as "audio watermarking" and a "new downloads policy designed to limit the ability to mass distribute songs on streaming platforms." The company is shoring up to accommodate "a healthy music ecosystem" in the hopes of securing more licensing agreements beyond Warner Music Group. Suno is expected to unveil additional changes in "the coming weeks," while also rolling out new audio watermarking and fingerprinting tech. This, Suno says, will enable the company to "partner more closely with distribution platforms on combating fraud and misuse."

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