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This isn’t the first time that Genius has beefed with Google

Long before the site accused the search engine of lifting its lyrics, Google reprimanded Genius for manipulative SEO tactics.

culture / Technology

Genius accuses Google of plagiarising lyrics

The lyrics giant is accusing Google of lifting its transcriptions.

music / Pop

Read Rick Rubin’s Annotations On Songs By Kanye West, Jay Z, The Beastie Boys And More

The super producer took to Genius to talk alternate versions of Yeezus and pre-sampling era sampling.

music / Hip-Hop

Rap Genius Co-Founder Quits After “Insensitive” Annotations on Murderer’s Manifesto

Mahbod Moghadam has left the crowdsourced lyric company following inappropriate comments on alleged mass murder Elliot Rodger’s manifesto.

music / Hip-Hop

Rap Genius Will License Their Lyrics After All

Today Billboard reports that Rap Genius secured a licensing agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing sometime “earlier this year” and are currently working out deals with other publishers.

music

Rap Genius Among the 50 Lyrics Sites Targeted by Publishers’ Association

Citing a study done to determine the most “Undesirable” lyric websites, the National Music Publishers’ Association announced today that they’ve served takedown notices to 50 lyrics sites.

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Meet the Ivy League Entrepreneur Who Made Millions for Rap Genius

music / Hip-Hop

Rap Genius Gets $15 Million in Venture Capital

music / Hip-Hop