Sony/ATV signs licensing deal with lyric site Rap Genius

Tom Pakinkis

Sony/ATV has struck a licensing deal with Rap Genius – one of the 50 lyrics websites that were targeted by takedown requests from the National Music Publishers Association earlier this week.

According to Billboard, the deal was finalised “earlier this year” and deals with other companies could be on the way.

The site’s co-founder Tom Lehman said that as more licensing deals are reached, Rap Genius’ relationship with artists “will only grow stronger”.

The NMPA claims that more than ...

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