MTV to launch lyrics services
Remember when the M in MTV stood for music? Sure, now the TV channel shows more "reality" content than music. But if you wake up early enough in the morning you might still be able to catch a music video or two. And the network's website is chock full of music video goodness. Of course, most kids these days would rather go find videos on YouTube.So what's a music network to do? How about offering a new multimedia service that helps you answer that age old question: who the heck sings that song stuck in my head? CNET's WebWare reports that MTV is about to roll out new lyrics-based services for TV viewers, website visitors, and cellphone customers.
Leveraging Gracenote technology, MTV will let you type out lyrics on your computer or cellphone and get a bit of information about the artist and song. There'll also be trivia, games, and a link to purchase the song. Odds are MTV will tie the service into its own music store because, you know, they have to make money off of this thing somehow.