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Finding the words to your favorite songs has always been a hit or miss experience. The Internet has helped, but Web sites devoted to lyrics are unauthorized, often innacurate, and notorious for peddling dangerous spyware. Now, digital entertainment company Gracenote say it's obtained licenses from record labels to distribute lyrics to consumers.

Gracenote now has the rights to the lyrics of more than 1 million songs from several major labels including BMG and Vivendi Universal. Gracenote says it will work with its partners, such as Apple and Yahoo!, to deliver lyrics by download and streaming. For example, consumers might have the option of downloading the lyrics of the songs they buy on iTunes. The service will also show up in search engines.