<s>
Musixmatch	B-Application
is	O
an	O
Italian	O
music	O
data	O
company	O
and	O
platform	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
and	O
share	O
song	O
lyrics	O
with	O
translations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
launched	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
Podcasts	B-Operating_System
a	O
platform	O
for	O
transcription	O
driven	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musixmatch	B-Application
's	O
mobile	O
app	O
displays	O
lyrics	O
synchronized	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
being	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
it	O
also	O
supports	O
music	O
streaming	O
services	O
like	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
Rhapsody	O
,	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
has	O
global	O
agreements	O
with	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Search	I-Application
and	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musixmatch	B-Application
has	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
public	O
database	O
where	O
lyrics	O
are	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musixmatch	B-Application
's	O
points	O
have	O
no	O
redeemable	O
value	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
instead	O
a	O
marker	O
of	O
a	O
particular	O
user	O
's	O
contributions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
that	O
excel	O
at	O
contributing	O
content	O
to	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
's	O
database	O
can	O
take	O
a	O
test	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
Lyrics	O
Curator	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Content	O
Moderator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lyrics	O
Curators	O
are	O
eligible	O
to	O
assist	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
with	O
certain	O
tasks	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
monetary	O
reward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
abuse	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
for	O
personal	O
gain	O
,	O
including	O
Lyrics	O
Curators	O
,	O
are	O
banned	O
from	O
contributing	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musixmatch	B-Application
maintains	O
quality	O
guidelines	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
to	O
avoid	O
such	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curators	O
that	O
repeatedly	O
provide	O
perfect/high	O
-quality	O
contributions	O
have	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
be	O
hand-picked	O
by	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
to	O
become	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
internal	O
team	O
of	O
Specialists	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
an	O
administrator	O
,	O
who	O
approve	O
and	O
edit	O
Curator	O
contributions	O
,	O
and	O
receive	O
higher	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musicians	O
also	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
Pro	O
to	O
verify	O
,	O
distribute	O
to	O
streaming	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
and	O
enhance	O
their	O
lyrics	O
with	O
synchronization	O
,	O
tags	O
,	O
and	O
translations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
launched	O
Podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
platform	O
that	O
generates	O
transcription	O
every	O
day	O
for	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
episodes	O
across	O
different	O
topics	O
and	O
charts	O
,	O
using	O
its	O
NLP	B-Language
base	O
model	O
architecture	O
,	O
Umberto	O
,	O
to	O
tag	O
keywords	O
such	O
as	O
places	O
,	O
people	O
and	O
topics	O
that	O
are	O
linked	O
to	O
topics	O
on	O
Wikipedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musixmatch	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
in	O
early	O
2007	O
by	O
Massimo	O
Ciociola	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
founded	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
2010	O
in	O
Bologna	O
with	O
Francesco	O
Delfino	O
,	O
Giuseppe	O
Costantino	O
and	O
Gianluca	O
Delli	O
Carri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musixmatch	B-Application
went	O
live	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
January	O
2015	O
had	O
raised	O
US	O
$14.1	O
million	O
in	O
angel	O
and	O
venture	O
capital	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musixmatch	B-Application
has	O
signed	O
agreements	O
with	O
publishers	O
such	O
as	O
EMI	O
Publishing	O
,	O
Warner/Chappell	O
Music	O
,	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Publishing	O
,	O
Sony	O
ATV	O
,	O
Kobalt	O
,	O
Peer	O
Music	O
and	O
Disney	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
provided	O
Spotify	B-Application
's	O
lyrics	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
on	O
Spotify	B-Application
Desktop	O
until	O
this	O
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
after	O
November	O
2019	O
in	O
certain	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
all	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
Lyrics	O
Stickers	O
to	O
any	O
Instagram	B-Application
Music	O
Story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Marco	O
Paglia	O
,	O
a	O
Senior	O
Product	O
Director	O
at	O
Uber	B-Application
with	O
past	O
experience	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Nokia	O
,	O
joined	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
as	O
Chief	O
Product	O
Officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
strategic	O
significant	O
investment	O
from	O
TPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
David	O
Trujillo	O
and	O
Jacqui	O
Hawwa	O
joined	O
the	O
Musixmatch	B-Application
's	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
.	O
</s>
