Gracenote MusicID

Spec sheet

Founded

1965Read 28 Sep 2026 · gracenote.com

Album artwork

The service can provide album cover artwork to enrich listening experiences.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Broadcasters

Broadcasters can monitor broadcast channels and streaming platforms to support programming, logging, reporting and auditing.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

CD recognition

CD recognition delivers album artwork and song metadata to cars, laptops and sound systems that play CDs.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Consumer electronics and automotive

The page describes enabling consumers to identify songs heard through home entertainment or car speakers.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Coverage

Gracenote says it provides global and local music metadata solutions across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

File recognition

File recognition combines audio fingerprinting and text matching to provide song metadata associated with albums.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Fingerprint database

MusicID creates and manages millions of audio fingerprints using a dynamically optimized database and a global editorial team.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Music recognition

Gracenote MusicID uses proprietary audio fingerprinting to recognize music from any source.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Rights holders

Collection societies and publishers can monitor use of rights holders’ intellectual property across broadcast and digital channels to support tracking, reporting and revenue collection.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Rights tracking

Collection societies and publishers can use the service to monitor rights holders’ intellectual property across broadcast and digital channels for tracking, reporting and revenue collection.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Sales contact

The page invites businesses to contact Gracenote to discuss their needs and find a suitable solution.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Stream recognition

Its stream recognition identifies streaming audio using a recognition system backed by its database and editorial team.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Streaming platform use

The page describes identifying commercial works in user generated and third party uploads to support compliance with local copyright law.Read 9 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Streaming platforms

The page describes identifying commercial works in user-generated and third-party uploads to help platforms comply with local copyright law.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nielsen.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Music Identification Apps#19 of 236.5