CANNES, FRANCE--(Marketwire - January 19, 2009) - MIDEM -- MetroLyrics (www.metrolyrics.com), the first lyrics-dedicated site to provide legal, licensed song lyrics, today announced that exponential user growth in 2008 secures its position as the leading lyrics web site and the seventh largest music Internet property worldwide, according to comScore, Inc., a recognized leader in measuring the digital media world. Impressive growth in unique visitors, page views and registered users has made MetroLyrics a valuable music resource for consumers across the globe, while also providing a targeted advertising platform for brands to reach one of the most active and attractive audiences.

MetroLyrics Takes Top Spot as Licensed Lyrics Site

As lyric search continues to be a fundamental part of the music industry, record labels are looking for trusted partners to distribute their content, and consumers are seeking accurate, complete, and easy-to-use resources for their searches. MetroLyrics has become the top trusted source for reliable and up-to-date lyric content worldwide, featuring a database with more than 500,000 licensed lyrics and 15,000 artists, and continues to grow daily as new music is released.

Boasting an impressive 30 million unique monthly visitors, more than 100 million monthly page views and more than 450,000 registered users, MetroLyrics receives more traffic than many of the best-known sites in the music industry. Previously in the number-nine position on comScore's top music Internet property U.S. and worldwide lists for the majority of 2008, MetroLyrics jumped two slots in December to the seventh largest music destination site, keeping company with powerhouses AOL Music, Yahoo! Music, MySpace Music, and MTV Networks Music.

"MetroLyrics' extraordinary growth over the past year has clearly shown that music fans have come to trust the site for its accurate, reliable and complete lyric content, while advertisers see the tremendous value of our growing fan base," said Milun Tesovic, MetroLeap Media co-founder and CTO. "Moving up to position seven on both the worldwide and U.S. top ten lists is a major achievement for the company and sets the stage for the content, partnership and site advancements we'll be making this year and beyond."

Meet MetroLyrics at MIDEM, January 18-21

MetroLeap Media CEO, Alan Juristovski, will be sharing his insights this Tuesday, January 20th at 10:30a.m. on the panel "Lyrics - Maximizing Licensing and Business Opportunities" at the MIDEM conference in Cannes, France. If you would like to arrange a meeting with Mr. Juristovski sometime during the conference, please contact Billy Burnett, +44 (0)20 8322 1922, billyb@gbc.co.uk.

About MetroLeap Media, Inc.

MetroLeap Media Inc. is a leading provider of music and entertainment content. Its flagship product, MetroLyrics.com, is the first lyrics-dedicated site to provide users with the largest database of licensed, complete and accurate song lyrics through its partnership with Gracenote. MetroLyrics has become the most trafficked lyrics site worldwide reaching more than 30 million unique monthly visitors, 100 million monthly page views, and is currently the 7th largest music property in the U.S. For more information about MetroLeap, please refer to www.metroleap.com.