8 Ways to Use AI Lyrics to Streamline Your Workflow and Boost Revenue
Technology is rapidly transforming the way artists, labels, and publishers manage their catalogs and engage with fans. One innovation that’s making waves is AI lyrics transcription, which automates the process of accurately converting audio into text. Automated transcription opens up a world of possibilities across various aspects of the music industry. Whether you’re a label, publisher, distributor, or app developer, here are nine specific ways AI lyrics transcription can enhance your workflow and increase revenue:
1. Build Accurate Lyric Databases
A precise, searchable lyric database is vital for music labels and artists. AI transcription automates this process, ensuring accurate lyrics for all songs across platforms–saving time, improving catalog management, and speeding up song retrieval.
Read more about how music publisher Spirit used AudioShake to help power their work sync licensing.
2. Enhance Music Discovery on Streaming Platforms
Streaming platforms use metadata to recommend music. Accurate lyrics enhance searchability and discoverability and properly transcribed lyrics help listeners find songs by themes or specific lyrics, leading to increased streams, exposure, and revenue for labels.
3. Create Engaging Lyric Videos
Lyric videos have become a powerful tool for engaging fans and driving streams. Automated transcription makes it easy to generate precise lyrics that can be integrated into lyric videos. Whether you're an indie artist or a major label, lyric videos are a great way to boost engagement without the need for elaborate music videos.
4. Develop Karaoke Tracks for Fans
Fans love interacting with music, and one of the most popular ways is through karaoke. By using AI lyrics transcription, artists and labels can quickly create karaoke-ready tracks. Combine this with other tools like a karaoke maker or a vocal remover to isolate the vocals, and you have a fan-friendly version of your music ready to share across platforms.
AudioShake partners with a number of services in this space, including Singa.
5. Simplify Sync Licensing with Accurate Lyrics
Sync licensing is a major revenue source for artists and labels. Providing transcribed lyrics is not only required by some licensing agents, but it can also make it easier to identify a relevant song for a sync deal. AI lyric transcription can help you close sync deals quicker and more often.
6. Increase Fan Engagement on Social Media
Transcribed lyrics can be repurposed for engaging social media content, from interactive lyric challenges to visually appealing lyric quote posts. Incorporating these lyrics into your posts can help increase fan interaction and drive traffic to streaming platforms.
For artists with massive global followings like Sia and Lala Sadii, creating lyric videos in different languages became a boon for engaging fans around the world.
7. Develop Merch Based on Lyrics
Lyrics are more than just words—they’re a way for fans to connect emotionally with your music. Artists and labels can use AI-transcribed lyrics to create unique merchandise, such as posters, apparel, or lyric-based art faster and easier, opening up new revenue streams for your brand.
8. Assist in Educational Content
Music education platforms often rely on accurate lyrics for analysis, teaching, or sing-along lessons as they help students learn how to analyze lyrics, sing along, or even write their own songs. Partnering with music educators, AI lyric transcription can enhance learning experiences for improved outcomes.
As music consumption continues to evolve with the rise of karaoke, international streaming, and digital formats, tools like AudioShake’s AI lyric transcription will play an increasingly important role in helping the music industry adapt and thrive. Whether you're looking to create engaging lyric videos, improve your catalog's metadata, or reach new audiences worldwide, AudioShake can help you get there.