Gracenote
Type: Music metadata and recognition service
Overview
Gracenote provides music metadata and fingerprint-based audio recognition. When it recognises a recording, it returns rich metadata — title, artist, cover art and genre — to the apps, in-car infotainment systems and consumer electronics that license its data.
Market / Platform Focus
Gracenote data is licensed into apps, automotive infotainment and consumer-electronics players. It is not a consumer streaming service but a technology provider behind those products, so what they display is the metadata Gracenote holds for a recording.
Gracenote is a music-metadata and recognition service, not a store you release to. The products that use its data show the metadata associated with a recording, so accurate metadata is what matters. For questions about delivery to Gracenote, contact LabelGrid support.
GRACENOTE AT A GLANCE
- What it is: a music-metadata and recognition service whose database powers music players, connected cars, and apps — not a consumer store.
- What matters: complete, accurate metadata — artist name, track title, release title, genre and artwork — because a recognition result shows what is associated with your recording.
- What it does for you: where a product that uses Gracenote data recognises your recording, it shows the metadata associated with it.
- Royalties: Gracenote is a metadata and recognition service, not a store; earnings from your distributed release are tracked in LabelGrid’s royalty accounting, with automated splits from the Basic plan up.
LABELGRID
Gracenote and LabelGrid
Gracenote is a technology provider rather than a store: the products that use its data identify recordings and show the metadata associated with them. That is why the metadata you manage in LabelGrid needs to be complete and correct.
Getting Started
Make sure your metadata is complete and accurate before you submit — artist name, track title, release title, genre and artwork — because a recognition result shows the metadata associated with the recording.
LabelGrid provides the tools you need beyond distribution: catalog management for your metadata and releases, royalty accounting with artist statements from the Basic plan up, and promotion tools including smart links and Spotify pre-saves.
Gracenote key details
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| What it does | A music-metadata and recognition database that powers music players, connected cars, and apps — not a consumer streaming store |
| Metadata that matters | Artist name, track title, release title, genre and artwork — recognition results show what is associated with your recording |
| Use | Accurate track identification across the products and apps that integrate Gracenote data |
| Royalties | Not a store — earnings from your distributed release are tracked in LabelGrid’s royalty accounting, with automated splits from the Basic plan up |
Requirements can change — confirm current details with Gracenote.
Where does Gracenote data show up?
Gracenote data is licensed into apps, in-car infotainment systems and consumer electronics. When one of those products recognises a recording, it shows the metadata associated with it, so get your artist name, titles and artwork right before you submit.
Related: music distribution · royalty accounting · automated royalty splits · pricing · compare distributors · LabelGrid for labels · LabelGrid help center
WHY GRACENOTE
Artist Benefits
When a product that uses Gracenote recognises your song, it shows the metadata associated with that recording — so getting titles, artist names and artwork right matters.
Key Features
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Music metadata and fingerprint-based audio recognition
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Returns title, artist, cover art and genre when a recording is recognised
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Licensed into apps, in-car infotainment and consumer electronics
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Displays the track titles, artist names and cover art associated with a recording
DEEP DIVE
What You Should Know About Gracenote
Music Recognition and Metadata
Gracenote provides music recognition and metadata to apps, automotive infotainment systems and consumer electronics. When a product that uses Gracenote recognises your song, the artist name and cover art it shows come from the metadata associated with that recording.
Why Metadata Matters
A recognition result shows the metadata stored against the matched recording, so your artist name, song title, cover art and genre display only as accurately as the metadata associated with the recording.
Tips for Success
- Gracenote is a technology provider, not a store — the products that use its data show the metadata associated with your recording
- Check and correct your metadata in LabelGrid before you submit — a recognition result shows the metadata associated with the recording
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
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