The site abruptly went offline in late June 2021, and as of November 2022 its owners and maintainers have made no explanation.

[4] Through its licensing model, copyright holders of lyrics accrued royalty revenue when their work was displayed on MetroLyrics.com, which MetroLyrics recouped by collecting money from banner advertisements on its site.

In January 2013, LyricFind acquired Gracenote's lyrics licensing business, merging it in with their own.

[5] MetroLyrics' licensing model was distinct, as many lyrics websites offer content that is unlicensed and possibly copyright infringing.

[7][8] Red Ventures acquired the CNET Media Group, including MetroLyrics, from CBS Interactive in 2020.