shironet.mako.co.il, also known as Shironet ( he, שִירוֹנֶט), is an Israeli website that presents the
lyrics of
Hebrew songs.
It is the largest of its kind.
It also presents lyrics of non-Hebrew songs,
trivia puzzle
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s,
ringtone
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s,
video clip
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s, general information about Israeli musicians,
picture
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s of Israeli musicians, ads of concerts, and
internet forums. Shironnet complies with
copyright laws and pays ACUM (the association of Israeli song creators that represents poets, composers, and lyricists) for each entry to a lyrics webpage or a video clip webpage, in order to pass the payments to the artists.
History
Shironet was established in 2002 as a "
pirate website" that presented lyrics without paying for them. However, since 2003 it works legally.
In 2003, Israeli composer and lyricist
Naomi Shemer had Shironet remove all her songs' lyrics.
After many requests from the website, the lyrics were added again by her heirs in 2006.
In 2006
Assaf Amdorski
Assaf Amdursky ( he, אסף אמדורסקי; born January 30, 1971) is an Israeli singer, songwriter and music producer.
Music career
Amdursky began his career in Israel with the band "Taarovet Escot", which also included Amir "Jango" Rusianu ...
also had his lyrics removed from Shironet.
In 2012 was purchased by
Keshet Broadcasting
Keshet Media Group, also known as the Keshet company ( he, קשת lit. "Rainbow"), is a private Israeli mass media company, which is headquartered in Tel Aviv. Its media and online news outlet Mako is one of the major Israeli ones.
The company ...
, the biggest Israeli media provider and became a part of the Keshet's website
mako.
References
External links
* {{official, https://shironet.mako.co.il/
Israeli music websites