How to see real-time song lyrics in Spotify

(Pocket-lint) - Spotify has announced it is rolling retired real-time opus lyrics globally. Previously, it lone offered lyrics successful definite countries.

Here’s however to find and adjacent stock lyrics successful Spotify.

Which songs successful Spotify person lyrics?

Spotify said lyrics volition beryllium disposable crossed the "majority" of its euphony library. Musixmatch, which claims to person lyrics for "over 8 million" tunes, is powering Spotify's real-time lyrics feature. Spotify archetypal partnered with Musixmatch successful 2016 to connection lyrics connected a much constricted basis. 

How to entree real-time opus lyrics successful Spotify

Lyrics successful Spotify are accessible connected fundamentally each platform, including iOS, Android, desktop computers, gaming consoles, and astute TVs.

Spotify mobile app

1. Open the latest mentation of the Spotify mobile app.
2. Tap connected the “Now Playing View” connected a song.
3. While listening, swipe up from the bottommost of the screen.
   • You’ll spot way lyrics that scroll successful existent time.
4. To share, pat the "Share" fastener astatine the bottommost of the lyrics screen.
   • Then, prime the lyrics you privation to share.
   • You tin besides prime wherever you privation to stock it.

Spotify desktop app

1. Open the latest mentation of the Spotify desktop app.
2. From the "Now Playing" bar, click connected the mic icon.
   • You’ll past spot way lyrics that scroll successful existent time.

Spotify TV app

1. Open the latest mentation of the Spotify TV app.
2. Open the “Now Playing View” connected a song.
3. Go to the country to the “lyrics button” and prime if you privation to alteration Lyrics.
4. Once enabled, you’ll spot the lyrics successful the "Now Playing" View.

Do you request a premium subscription to spot lyrics?

No. Spotify's lyrics diagnostic is disposable to some escaped and premium listeners.

What's happening to Behind the Lyrics?

Spotify has agelong offered a "Behind the Lyrics" via a concern with Genius. It's disposable successful immoderate markets, similar Japan, and chiefly displays inheritance accusation connected songs. But with the rollout of lyrics globally, Spotify told TechCrunch that it’s shuttering its "Behind the Lyrics" feature.

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Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 18 November 2021.