Music Streaming business, Spotify, has finally succumbed to wishes of many of its customers with the launch of Lyrics globally. You can now sing along with your favourite artiste because you know the words of the song.
Spotify partnered with Musixmatch to bring song lyrics to life through in-app access across the majority of its extensive library of tracks. Lyrics comes with a social sharing functionality so that you can express yourself on social media and encourage your friends to sing along with you.
Last year, Spotify launched real-time lyrics feature in 26 markets, including India and countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America while users in other markets have only had access to “Behind the Lyrics,” a feature launched in 2016 in partnership with Genius which offered lyrics interspersed with trivia about the song, its meaning, the artist and other commentary.
Now Lyrics are available to all Free and Premium users globally across iOS and Android devices, desktop, gaming consoles.
Here’s how to find Lyrics.
On the Spotify mobile app
- Tap on the “Now Playing View” on a song.
- While listening, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
- You’ll see track lyrics that scroll in real time as the song is playing!
- To share, simply tap the “Share” button at the bottom of the lyrics screen and then select the lyrics you want to share—and where you want to share it—via third-party platforms.
On the Spotify desktop app
- From the “Now Playing” bar, click on the microphone icon while a song is playing.
- Voila! You’ll see track lyrics that scroll in real time while the song plays.
On the SpotifyTV app
- Open the “Now Playing View” on a song.
- Navigate to the right corner to the “lyrics button” and select if you want to enable Lyrics.
- Once enabled, you’ll see the lyrics in the “Now Playing” View.
Last month, Spotify rolled out its latest personalized experience, Blend, to its Free and Premium users globally to help sync their tastes even further and put their music compatibility to the test.
