How to See Lyrics in Spotify Apps - Variety

Spotify Is Rolling Out Lyrics Across Its Apps Worldwide · 1. Open the “Now Playing View” on a song. · 2. Navigate to the right corner to the “ ... × Film TV WhatToWatch Music Docs Tech Global AwardsCircuit Video WhatToHear VIP Home Digital News Nov18,20214:00amPT SpotifyIsRollingOutLyricsAcrossItsAppsWorldwide By ToddSpangler PlusIcon ToddSpangler NYDigitalEditor xpangler Latest MarjorieTaylorGreenePermanentlyBannedbyTwitter 7hoursago HowtoWatchTimesSquareNewYear’sEve2022FreeOnline 2daysago ‘WandaVision’Was2021’sMostPiratedTVShowonTorrentNetworks 3daysago SeeAll Spotify UPDATED:Spotifyisfinallyintroducingoneofitsmost-requestedfeaturestousersglobally:real-timelyricsthatdisplayduringsongplayback,availableonbothfreeandsubscriptiontiers. Lyricswillbeavailablein-appforthemajorityofSpotify’slibrary.ThelyricsareprovidedbyItaly-basedMusixmatch,whichsaysitscataloghas“over8million”lyrics.Meanwhile,Spotifysaysithostsmorethan70millionsongs.AccordingtoMusixmatchCEOMaxCiociola,the70milliontracksonSpotifyaren’tallunique—andhesayshiscompanyprovideslyricsfor98%oftheSpotifycatalog. Userscanseethelyricsscrollastheylistentoasongandcanalsoshareselectedlyricsonsocialplatforms.“Withaccesstotheworld’slyricsrightfromSpotify,listenerswillnowbeabletocultivatedeeperconnectionstothemusicandartiststheylovewithoutevenleavingtheapp,”thecompanysaidinannouncingthefeature. Previously,Spotifyhasoffereda“BehindtheLyrics”featureforselectsongspoweredbyGenius,whichshowsbothsonglyricsandthebackstorybehindindividualtracks.BothAppleMusicandAmazonMusicalreadyoffersynchronizedlyricsontheirrespectiveservices. Spotify’slyricsfeatureisavailablebeginningNov.18in28additionalmarkets,includingtheU.S.Thestreamerhasmadereal-timelyricsavailablein26marketssincemid-2020,includinginBrazil,HongKong,IndiaandMexico. ThefeatureisavailableoniOSandAndroiddevices,desktopcomputers,andconnected-TVandgamingconsolesincludingRoku,PlayStation4and5,XboxOne,AndroidTV,AmazonFireTV,andSamsungandLGsmartTVs.ItalsowillbeavailableontheSpotifyappforComcastXfinityandSky. AccordingtoaSpotifysurveyofU.S.consumersconductedlastmonth,lyricshaveastrongemotionalresonance.Some61%ofAmericanssaytheyhavecriedwhilelisteningtolyrics(72%ofwomenvs.48%ofmen)and50%ofthose18-34saytheyhavebeenembarrassedbysingingthewronglyricstoasong. Here’showtoturnonlyricsonSpotify: OntheSpotifymobileapp 1.Taponthe“NowPlayingView”onasong. 2.Whilelistening,swipeupfromthebottomofthescreen. 3.You’llseetracklyricsthatscrollinrealtimeasthesongisplaying. 4.Toshare,tapthe“Share”buttonatthebottomofthelyricsscreenandthenselectthelyricsyouwanttoshareviathird-partyplatforms. OntheSpotifydesktopapp 1.Fromthe“NowPlaying”bar,clickonthemicrophoneiconwhileasongisplaying. 2.You’llseetracklyricsthatscrollinrealtimewhilethesongplays. OntheSpotifyTVapp 1.Openthe“NowPlayingView”onasong. 2.Navigatetotherightcornertothe“lyricsbutton”andselectifyouwanttoenableLyrics. 3.Onceenabled,you’llseethelyricsinthe“NowPlaying”View. optionalscreenreader ReadMoreAbout: Musixmatch, Spotify Comments Loadingcomments... 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