Spotify has apparently found a new way to push its free users to a paid subscription: It’s putting lyrics behind a paywall. Following various reports citing frustrated posts from users on Reddit ...

Spotify’s user base is growing faster than ever, but its paid-subscriber growth isn’t keeping pace with free listeners. That may be why it’s exploring pushing lyrics behind the paywall.

Over the last few days, several Spotify users on the free tier noticed they no longer had access to in-app lyrics. Instead, they were greeted by a notification bubble saying, “Enjoy lyrics on ...

Spotify is on the lookout for anything it can find that might make users pay up for their music service. And not even song lyrics are safe. Spotify is on the lookout for anything it can find that ...

Spotify users who don't pay for a subscription can once again see lyrics for any song they listen to on the service. Back in May, the company began a wider rollout of a test that it initiated last ...

Spotify lyrics were turned into a paid feature after a limited test last year – but the company has now reversed course and made them free for everyone again … Spotify historically allowed ...

Real-time lyrics returning to the free tier on Spotify Spotify introduced real-time lyrics to all users back in 2020. The company abruptly pulled back access to the popular feature in May this year.