Spotify affirms it’s testing real-time lyrics matched up to music

With the launch of iOS 13, Apple added superbly coordinated live lyrics to its Apple Music application. Presently Spotify may do likewise. A few clients in international markets are currently observing a comparable adjusted verses highlight in their Spotify mobile application, where lyrics look by in time with the music. The feature is powered by Musixmatch, as indicated by the screenshots. Spotify affirmed to TechCrunch the feature is a test in a limited number of markets.

While Spotify didn’t affirm which regions approach, everyone is seeing that clients in Canada, Indonesia, and Mexico appear to be among the test markets.

The feature sits underneath the playback controls where today, different improvements like Behind the Lyrics or Storyline, at present show up. What’s more, clients say they can likewise see the lyrics in a full-screen experience.

Everyone was not ready to copy a similar encounter here in the U.S., which shows it’s as yet limited by geography.

Spotify had lyrics support on the desktop quite a long while back, however that feature was later expelled. From that point forward, clients have more than once asked when it would return. On Spotify’s client feedback community, for instance, a solicitation requesting that the organization “bring back lyrics” was upvoted in excess of 14,300 times. Spotify wouldn’t react to client requests but to direct clients toward its Genius integration, Behind the Lyrics.

Genius, be that as it may, doesn’t give full lyrics. Rather, it’s a method to comment on follows a combination of lyrics and stories. While the feature can be both informative and entertaining, it’s not really the experience individuals want when they’re attempting to gain proficiency with the words to a melody.

Presently, nor Spotify’s desktop or mobile application has lyrics support, with a few exceptions including Japan, and Vietnam and Thailand, where they’re powered by LyricFind. It additionally regularly runs tests this way, so this isn’t an affirmation of a near-term launch.

Spotify’s decision to not make lyrics integration a priority has given Apple Music a competitive advantage in terms of its feature set. While it may not be a key selling point, in essence — Spotify now has 113 million paying clients to Apple Music’s 60 million — it could hold clients who would prefer not to lose access by switching. Amazon has likewise capitalized on Spotify’s absence of lyrics with integrations of music and lyrics on Alexa gadgets.

Reached for comment, a Spotify representative affirmed a matched up lyrics experience is something it’s trying.

“We can confirm we are testing this feature in a small number of markets,” the spokesperson said. “At Spotify, we are always testing new products and experiences but have no further news to share at this time.”