Last week, Spotify revealed the global expansion of the lyrics feature in many countries and now allows Premium users to access them offline. YouTube decided to adopt a similar strategyalthough it will be deducted from the payment bar.
What’s interesting about this new lyrics feature on YouTube Music is that it now requires a subscription YouTube Premium or Music Premium so I can use it.
In the actual playback interface, one is added new tarjeta on top which indicates «Te quedan x vistaciones» and «Disbloquea las letras con Premium», as part of YouTube Premium messages.
YouTube offers up to five free viewsafter which only the first lines of letters are displayed, the rest are boring and without the possibility to continue the cycle.
Other 9to5GoogleThis new YouTube feature is being implemented in Spain and the rest of the world, and Google has been testing it for several months.
Being able to unlock five letters is an option designed just for them occasional user If you want to consult the lyrics of your favorite artist at any given moment, but not for someone who wants to use this feature regularly to learn the lyrics or even to sing.
If Spotify has improved the lyrics experience in its app with an important update available to both free and paid users, then given its popularity, it can afford the costs of the necessary licenses.
The reason YouTube Premium decided to include lyrics in the premium subscription is mainly because of the costs associated with the lyrics licenses.
Musixmatch and LyricFind have your record stores and platforms are charged for the legal use of this data as well as their ability to synchronize it with the music during playback.
Here Spotify offers more flexibility And that’s thanks to its huge user base, which recently announced that it reaches more than 750 million monthly users.
YouTube Lyrics’ strategy of offering five lyrics for free isn’t bad, although it’s not clear if it’s the diaries or when the counter is left to enjoy more lyrics.
In Spain, YouTube Music Premium is priced at €9.99 per month, which includes broadcast without notifications, offline downloads and regular playback.
If we decide to pay 13.99 euros per month, we can extend these benefits to the YouTube app with YouTube Premium.
Google currently has more than 325 million subscribers to its various consumer services, including Google One and YouTube Premium.
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