- Spotify is rolling out three new lyrics upgrades, including translations, offline access, and a new in-player layout.
- Lyrics translations are now available worldwide, while offline lyrics are limited to Premium subscribers.
- Lyrics now appear directly on the Now Playing screen, a change users had already started spotting last week.
As an avid language learner, I’m always told that listening to music in that language is a good way to pick up new words. That’s a lot easier if you can actually understand what’s being said, so I’ve often wondered why I couldn’t get translated lyrics on Spotify — especially after meeting people who somehow already had access to them. It turns out there’s been a long-running test I wasn’t a part of, but it looks like my wait is finally over.
According to an announcement on the Spotify Newsroom, the company is rolling out three upgrades to its Lyrics feature, covering translations, offline access, and how lyrics are displayed while a song is playing. Spotify says lyrics are viewed hundreds of millions of times each day, and these changes are meant to make them easier to follow and more useful wherever you’re listening.
