Last year, Spotify restricted its lyrics feature to Premium subscribers only, allowing free users to view lyrics for just three songs per month as part of a testing phase. However, the company is now reversing this decision and will raise the limit for free-tier users.
In a statement to TechCrunch, a Spotify spokesperson said, “At Spotify, we’re always testing and iterating. This means the availability of our features can vary across tiers and between markets and devices. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be expanding lyrics availability for Spotify Free users so more people can enjoy viewing more lyrics, globally.”
While the exact new limit has not been disclosed, Spotify clarified to 9to5Google that the revised monthly limit will be substantially higher than what any single user has previously approached. The company has not explained the initial restriction on lyrics access.
The updated lyrics feature will be gradually rolled out to free users over the next few weeks. Users who still experience the old limit will need to wait until the update is fully implemented.