Lyrics Archives

European lyrics and lyric translations get a boost

10/01/2024

European lyrics and lyric translations get a boost as BELEM announces that two major European artists have won grants from the programme’s first Open Call, as it also launches its second Open Call to the industry. The BELEM project (Boosting European Lyrics and their Entrepreneurial Monetization) aims to foster the licensing, aggregation, distribution, exhibition and translation of lyrics to increase the export and promotion of European lyrics and lyric translations. According to BELEM, the easy […]

Apple introduces Apple Music Sing

09/12/2022

Apple introduces Apple Music Sing, a new feature that allows users to sing along to their favourite songs with adjustable vocals and real-time lyrics. This is achieved by using a vocal slider which adjusts vocal volume, but does not fully remove vocals. Apple Music Sing also offers multiple lyric views to help fans take the lead, perform duets, sing backup and more. The new feature will be available later this month to Apple Music subscribers worldwide (except Voice […]

Deezer launches in-app Lyrics Translation

12/04/2022

In a first, Deezer launches in-app Lyrics Translation with initially English to French, German, Portuguese and Spanish being available. Deezer started offering integrated time-synced lyrics on its platform in 2014 and has now taken this a step further by being the first streamer to offer in-app translation of lyrics. Users no longer have to compromise the meaning of a song or its lyrics when streaming music in its original language. With just a simple click, […]

How to find the lyrics to your favourite songs in Spotify

25/11/2021

You can now find the lyrics to your favourite songs in Spotify as the streamer has extended its Lyrics function globally to all platforms. Lyrics are one of the most requested features from listeners across the globe. Spotify have created an experience that’s simple and interactive and even shareable. By partnering with Musixmatch, they are bringing song lyrics to life through in-app access across the majority of its extensive library of tracks. Lyrics are available to […]

Deezer introduces search by lyrics

28/01/2021

Deezer introduces search by lyrics in a feature called ‘Find My Song’. The feature is available for all tracks that include sing-along-lyrics. Go to the search bar and type at least four words from the song’s lyrics and Deezer will help you find your desired track. The new feature is available for web users on Deezer’s website right now and will soon be arriving for desktop app users in the coming weeks. Matthieu Gorvan, Deezer’s […]

Spotify adds real time lyrics

01/07/2020

Spotify adds real time lyrics to its streaming apps using Musixmatch technology and rolling it out to 26 countries in Latin America, South-East Asia and India. So far there is no indication as to when or if this will be made available to North America, Europe and Africa but is likely to be an issue over licensing rather than a technology constraint. Lyrics are not usually supplied to streamers by the record company or music […]

Lyrics come to Deezer Free on desktop

13/06/2020

Lyrics come to Deezer Free on desktop enabling a full karaoke experience on computers joining users on mobile who have had this feature for a while. Since January 2020 Deezer has seen a 33% rise in music fans using their lyric feature worldwide. Available now, Deezer Free users can enjoy lyrics on their computer. Deezer’s Free plan users can now see real time lyrics on both mobile and desktop and also cast these to a […]