Spotify Now Wants To Make In-App Lyrics A Premium Feature For Users – News18

Spotify is testing the prospect of getting in-app lyrics as a premium-only function. The platform appears to be attempting out new methods to get extra paid subscribers. Several Spotify customers seen that in-app lyrics, which pop up beneath the enjoying track, have been locked away beneath a paywall.

Instead, they noticed solely a notification bubble saying, “Enjoy lyrics on Spotify Premium,” with a hyperlink to enroll. Spotify confirmed to The Verge that the function is presently in a testing part.

“At Spotify, we routinely conduct a number of tests, some of those tests end up paving the way for our broader user experience and others serve only as an important learning,” C.J. Stanley, Spotify’s co-head of world communications, was quoted as saying.

“We don’t have any further news to share at this time,” Stanley added.

In July, Spotify determined to boost the subscription worth for its premium plans in a number of markets. In the US, Spotify’s Premium Individual plan now prices $10.99, up from $9.99, and the Premium Duo plan has elevated to $14.99 from $12.99.

The Premium Family plan is now priced at $16.99, up from $15.99, and the Student plan will value $5.99, up from $4.99.

These new exams additionally come because the music streaming platform introduced that month-to-month customers of its ad-supported tier had surged 34 per cent over the past yr to 343 million. While the corporate’s month-to-month paying listeners grew 17 per cent to succeed in 220 million.

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