How to Fix Spotify Lyrics Not Showing Up.In 2021, Spotify debuted the real-time lyrics feature for both free and premium users in the US. To include this feature in the app, Spotify partnered with song lyrics company Musixmatch. These can be found by playing your selected song and scrolling to the bottom of the screen. As the song plays, the lyrics displayed on the screen match the singer’s lyrics in real time.However, a common problem for users is the lyrics feature not working. This could be due to a variety of factors, ranging from a lack of understanding of how the feature works, an outdated app, lack of storage space, or other reasons. If you’ve been trying to use the lyrics feature and it hasn’t worked, try some of the fixes here and get back to listening to your favorite tunes.
How Spotify Lyrics Work
If you start playing a song and notice that the lyrics aren’t showing up, the problem may not be with Spotify. The lyrics on the platform are provided by a third party company, Musixmatch, and they have a library of lyrics for music. However, this library may not include the songs you’re trying to find lyrics to on Spotify.Artists or publishers add lyrics to their music themselves through Musixmatch, so just anyone can’t add lyrics to songs. Unfortunately, until these lyrics are added, they will not appear when you play the song on Spotify. However, if you are playing a relatively popular song or a song that you already know the lyrics to, you may be able to fix the problem.
Log out and sign in again
The first method you should try is to log out of your Spotify account and then log back in. This process will be different depending on whether you’re using the Spotify smartphone app or the desktop app.
- Click on the gear icon to go to Settings.
- Scroll to the bottom and click Exit.
- To sign in again, select the desired sign-in method for your Spotify account.
- Enter your credentials and click Login.
To log out and log back into your desktop:
- In the top corner, click your profile picture and name.
- From the drop-down list, select Exit.
- Now select your desired re-login method and select Login.
Go to the song and check the lyrics feature to make sure it works again.
Uninstall and reinstall Spotify
If logging out and logging back in doesn’t fix the problem, you may need to completely uninstall the Spotify app and download it again. This is specifically for the mobile application.
- On the Home screen, touch and hold the Spotify app icon until it starts to move.
- Click the Delete application button and confirm the action.
- Go to the App Store and search for Spotify.
- Tap the cloud icon to redownload the app.
- Open the Google Play Store application.
- Click the profile icon in the upper right corner.
- Click Manage applications and devices > Manage.
- Click on the application you want to remove.
- Click Delete.
- Find the Spotify app in the Google Play store.
- Click Install to reinstall it.
Now open Spotify and log in again. Try playing a song with lyrics to make sure they appear and work correctly.
Delete downloaded songs
To do this on iPhone/Android:
- Open the Spotify app and go to the Your Library tab.
- Click the green down arrow under the playlist or album name.
- Click Delete to confirm.
The songs will be removed from your library, freeing up some data and allowing Spotify to run more smoothly.
Let’s bring back lyrics to Spotify
How to Fix Spotify Lyrics Not Showing Up
How to Fix Spotify Lyrics Not Showing Up