YouTube Music locks tune lyrics behind a paywall

Music streaming service YouTube Music seems to have a brand new trick to nudge free customers towards a YouTube Premium subscription. Android Authority studies that the music service now locks tune lyrics behind a paywall.

Free customers report on Reddit that they will now see solely a restricted variety of lyrics. To view extra, they’re prompted to improve to a Premium subscription.

This isn’t the primary time a music streaming platform has tried this strategy. Spotify, YouTube Music’s rival, tried one thing like this final 12 months however rapidly backed off after customers (rightfully!) complained.

The folks of Reddit are fairly aggravated too, saying they use lyrics for karaoke, sing-alongs, or simply studying new songs. They really feel the change is a irritating option to monetize options that had been beforehand free.

YouTube Music has over 125 million customers, and this little lyrics paywall would possibly push some of us to go Premium. However it might additionally anger of us who simply wish to see the phrases with out feeling compelled to cough up the money. Whether or not different providers like Apple Music or Amazon Music follows go well with, or if sufficient folks complain to make YouTube again off, solely time will inform.