The platform of choice for listening to music today is Spotify, with very little competition in the sector. They periodically add new features, such as the new DJ function with artificial intelligence that discovers new songs for you. Spotify A few days ago he removed the song lyrics of the free plan, but in the face of complaints, the company has had to backtrack.
We are always looking to innovate and add new features that enrich the user experience. One of the most interesting features is the ability to create our own playlists with our favorite songs.
One of the coolest features added is the lyrics to the songs themselves. Many songs show you the lyrics on screen so you can sing along. It’s a great option for doing karaoke with friends at parties and having a few laughs.
Free song lyrics are back on Spotify
Although it has several Payment plansthe music platform has a free version that intersperses ads every 30 minutes or so. It is a way for the platform to earn revenue and for users to listen to music without paying. Recently, Spotify removed lyrics from songs for those who did not pay a subscription, something that was not liked at all.
It was in May when the platform left the feature of viewing song lyrics only for paying users. The lyrics were left for only three songs per month, as a way of testing a feature and pushing users to pay. After countless complaints, the platform is backtracking and returning lyrics to users on the free plan.
It was to be expected that users of the free plan would protest at being excluded from this feature. It is also understandable that the platform wants to “reward” users who pay to use the platform.
The company claims that “we are always testing and updating” something that is not understood in this case. It was a well-tested function that was added a long time ago. In other words, it was a change in the terms of service made by the company because it wanted to.
They also point out that “in the coming weeks, we will expand the availability of lyrics for Spotify Free users.” In other words, it has all been a mechanism to “force” users to pay a subscription.
Daniel Ekthe company’s CEO, said this month that they were working on improvement plans for users of the free plan. One of the actions would be, precisely, to return the lyrics of the songs to these users. There is no specific date, but it is confirmed that they will return.
Since it was such an ambiguous message, we don’t know what other news will come to the Free plan users. It should be noted that the new AI DJ feature only works in the paid versions. This feature is not very interesting either, and it can be annoying if you are interrupted when it comes to suggesting new songs and they are not to your liking.