YouTube Music has started placing song lyrics behind a paywall, requiring users to subscribe to YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium to view full lyrics. After reaching the limit, users can only see the first few lines of a song, while the rest of the lyrics are blurred and locked. While Google has not explained why lyrics were moved behind a paywall, the company continues to push more features into its paid plans. Read more in our articles including "YouTube Music now requires Premium to view full lyrics" and "Samsung feature lets the AI Assistant take calls while you're busy".
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Apr 28, 2026YouTube Music has started placing song lyrics behind a paywall, requiring users to subscribe to YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium to view full lyrics. After reaching the limit, users can only see the first few lines of a song, while the rest of the lyrics are blurred and locked.
While Google has not explained why lyrics were moved behind a paywall, the company continues to push more features into its paid plans.
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