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Spotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall. (techcrunch.com)
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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

It costs nothing

I highly doubt that. Lyrics are copyrighted like anything else, so record labels are going to charge for it.

like the YouTube app requiring a subscription for background playing

That's an artificial limitation, as evidenced by NewPipe, Grayjay, and multiple others offering the same exact thing without a premium tier.

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