Spotify places lyrics on Now Playing screen worldwide

Spotify has started showing the current song lyric directly under album art on the Now Playing screen. The server-side rollout, seen by Reddit users and in Spotify Beta, also adds resizable full-screen lyrics and a toggle to disable the feature.

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Spotify places lyrics on Now Playing screen worldwide

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Lyrics are moving front and center. Suddenly, when you tap play, the current line of a song may appear just beneath the album art on Spotify’s Now Playing view — no extra taps required.

Reddit users first flagged the change, and it looks like a server-side rollout rather than a new app build. That means you might see the snippet before a friend does. The familiar full-lyrics panel remains available below the player for those who prefer to follow every verse, but this new placement keeps the current line in sight while the artwork stays the star.

Not a fan? You don’t have to live with it. Spotify provides a toggle to disable the on-screen lyric snippet. If you like bigger type, the full-screen lyrics mode now supports resizing — a tweak spotted in the Spotify Beta that’s making its way to more people.

These kinds of changes tend to trickle slowly. Expect a staggered release as servers update and devices pick up the new behavior. Tech refreshes rarely land all at once, and this one is no exception.

It’s also another piece of Spotify’s recent push to blend features and AI: the lyrics shift arrives alongside the company’s Prompted Playlists, which let listeners seed an AI-generated playlist with a simple prompt. Little moves like these reshape how we scan, sing along, and discover music inside one app.

You can turn off the inline lyrics and resize the full-screen view if you prefer a cleaner player or larger text.

Keep an eye on your app over the coming days — the lyric snippet could appear the next time you open Spotify, or it may take a little longer depending on your account and region.

Source: gsmarena

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