Spotify is moving lyrics behind a paywall in a likely bid to lure subscribers to its rumored Hi-Fi tier

Users of Spotify’s free ad-supported tier are turning to sites such as Reddit and other social networks to share the news that song lyrics are being put behind a paywall: a message is popping up to say ‘there’s a monthly limit on lyrics… every time you tap ‘show lyrics’ it will count towards your limit. To get full access to lyrics, switch to Spotify Premium’. The limits appear to be in test mode, because different users are getting different messages

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