{"id":29889,"date":"2017-05-01T21:01:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29889"},"modified":"2020-06-20T03:17:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T19:17:10","slug":"behind-the-lyrics-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/behind-the-lyrics-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify for Android Now Has Behind the Lyrics Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in January of 2016, Spotify and a music annotation company called Genius teamed up to introduce <strong>Behind the Lyrics for the iOS version of Spotify<\/strong>. In April 2017, this feature has finally made its way to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.spotify.music&hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Android version of Spotify<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/free-music-online\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 20 Websites to Listen and Share Music for Free\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 Websites to Listen and Share Music for Free<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/free-music-online.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-25575 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/free-music-online.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">20 Websites to Listen and Share Music for Free<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tListening to music has become an integral part of our lives. We listen to the music during a...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/behind-the-lyrics-android\/01-android-version-of-spotify.jpg\" width=\"1073\" height=\"1705\" alt=\"android version of spotify\"><\/figure>\n<p>Effective immediately, Android Spotify users will now be able to see additional information about a song on <strong>two of Spotify\u2019s curated playlists<\/strong>. These two playlists are <strong>Behind the Lyrics: Hip Hop and Today\u2019s Top Hits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/behind-the-lyrics-android\/02-behind-the-lyrics.jpg\" width=\"1069\" height=\"1371\" alt=\"behind the lyrics\"><\/figure>\n<p>Upon playing a song from either of these playlists, users will be able to gain access to an <strong>additional panel hidden behind the music\u2019s album art<\/strong>. This hidden panel will rotate between the lyrics that are being sung at the moment, <strong>fun facts about the track<\/strong> itself, as well the <strong>artist\u2019s personal stories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/behind-the-lyrics-android\/03-playing-from-playlist.jpg\" width=\"1079\" height=\"1689\" alt=\"playing from playlist\"><\/figure>\n<p>The best part about Behind the Lyrics is that it is<strong> available for all Spotify users<\/strong>, meaning you <strong>won\u2019t need a Spotify Premium account<\/strong> to gain access to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/creative-common-music-download\/\">50+ Sites to Download Creative Commons Music (for Commercial Use)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in January of 2016, Spotify and a music annotation company called Genius teamed up to introduce Behind the Lyrics for the iOS version of Spotify. 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