Spotify today announced several updates to Lyrics on its platform, including making translations available to everyone, allowing Premium subscribers to access lyrics offline, and tweaking the UI.
Starting with the Lyric translations, the feature is now available worldwide for all Free and Premium users. To use it, simply tap the translate icon that appears on the lyrics card. Spotify says that lyrics will default to your device"s language, but you can always switch back to the original text.
Lyric translations were first introduced back in 2022, but they were limited to about 25 markets, including places like Brazil, Mexico, India, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Before the worldwide release, the company had been testing the feature more widely. For instance, in November 2025, it enabled translations for a new album (LUX) by the artist Rosalía in places like the US and Spain.
Lyrics are also now going to be downloaded when you save a song for offline playback. Unlike the worldwide expansion of Lyric translations, this specific feature is for Premium users only (unfortunately).
Lyric previews are also getting moved to the Now Playing screen. The words will show up directly under the album artwork or the short Canvas clip while a track is playing. Spotify claims that its testing showed that this change helps people engage with the lyrics more easily. You can still share lines to social media directly from this view. This update is rolling out for all Free and Premium users on mobile and tablet.
Spotify has been shipping a lot lately, especially when you consider the fact that we are less than two months into the new year. Apart from this month"s Lyrics-related update, the company last month expanded its messaging feature to include group chats, building on the one-to-one messaging it already had. The company has also rolled out "Listening Activity", a feature that lets you see what your friends are listening to in real-time, and raised the price of its Premium subscription in the US.