Streaming Services That Offer Lyrics
✅ Spotify
- Status: ✅ Yes
- Powered by: Musixmatch
- Features:
- Real-time, synchronized lyrics display.
- Available on mobile, desktop, TV apps, and smart devices.
- Works globally (after rolling out worldwide in late 2021).
✅ Apple Music
- Status: ✅ Yes
- Powered by: In-house + LyricFind
- Features:
- Real-time, karaoke-style scrolling lyrics.
- Available on iOS, Mac, Android, Apple TV, and web.
- You can search songs by lyrics.
✅ Amazon Music
- Status: ✅ Yes (on paid tiers)
- Features:
- Real-time, scrolling lyrics.
- Works on mobile, desktop, and some smart devices.
- Not all songs have lyrics, but coverage is broad.
✅ TIDAL
- Status: ✅ Yes
- Powered by: Musixmatch (launched late 2022)
- Features:
- Live, time-synced lyrics.
- Available on mobile and desktop apps.
- Includes a full-screen karaoke mode.
✅ Deezer
- Status: ✅ Yes
- Powered by: LyricFind + Musixmatch
- Features:
- Time-synced karaoke-style lyrics.
- Option to toggle between "Sing Along" (synced) and "Read" (static full lyrics).
- Works on mobile, desktop, and TV apps.
✅ YouTube Music
- Status: 🟨 Partial
- Features:
- Static lyrics only (no real-time sync as of mid-2025).
- Available on mobile (Android and iOS).
- No synchronized scrolling yet, but Google has announced plans to expand lyrics features.
✅ Qobuz
- Status: 🟨 Limited
- Features:
- Offers static lyrics for some tracks.
- No real-time synced lyrics.
- Focused more on audio quality and liner notes than lyrics.
🚫 No Native Lyrics Support
- SoundCloud – ❌ No lyrics (some tracks may have lyrics in descriptions manually added by users).
- Bandcamp – ❌ No native synced lyrics, but artists often post full lyrics in the album page or description.
📺 Bonus: Karaoke & Lyric-Heavy Apps
If you're specifically looking for a karaoke-like experience, these apps focus heavily on lyrics:
- MusiXmatch Premium App – overlays lyrics on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, etc.
- Karaoke apps like Smule, Yokee, and KaraFun provide full lyric-based singing experiences.
🎯 Summary Chart
| Service | Lyrics Support | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Spotify | ✅ Yes | Synced (Musixmatch) |
| Apple Music | ✅ Yes | Synced, searchable |
| Amazon Music | ✅ Yes (paid tiers) | Synced |
| TIDAL | ✅ Yes | Synced (Musixmatch) |
| Deezer | ✅ Yes | Synced + Static |
| YouTube Music | 🟨 Partial | Static only |
| Qobuz | 🟨 Partial | Static (limited) |
| SoundCloud | ❌ No | - |
| Bandcamp | ❌ No | - |
🚀 Conclusion
If real-time, karaoke-style lyrics are important to you, the best platforms are Apple Music, Spotify, TIDAL, Deezer, and Amazon Music. YouTube Music is catching up but isn't there yet with synced lyrics.