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YouTube Music Introduces Premium Paywall for Full Lyrics

2/8/2026

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YouTube Music is rolling out a Premium paywall for lyrics, requiring a subscription to access full lyrics.
Users can view five free lyrics before they must subscribe, with additional lines blurred.
YouTube Music Premium costs $10.99 per month, while YouTube Premium costs $13.99 with ad-free playback.
Google reported over 325 million paid subscriptions across its services.
YouTube ads and subscriptions generated over $60 billion in revenue in 2025.

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Story summary

YouTube Music is rolling out a Premium paywall for lyrics, requiring a subscription to access full lyrics.
Users can view five free lyrics before they must subscribe, with additional lines blurred.
YouTube Music Premium costs $10.99 per month, while YouTube Premium costs $13.99 with ad-free playback.
Google reported over 325 million paid subscriptions across its services.
YouTube ads and subscriptions generated over $60 billion in revenue in 2025.