YouTube Music is testing a system that will only allow five lyric views for non-paying users. Once exhausted, they need to get a Premium subscription.

YouTube Music is locking full lyrics behind Premium, limiting free users to five views and betting fans will pay up to keep singing along.

Google continues to turn the screws on free YouTube users, expanding a test that restricts access to song lyrics on YouTube Music. Users without a premium subscription have found that Google’s streaming music service only shows song lyrics a few times before demanding money.

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