Spotify is testing a new feature, Storyline, in the same format as Facebook and Instagram’s time-limited feeds. However, Storyline focuses on allowing music creators to share their ideas, inspirations, details of the creative process or the meaning behind the music.
The functionality behind the lyrics is provided through Genius, a third-party lyrics database, but fans have pointed out incorrect statements or outdated content. For Spotify, the Storyline feature allows Fun88 musicians to control what they want to present. Perhaps this work will solve this problem, but in terms of presentation, the story is now shown behind the lyrics. It’s unclear whether Spotify will use storylines instead of behind lyrics in the future, or as a complementary feature that allows users to focus more on musicians’ own opinions.