YouTube Music tests live lyrics with newer Casting UI

As previously hinted, YouTube Music is getting live lyrics as part of a tweaked Casting UI that some users have already received. When Casting YouTube Music from an Android phone to a Chromecast Ultra, one Reddit user today is seeing a new UI. Instead of album artwork, song name, and artist being centered on the screen, they’re now off to the right with left-aligned text. This makes way for live lyrics that scroll with the current verse highlighted in white. The background remains a blurred version of the artwork. As the song ends, you get a “list of credited songwriters.” U/PmMeYourChromebook also notes how the old centered UI reappears when lyrics aren’t available. Live lyrics when Casting YouTube Music are not widely rolled out today. We initiated Cast sessions to a second-generation Chromecast and the Chromecast with Google TV to no avail.  Via ” u/PmMeYourChromebook Back in October, YouTube Music told users to expect “even more Lyric features in the future” following a partnership with MusixMatch that increased coverage. Google said there was a “positive impact on lyrics consumption rates since launching.” Earlier this month, YouTube polled free users about what features they want and offered “improvements to lyrics” as
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