Spotify
finally launches in
Japan — and
with song lyrics
Music streaming service
Spotify has launched officially in Japan, the company
an**unced on Thursday.
Similar to its service offerings in other markets, there will be an ad-based free tier, and premium ad-free subscription for 980 yen ($9.65) a month.
But **t everyone will be able to log in today. Spotify's initial launch will be on an invite-only basis before opening more broadly. Users need to request for an invite on
Spotify's Japanese website.
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Spotify also an**unced that users in
Japan will be first globally to get
song lyrics on mobile and desktop. It had the feature on desktop last year, but had to stop the service when it
stopped working with lyrics catalog, Musixmatch.
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