Almost every major music streaming platform gives you the ability to share the lyrics of the song you’re playing. YouTube Music is no different, as it brought the feature to its apps last year. The streaming app is now testing AI-generated backgrounds for the lyrics you share, following multiple AI-related feature additions in the recent past.
YouTube Music is adding a new option to the row of background color options in the lyrics-sharing interface. However, the rollout appears to be limited to the US for now (via 9to5Google), though it shouldn’t take long to expand elsewhere. When available, users will see a familiar AI sparkle appear on the Share button in the lyrics view.
Tapping Share takes you to the background color selection page, which is largely unchanged from before, save for the prominent AI button among the row of colors. First-time users will see a “Creating with AI” prompt when selecting this option, which includes standard AI content-generation disclaimers, urging users to exercise discretion before using it.
Generate backgrounds based on the lyrics
One aspect that could interest a few users is that this AI tool can generate a background based on the lyrics you share, giving it a more personalized appearance. As you can see in the last screenshot above, the image uses the lyrics to depict a hot cup of coffee and a clear sky.
These backgrounds can seemingly take a few seconds to generate, with the ability to tap the button again to generate another for the lyrics you’re sharing. 9to5Google notes that the feature is visible to both free and Premium subscribers on Android and iOS.
YouTube Music also offers a similar tool to create cover art for your playlists, using AI and a selection of preset styles to generate the desired cover art. The only difference is that this new feature can cleverly adapt to the lyrics you’re sharing, thereby offering a more unique experience each time.
We expect the results to vary depending on the type of lyrics you’re sharing, with the AI potentially tempering its output for songs rated “E” (Explicit). As someone who routinely shares lyrics in chats, this is certainly welcome, though I get a sense that the novelty may wear off eventually.
Are you seeing this feature in the YouTube Music app?
