To add lyrics to your songs in DistroKid, you can visit your lyrics dashboard by clicking the DistroKid Features Menu in the upper right of DistroKid, selecting "Enhance your music," and then clicking "Lyrics." You can also head directly to https://distrokid.com/lyrics.
Here, you'll be able to submit and manage both plain and synced lyrics for your songs. Note that synced lyrics require opting into Lyric Blaster for the associated artist. To learn more about synced lyrics and Lyric Blaster, check out this article: https://distrokid.com/lyrics.
Once you submit lyrics, it takes around 1-2 weeks for them to go live in streaming services.
Learn more about where your lyrics are distributed in this article: https://support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039436194.
Adding Plain Lyrics
To add plain lyrics to a song, click on "Plain Lyrics" for the song at https://distrokid.com/lyrics. Once there, you can type or copy/paste your lyrics into the page. After they're added, you can review them for accuracy, then choose to opt into Lyric Blaster for the artist if you have not done so already.
After you make your decision on Lyric Blaster, you can read the DistroKid Lyric Agreement and check the agreement box before clicking "Save lyrics" to submit your lyrics.
Note that all submitted lyrics must pass requirements to be delivered to services. To review those requirements, check out this article: https://support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050506673
Adding Synced Lyrics
To add synced lyrics to a song, opt in to Lyric Blaster for the artist via the plain lyrics page for the song. Once opted in, click on "Synced Lyrics" for the song at https://distrokid.com/lyrics. This will bring you to an interactive page to create your synced lyrics for the song. Please note that approved plain lyrics are required before submitting synced lyrics.
For more information on submitting synced lyrics, check out this article: https://support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039436134.
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