You may notice that some lyrics are not possible to edit and are marked as shown below:
This is because Musixmatch locks certain lyrics in order to ensure their quality remains high. Lyrics are locked according to the status of the account that added them; the more experience and success a contributor has in the community, the stronger their 'locking' powers will be.
🧡 Lyrics verified by Musixmatch
➤ The internal team of administrators at Musixmatch has added lyrics themselves, or edited lyrics previously contributed by the community.
➤ Lyrics Curators and the wider community are locked from editing the lyrics.
➤ Lyrics Curators and the wider community are free to sync and translate the song.
➤ Artists are able to edit their own lyrics via the Musixmatch Pro.
✅ Lyrics verified by Curator
➤ A Lyrics Curator appointed via Musixmatch has added lyrics or edited lyrics previously contributed by the community.
➤ Other Specialists and Musixmatch administrators are able to edit the contributions
➤ Users from the wider community and other Curators are unable to edit the lyrics, but are able to sync and translate them.
➤ Artists are able to edit their own lyrics via the Musixmatch Pro.
👫 Lyrics verified by the Community
➤ The member of the wider community has added and verified the lyrics.
➤ Other community members will only be able to edit these lyrics if they have more contributing rights than the previous editor.
You are not able to edit lyrics verified by the community? The user who added the lyrics may have a higher rank than you. Continue contributing and take the Musixmatch Academy to boost your potential!
👩🎤 Lyrics verified by Artist
➤ The Artist or a representative of the artist has added or edited the lyrics, using Musixmatch Pro.
➤ Neither Lyrics Curators nor members of the wider community can edit the lyrics, but can sync them.
➤ Musixmatch Administrators can edit the lyrics only with permission from the artist or representative, or in cases of significant violation of our writing guidelines.
➤ If you are an artist trying to edit the lyrics of a track where you are featured, please check out Musixmatch Pro.
👮 Report mistakes in locked lyrics
Community members can get in touch with the Musixmatch Team via the Community Slack Workspace.
Curators can use the dedicated #lyrics-corrections channel within the Curator Slack Workspace.