India, Feb. 9 -- YouTube Music has started restricting access to song lyrics for users on its free plan, according to several reports. Google had earlier tested lyrics as a feature reserved for paid subscribers in September, and the company now appears to be expanding this change to more users.

Under the new setup, free accounts can view lyrics for a limited number of songs each month. Reports suggest the cap stands at five songs per month, though Google has not officially confirmed the exact limit. Once users reach this threshold, the service only displays the opening lines of a song, while the rest of the lyrics remain hidden.

When the limit is close, YouTube Music shows a notice in the lyrics section. This notice counts down the rema...