SUMMARY I added some mp3 files to my collection, and noticed that the lyrics tab always showed a "Lyrics: Fetch error" message. It seems that the lyrics are obtained from lyricwiki/fandom web site. That site has now closed for good though. Some other site needs to be used, although I don't know how to configure this in Amarok. (I am thinking of sites such as www.lyrics.com or (since I'm in the UK) lyrics.doheth.co.uk). STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Add a new mp3 file to collection (not necessarily a recent song) 2. configure Amarok to show the lyrics 3. Play the song OBSERVED RESULT The above error is shown - no lyrics. EXPECTED RESULT Where possible, lyrics should be shown. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: (Fedora 36) (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.94.0 Qt Version: 5.15.3 (Qt6 - 6.3.0) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The current version of Amarok still shows under 'Settings' specific settings for LyricWiki, as well as the lyricwiki script which seems to be enabled by default. These too need to be removed or replaced.
This needs to be changed in the code, but shouldn't be hard to do.
(In reply to Myriam Schweingruber from comment #1) > This needs to be changed in the code, but shouldn't be hard to do. I would be happy to have a look at this one if it's not already taken?
> I would be happy to have a look at this one if it's not already taken? No, feel free to work on it.
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/amarok/-/merge_requests/85
Git commit 449918a39e4a64a3a64f47b5503d48c7b01e1d26 by Tuomas Nurmi. Committed on 15/04/2024 at 08:20. Pushed by nurmi into branch 'master'. Change lyrics provider to lyrics.ovh Seems like a good option for now, and was an easy conversion. Some backend/system shared among different music players might be more feasible long-term solution. M +1 -1 ChangeLog M +13 -36 src/lyrics/LyricsManager.cpp https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/amarok/-/commit/449918a39e4a64a3a64f47b5503d48c7b01e1d26