Changelog by Genius Lyrics
March 31, 2022New Mod: vintagewashingmachineMarch 23, 2022New Mod: neeshquicheFebruary 3, 2022Transcriber Role MVP ReleasedAnnotation Contribution Features for Song Page ReleasedJanuary 18, 2022New Mod: PlanNineJanuary 14, 2022Changes To Genius’s Community Policy & Moderation GuidelinesWe take abuse, harassment, hate speech, and baseless conspiracy theories seriously. Freedom of speech doesn’t mean you get to upload or post whatever you want to Genius—we resеrve the right to removе content, including uploaded songs or texts, that are purposefully created with the intention of harming marginalized people or groups, contain excessive hate speech, and/or contain harmful baseless conspiracy theories.
This list is not exhaustive and may be updated from time to time but in order to better educate our community, Genius defines hate speech as language that is derogatory and/or discriminatory towards a person or group on the basis of attributes such as race, ethnicity, origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, sex, age, mental illness, socioeconomic class, or body type.January 11, 2022New Mod: LGFDecember 15, 2021New Mod: loveholicDecember 7, 2021New Mod: jambiNovember 4, 2021Proposal: Transcriber RoleNovember 2, 20212021 Genius Community Engagement Survey ResultsOctober 27, 2021Song Page Redesign UpdateLyric edit proposals now available on the new page, lyrics are now in parity with the old design, plus two small quality of life improvements for transcription.October 25, 2021New Mod: ekteleneOctober 15, 2021Next Steps: Genius Team, Community Hangout, & Site RoadmapA new survey is also available to let us know what changes you'd like to see that you think are the most important. We have a Community Hangout next week, please check out the survey before then!September 8, 2021Song Page Redesign UpdateContribution features are here! Basic lyric editing is now available, with metadata and annotation editing coming soon.August 31, 2021New Mod: Irrelevant CabbageAugust 30, 2021How to Add Song Credits to GeniusAdded standardization for supergroups and Apple Music preference for primary artists in the "Artist" section, along with a link to this page in our "How to Create a Page" annotation.August 18, 2021New Mod: Charity SpicerAugust 2, 2021Formatting and Markdown GuideAdded standard of including quotation marks inside hyperlinks.July 16, 2021Song Page Redesign UpdatePreview the new logged out mobile page, as well as read updates on the desktop two-column layout, desktop feature parity, and upcoming contribution features.June 21, 2021New Mod: CareblechMay 21, 2021'Add a Song' Page UpdateUnreleased music policy added to transcription tips.May 15, 2021New Mod: siannveMay 6, 2021Revised Policy on Adding Unreleased Music to GeniusPlease do not post lyrics for songs that leak pre-release, fan-made mashups, songs that go against our community policy, or songs that do not exist. Additionally, please do not create album pages to catalog unreleased music by a specific artist. Pages that do not adhere to our guidelines may be removed. Repeated offenses may result in an account ban at the discretion of Genius staff.
'Unreleased' album pages will start to be deleted August 9th.April 12, 2021New Mod: PabloMarch 30, 2021Formatting and Markdown GuideAdded how to format image captions in annotations using the "small" HTML tag.March 14, 2021New Mod: ioana-6March 10, 2021Song Page Redesign UpdateFebruary 25, 2021New Mod: SwonoFebruary 11, 2021New Mod: QatarsiFebruary 2, 2021New Mod: esvikeyJanuary 28, 2021New Mod: SAUCEGARDENJanuary 11, 2021Discord Server Launch
This list is not exhaustive and may be updated from time to time but in order to better educate our community, Genius defines hate speech as language that is derogatory and/or discriminatory towards a person or group on the basis of attributes such as race, ethnicity, origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, sex, age, mental illness, socioeconomic class, or body type.January 11, 2022New Mod: LGFDecember 15, 2021New Mod: loveholicDecember 7, 2021New Mod: jambiNovember 4, 2021Proposal: Transcriber RoleNovember 2, 20212021 Genius Community Engagement Survey ResultsOctober 27, 2021Song Page Redesign UpdateLyric edit proposals now available on the new page, lyrics are now in parity with the old design, plus two small quality of life improvements for transcription.October 25, 2021New Mod: ekteleneOctober 15, 2021Next Steps: Genius Team, Community Hangout, & Site RoadmapA new survey is also available to let us know what changes you'd like to see that you think are the most important. We have a Community Hangout next week, please check out the survey before then!September 8, 2021Song Page Redesign UpdateContribution features are here! Basic lyric editing is now available, with metadata and annotation editing coming soon.August 31, 2021New Mod: Irrelevant CabbageAugust 30, 2021How to Add Song Credits to GeniusAdded standardization for supergroups and Apple Music preference for primary artists in the "Artist" section, along with a link to this page in our "How to Create a Page" annotation.August 18, 2021New Mod: Charity SpicerAugust 2, 2021Formatting and Markdown GuideAdded standard of including quotation marks inside hyperlinks.July 16, 2021Song Page Redesign UpdatePreview the new logged out mobile page, as well as read updates on the desktop two-column layout, desktop feature parity, and upcoming contribution features.June 21, 2021New Mod: CareblechMay 21, 2021'Add a Song' Page UpdateUnreleased music policy added to transcription tips.May 15, 2021New Mod: siannveMay 6, 2021Revised Policy on Adding Unreleased Music to GeniusPlease do not post lyrics for songs that leak pre-release, fan-made mashups, songs that go against our community policy, or songs that do not exist. Additionally, please do not create album pages to catalog unreleased music by a specific artist. Pages that do not adhere to our guidelines may be removed. Repeated offenses may result in an account ban at the discretion of Genius staff.
'Unreleased' album pages will start to be deleted August 9th.April 12, 2021New Mod: PabloMarch 30, 2021Formatting and Markdown GuideAdded how to format image captions in annotations using the "small" HTML tag.March 14, 2021New Mod: ioana-6March 10, 2021Song Page Redesign UpdateFebruary 25, 2021New Mod: SwonoFebruary 11, 2021New Mod: QatarsiFebruary 2, 2021New Mod: esvikeyJanuary 28, 2021New Mod: SAUCEGARDENJanuary 11, 2021Discord Server Launch