[Bug]: MusixMatch provides gibberish lyrics
Author: DamnThatsALuauCreated Sep 4, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- I use the latest version of Pear Desktop (Application).
- I have searched the issue tracker for a bug report that matches the one I want to file, without success.
- I understand that pear-devs/pear-desktop has NO affiliation with Google or YouTube
Pear Desktop (Application) Version
3.12.0.0
Checklists
- I use the portable version of the Pear Desktop Application.
- I can reproduce this issue in the official version of (WEB) YTM.
What operating system are you using?
Windows
Operating System Version
Windows 11 25H2
What CPU architecture are you using?
x64
Last Known Working Pear Desktop (Application) version
No response
Reproduction steps
- Click on a song
- Switch the lyrics provider to MusixMatch
Expected Behavior
MusixMatch providing the correct lyrics for the song
Actual Behavior
MusixMatch provides long, timestamped lyrics of seemingly Lorem Ipsum/Gibberish
Enabled plugins
- Album Actions
- Album Color Theme
- Blur Navigation Bar
- Discord Rich Presence
- Downloader
- Equalizer
- In-App Menu
- Navigation
- Performance improvement [Beta]
- Scrobbler
Additional Information
The lyrics seem to come from an asian ASMR song from 2020
Source: pear-devs/pear-desktop