When Katy Perry's sugary Roar video pops up on your mobile device, the lyrics are literally eye-popping as text-message emoticons and vibrant neon colors flank the words dancing across the screen.

When you imagine a lyric video maker, you’re likely to think of music—the boom of the bass in a pop song or the silky flow of rap music. However, what if we crossed that line? What if lyric-like ...

A user-generated trend catapulted to industry-embraced phenom, low-budget clips displaying song lyrics are starting to eclipse their big-budget brethren -- and may address a yearning lost in the ...