diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
index 3c3b4bd..b669110 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using allstarr.Services.Common;
 using allstarr.Services.Local;
 using allstarr.Services.Jellyfin;
 using allstarr.Services.Subsonic;
+using allstarr.Services.Lyrics;
 
 namespace allstarr.Controllers;
 
@@ -96,15 +97,16 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
         // If Jellyfin returns empty results, we'll just return empty (not mixing browse with external)
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchTerm) && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(parentId))
         {
-            _logger.LogDebug("No search term or parentId, proxying to Jellyfin with artistIds={ArtistIds}", artistIds);
-            var browseResult = await _proxyService.GetItemsAsync(
-                parentId: null,
-                includeItemTypes: ParseItemTypes(includeItemTypes),
-                sortBy: sortBy,
-                limit: limit,
-                startIndex: startIndex,
-                artistIds: artistIds,
-                clientHeaders: Request.Headers);
+            _logger.LogDebug("No search term or parentId, proxying to Jellyfin with full query string");
+            
+            // Build the full endpoint path with query string
+            var endpoint = userId != null ? $"Users/{userId}/Items" : "Items";
+            if (Request.QueryString.HasValue)
+            {
+                endpoint = $"{endpoint}{Request.QueryString.Value}";
+            }
+            
+            var browseResult = await _proxyService.GetJsonAsync(endpoint, null, Request.Headers);
 
             if (browseResult == null)
             {
@@ -938,6 +940,100 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
 
     #endregion
 
+    #region Lyrics
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets lyrics for an item.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("Audio/{itemId}/Lyrics")]
+    [HttpGet("Items/{itemId}/Lyrics")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetLyrics(string itemId)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(itemId))
+        {
+            return NotFound();
+        }
+
+        var (isExternal, provider, externalId) = _localLibraryService.ParseSongId(itemId);
+
+        Song? song = null;
+        
+        if (isExternal)
+        {
+            song = await _metadataService.GetSongAsync(provider!, externalId!);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // For local songs, get metadata from Jellyfin
+            var item = await _proxyService.GetItemAsync(itemId, Request.Headers);
+            if (item != null && item.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Type", out var typeEl) && 
+                typeEl.GetString() == "Audio")
+            {
+                song = new Song
+                {
+                    Title = item.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Name", out var name) ? name.GetString() ?? "" : "",
+                    Artist = item.RootElement.TryGetProperty("AlbumArtist", out var artist) ? artist.GetString() ?? "" : "",
+                    Album = item.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Album", out var album) ? album.GetString() ?? "" : "",
+                    Duration = item.RootElement.TryGetProperty("RunTimeTicks", out var ticks) ? (int)(ticks.GetInt64() / 10000000) : 0
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (song == null)
+        {
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Song not found" });
+        }
+
+        // Try to get lyrics from LRCLIB
+        var lyricsService = HttpContext.RequestServices.GetService<LrclibService>();
+        if (lyricsService == null)
+        {
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Lyrics service not available" });
+        }
+
+        var lyrics = await lyricsService.GetLyricsAsync(
+            song.Title,
+            song.Artist ?? "",
+            song.Album ?? "",
+            song.Duration ?? 0);
+
+        if (lyrics == null)
+        {
+            return NotFound(new { error = "Lyrics not found" });
+        }
+
+        // Prefer synced lyrics, fall back to plain
+        var lyricsText = lyrics.SyncedLyrics ?? lyrics.PlainLyrics ?? "";
+        var isSynced = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(lyrics.SyncedLyrics);
+
+        // Return in Jellyfin lyrics format
+        // For synced lyrics, return the LRC format directly
+        // For plain lyrics, return as a single block
+        var response = new
+        {
+            Metadata = new
+            {
+                Artist = lyrics.ArtistName,
+                Album = lyrics.AlbumName,
+                Title = lyrics.TrackName,
+                Length = lyrics.Duration,
+                IsSynced = isSynced
+            },
+            Lyrics = new[]
+            {
+                new
+                {
+                    Start = (long?)null,
+                    Text = lyricsText
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        return Ok(response);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
     #region Favorites
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/allstarr/Models/Lyrics/LyricsInfo.cs b/allstarr/Models/Lyrics/LyricsInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d63bcd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allstarr/Models/Lyrics/LyricsInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+namespace allstarr.Models.Lyrics;
+
+public class LyricsInfo
+{
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+    public string TrackName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string ArtistName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string AlbumName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public int Duration { get; set; }
+    public bool Instrumental { get; set; }
+    public string? PlainLyrics { get; set; }
+    public string? SyncedLyrics { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/allstarr/Program.cs b/allstarr/Program.cs
index 382a199..e703f2e 100644
--- a/allstarr/Program.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Program.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using allstarr.Services.Validation;
 using allstarr.Services.Subsonic;
 using allstarr.Services.Jellyfin;
 using allstarr.Services.Common;
+using allstarr.Services.Lyrics;
 using allstarr.Middleware;
 using allstarr.Filters;
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ else
 // Business services - shared across backends
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<RedisCacheService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<ILocalLibraryService, LocalLibraryService>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<LrclibService>();
 
 // Register backend-specific services
 if (backendType == BackendType.Jellyfin)
diff --git a/allstarr/Services/Common/RedisCacheService.cs b/allstarr/Services/Common/RedisCacheService.cs
index 922a2d5..84cc9fd 100644
--- a/allstarr/Services/Common/RedisCacheService.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Services/Common/RedisCacheService.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,16 @@ public class RedisCacheService
 
         try
         {
-            return await _db!.StringGetAsync(key);
+            var value = await _db!.StringGetAsync(key);
+            if (value.HasValue)
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("Redis cache HIT: {Key}", key);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("Redis cache MISS: {Key}", key);
+            }
+            return value;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -93,7 +102,12 @@ public class RedisCacheService
 
         try
         {
-            return await _db!.StringSetAsync(key, value, expiry);
+            var result = await _db!.StringSetAsync(key, value, expiry);
+            if (result)
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("Redis cache SET: {Key} (TTL: {Expiry})", key, expiry?.ToString() ?? "none");
+            }
+            return result;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
diff --git a/allstarr/Services/Lyrics/LrclibService.cs b/allstarr/Services/Lyrics/LrclibService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc5e758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allstarr/Services/Lyrics/LrclibService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using allstarr.Models.Lyrics;
+using allstarr.Services.Common;
+
+namespace allstarr.Services.Lyrics;
+
+public class LrclibService
+{
+    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+    private readonly RedisCacheService _cache;
+    private readonly ILogger<LrclibService> _logger;
+    private const string BaseUrl = "https://lrclib.net/api";
+
+    public LrclibService(
+        IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
+        RedisCacheService cache,
+        ILogger<LrclibService> logger)
+    {
+        _httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
+        _httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", "Allstarr/1.0.0 (https://github.com/SoPat712/allstarr)");
+        _cache = cache;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<LyricsInfo?> GetLyricsAsync(string trackName, string artistName, string albumName, int durationSeconds)
+    {
+        var cacheKey = $"lyrics:{artistName}:{trackName}:{albumName}:{durationSeconds}";
+        
+        var cached = await _cache.GetStringAsync(cacheKey);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(cached))
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<LyricsInfo>(cached, JsonOptions);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to deserialize cached lyrics");
+            }
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            var url = $"{BaseUrl}/get?" +
+                     $"track_name={Uri.EscapeDataString(trackName)}&" +
+                     $"artist_name={Uri.EscapeDataString(artistName)}&" +
+                     $"album_name={Uri.EscapeDataString(albumName)}&" +
+                     $"duration={durationSeconds}";
+
+            _logger.LogDebug("Fetching lyrics from LRCLIB: {Url}", url);
+
+            var response = await _httpClient.GetAsync(url);
+            
+            if (response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("Lyrics not found for {Artist} - {Track}", artistName, trackName);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+            
+            var json = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            var lyrics = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<LrclibResponse>(json, JsonOptions);
+
+            if (lyrics == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var result = new LyricsInfo
+            {
+                Id = lyrics.Id,
+                TrackName = lyrics.TrackName ?? trackName,
+                ArtistName = lyrics.ArtistName ?? artistName,
+                AlbumName = lyrics.AlbumName ?? albumName,
+                Duration = (int)Math.Round(lyrics.Duration),
+                Instrumental = lyrics.Instrumental,
+                PlainLyrics = lyrics.PlainLyrics,
+                SyncedLyrics = lyrics.SyncedLyrics
+            };
+
+            await _cache.SetStringAsync(cacheKey, JsonSerializer.Serialize(result, JsonOptions), TimeSpan.FromDays(30));
+
+            _logger.LogInformation("Retrieved lyrics for {Artist} - {Track} (ID: {Id})", artistName, trackName, lyrics.Id);
+            
+            return result;
+        }
+        catch (HttpRequestException ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to fetch lyrics from LRCLIB for {Artist} - {Track}", artistName, trackName);
+            return null;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error fetching lyrics for {Artist} - {Track}", artistName, trackName);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<LyricsInfo?> GetLyricsCachedAsync(string trackName, string artistName, string albumName, int durationSeconds)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var url = $"{BaseUrl}/get-cached?" +
+                     $"track_name={Uri.EscapeDataString(trackName)}&" +
+                     $"artist_name={Uri.EscapeDataString(artistName)}&" +
+                     $"album_name={Uri.EscapeDataString(albumName)}&" +
+                     $"duration={durationSeconds}";
+
+            var response = await _httpClient.GetAsync(url);
+            
+            if (response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+            
+            var json = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            var lyrics = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<LrclibResponse>(json, JsonOptions);
+
+            if (lyrics == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return new LyricsInfo
+            {
+                Id = lyrics.Id,
+                TrackName = lyrics.TrackName ?? trackName,
+                ArtistName = lyrics.ArtistName ?? artistName,
+                AlbumName = lyrics.AlbumName ?? albumName,
+                Duration = (int)Math.Round(lyrics.Duration),
+                Instrumental = lyrics.Instrumental,
+                PlainLyrics = lyrics.PlainLyrics,
+                SyncedLyrics = lyrics.SyncedLyrics
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to fetch cached lyrics for {Artist} - {Track}", artistName, trackName);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<LyricsInfo?> GetLyricsByIdAsync(int id)
+    {
+        var cacheKey = $"lyrics:id:{id}";
+        
+        var cached = await _cache.GetStringAsync(cacheKey);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(cached))
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<LyricsInfo>(cached, JsonOptions);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to deserialize cached lyrics");
+            }
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            var url = $"{BaseUrl}/get/{id}";
+            var response = await _httpClient.GetAsync(url);
+            
+            if (response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+            
+            var json = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            var lyrics = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<LrclibResponse>(json, JsonOptions);
+
+            if (lyrics == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var result = new LyricsInfo
+            {
+                Id = lyrics.Id,
+                TrackName = lyrics.TrackName ?? string.Empty,
+                ArtistName = lyrics.ArtistName ?? string.Empty,
+                AlbumName = lyrics.AlbumName ?? string.Empty,
+                Duration = (int)Math.Round(lyrics.Duration),
+                Instrumental = lyrics.Instrumental,
+                PlainLyrics = lyrics.PlainLyrics,
+                SyncedLyrics = lyrics.SyncedLyrics
+            };
+
+            await _cache.SetStringAsync(cacheKey, JsonSerializer.Serialize(result, JsonOptions), TimeSpan.FromDays(30));
+            
+            return result;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error fetching lyrics by ID {Id}", id);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull
+    };
+
+    private class LrclibResponse
+    {
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string? TrackName { get; set; }
+        public string? ArtistName { get; set; }
+        public string? AlbumName { get; set; }
+        public double Duration { get; set; }
+        public bool Instrumental { get; set; }
+        public string? PlainLyrics { get; set; }
+        public string? SyncedLyrics { get; set; }
+    }
+}