diff --git a/supysonic/api/browse.py b/supysonic/api/browse.py
index 9da8a25..21ae316 100644
--- a/supysonic/api/browse.py
+++ b/supysonic/api/browse.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def show_directory():
 @api.route('/getGenres.view', methods = [ 'GET', 'POST' ])
 def list_genres():
     return request.formatter('genres', dict(
-        genre = [ dict(_value_ = genre) for genre in select(t.genre for t in Track if t.genre) ]
+        genre = [ dict(value = genre) for genre in select(t.genre for t in Track if t.genre) ]
     ))
 
 @api.route('/getArtists.view', methods = [ 'GET', 'POST' ])
diff --git a/supysonic/api/formatters.py b/supysonic/api/formatters.py
index 779a87f..59241b0 100644
--- a/supysonic/api/formatters.py
+++ b/supysonic/api/formatters.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class XMLFormatter(BaseFormatter):
             raise TypeError('Dictionary keys must be strings')
 
         for name, value in dictionary.items():
-            if name == '_value_':
+            if name == 'value':
                 elem.text = self.__value_tostring(value)
             elif isinstance(value, dict):
                 subelem = ElementTree.SubElement(elem, name)
diff --git a/supysonic/api/media.py b/supysonic/api/media.py
index e1ab163..3749d36 100644
--- a/supysonic/api/media.py
+++ b/supysonic/api/media.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def lyrics():
             return request.formatter('lyrics', dict(
                 artist = track.album.artist.name,
                 title = track.title,
-                _value_ = lyrics
+                value = lyrics
             ))
 
     try:
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def lyrics():
         return request.formatter('lyrics', dict(
             artist = root.find('cl:LyricArtist', namespaces = ns).text,
             title = root.find('cl:LyricSong', namespaces = ns).text,
-            _value_ = root.find('cl:Lyric', namespaces = ns).text
+            value = root.find('cl:Lyric', namespaces = ns).text
         ))
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: # pragma: nocover
         logger.warning('Error while requesting the ChartLyrics API: ' + str(e))
diff --git a/tests/api/test_media.py b/tests/api/test_media.py
index 142ca80..6348e70 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_media.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_media.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #
 # Distributed under terms of the GNU AGPLv3 license.
 
+import flask.json
 import os.path
 import requests
 import uuid
@@ -171,6 +172,12 @@ class MediaTestCase(ApiTestBase):
         # ChartLyrics
         rv, child = self._make_request('getLyrics', { 'artist': 'The Clash', 'title': 'London Calling' }, tag = 'lyrics')
         self.assertIn('live by the river', child.text)
+        # ChartLyrics, JSON format
+        args = { 'u': 'alice', 'p': 'Alic3', 'c': 'tests', 'f': 'json', 'artist': 'The Clash', 'title': 'London Calling' }
+        rv = self.client.get('/rest/getLyrics.view', query_string = args)
+        json = flask.json.loads(rv.data)
+        self.assertIn('value', json['subsonic-response']['lyrics'])
+        self.assertIn('live by the river', json['subsonic-response']['lyrics']['value'])
 
         # Local file
         rv, child = self._make_request('getLyrics', { 'artist': 'artist', 'title': '23bytes' }, tag = 'lyrics')
diff --git a/tests/api/test_response_helper.py b/tests/api/test_response_helper.py
index fec69c2..360eede 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_response_helper.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_response_helper.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class ResponseHelperXMLTestCase(TestBase, UnwrapperMixin.create_from(XMLFormatte
     def test_nesting(self):
         resp = self.process_and_extract({
             'dict': {
-                'value': 'hey look! a string',
+                'somevalue': 'hey look! a string',
                 'list': [ 1, 2, 3 ],
                 'emptyList': [],
                 'subdict': { 'a': 'A' }
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class ResponseHelperXMLTestCase(TestBase, UnwrapperMixin.create_from(XMLFormatte
         lists = resp.findall('./list')
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(d)
-        self.assertAttributesMatchDict(d, { 'value': 'hey look! a string' })
+        self.assertAttributesMatchDict(d, { 'somevalue': 'hey look! a string' })
         self.assertEqual(len(d.findall('./list')), 3)
         self.assertEqual(len(d.findall('./emptyList')), 0)
         self.assertIsNotNone(d.find('./subdict'))