Spotify and Universal are building an AI tool for covers and remixes
Spotify has partnered with Universal Music Group to develop an AI tool for creating covers and remixes. This tool will be available as a paid add-on for Premium subscribers, with a portion of the fees going to the original artists. The initiative aims to provide new revenue opportunities for artists while enhancing the music experience for fans.
- ▪Spotify is collaborating with Universal Music Group to create an AI tool for covers and remixes.
- ▪The tool will be a paid add-on for Premium subscribers, benefiting original artists financially.
- ▪Artists must opt in to participate in the program, which is designed to create new revenue streams.
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Entertainment Streaming Spotify and Universal are building an AI tool for covers and remixes This will be a paid add-on for Premium subscribers. By Lawrence Bonk May 21, 2026 12:36 pm EST Spotify Spotify just announced a partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG) to create a tool that lets fans make covers and remixes. It'll be a paid add-on for Premium subscribers, with some of that money going to the original artists whose work is being repurposed. Spotify says that artists have to opt in to the program.
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