Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
Spotify has partnered with Universal Music Group to allow fans to create AI-generated covers and remixes of songs. This new tool will be available as a paid add-on for Spotify Premium subscribers and will include a revenue share for participating artists. The initiative aims to provide a legal framework for fan-made music while ensuring artists are compensated fairly.
- ▪Spotify announced a partnership with Universal Music Group to enable fan-made AI covers and remixes.
- ▪The tool will be a paid add-on for Spotify Premium subscribers and will share revenue with artists.
- ▪Spotify emphasized the importance of consent and compensation for artists involved in AI-generated music.
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Watch out, Suno. Spotify on Thursday announced it has partnered with Universal Music Group (UMG) to allow fans to use generative AI technology to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs. The tool will launch as a paid add-on available only to Spotify’s Premium subscribers and will offer a revenue share with participating artists for the AI-generated music based on their work. The company did not share pricing or a launch date for the new tool, only that the two companies had come to a licensing agreement. However, Spotify had teased its plans last year, noting that it was working with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin, and Believe to develop artist-first AI products.
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