Spotify is preparing a paid AI tool that lets fans create remixes of songs, with a release planned for early 2027, the Financial Times reported. The tool could cost an extra $4 to $5 a month on top of Premium, though pricing and launch date remain under discussion.
Spotify is preparing to launch a paid artificial intelligence tool that would let fans create their own versions of songs, with a release planned for early 2027, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing people familiar with the plans.
When Could Spotify Launch Its AI Remix Tool?
The company could unveil the product around the Grammy Awards in February, though the launch date and pricing are still under discussion. According to the FT, the tool could cost an extra $4 to $5 a month on top of a Premium subscription.
How Would Spotify's Paid AI Remix Tool Work?
The idea is straightforward. Users could generate new versions of existing songs, such as turning a folk track into a dance remix or imagining one artist performing another's music.
There are limits. Only artists who explicitly agree to take part would be available, even where their record labels have signed licensing agreements with Spotify.
Will Artists Earn Money From Fan-Made AI Remixes?
Artists would also share in the money. The revenue model would give original artists a cut of the royalties generated by fan-made versions. Plays of the remixes would count toward the original songs in Spotify's charts, the FT reported, and the company is working on ways to include these versions in playlists.
Spotify first disclosed its plans in May, when it signed a licensing agreement with Universal Music Group. That deal was the first formal agreement to use generative AI with music from Spotify's catalog. Both companies said artists and songwriters would have to opt in and would share in the revenue.
Since then, Spotify has reached similar agreements with independent label group Merlin, music publisher Kobalt and distributor Believe. The Believe agreement also covers artists using its TuneCore platform.
Talks with Sony Music and Warner Music are still ongoing, according to the FT, and neither has announced a licensing deal with Spotify. But the streaming service may not need all three major labels on board before launch. Co-chief executive Gustav Söderström said during the company's second-quarter earnings call that Spotify could move ahead without every major label, Music Business Worldwide reported.
Other music companies are testing similar models. Universal has licensed its catalog to ElevenLabs for a fan remix platform, while Deezer has introduced a remix tool that does not use AI.
The challenge for Spotify, as the FT frames it, is turning fan experimentation with AI into a product that artists want to take part in and that listeners will pay extra for.
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