5 outlets·5 reports
Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes

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Spotify and Universal Music have reached a licensing agreement that will let Premium subscribers use an AI tool to create covers and remixes of songs by participating Universal artists. The feature will be offered as a paid add-on, though no launch date has been announced.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Spotify is launching AI-generated remixes
- TechMeme·Spotify and UMG plan to let Premium users create AI covers and remixes using music from participating UMG artists as a paid add-on, without giving a launch date (Jem Aswad/Variety)
- Engadget·Spotify and Universal are building an AI tool for covers and remixes
- The Next Web·Spotify and Universal sign licensing deal for AI covers and remixes
- TechCrunch·Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
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