{"id":686038,"date":"2026-05-21T22:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/686038\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:35:09","slug":"spotify-and-universal-music-agree-deal-to-let-subscribers-create-ai-remixes-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/686038\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify and Universal Music agree deal to let subscribers create AI remixes | Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spotify and Universal Music<\/a> Group have agreed on a deal that will allow subscribers to generate song covers and remixes using artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

The licensing agreement is the first time the Swedish streaming company<\/a> will allow listeners to use AI to create content through its platform.<\/p>\n

It is expected to be in the form of a paid add-on available on Spotify\u2019s app. Premium users will be able to remix songs from participating artists and create AI-driven licensed covers. Spotify said the new tool could create an extra stream of income for artists and songwriters<\/a>, in addition to what they already earn through royalties.<\/p>\n

The financial terms of the deal were unclear, and the companies did not reveal which artists would participate in the licensing deal. Universal Music is home to artists including Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish.<\/p>\n

Spotify\u2019s shares were up 16% on Thursday, with revenue expected to grow at a \u201cmid-teens\u201d annual rate and gross profit margins to reach between 35% and 40% through to 2030, according to the FT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolving hard problems for music is what Spotify<\/a> does, and fan-made covers and remixes are next. What we\u2019re building is grounded in consent, credit and compensation for the artists and songwriters that take part,\u201d said Spotify co-chief executive Alex Norstr\u00f6m.<\/p>\n

Universal Music\u2019s chief executive, Lucian Grainge, said the deal seeks to \u201csupport human artistry\u201d and \u201ccreate additional revenue opportunities for artists and songwriters\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding on our long track record of leading the industry through technology changes, and collaborating with Alex, Gustav, Daniel and the team at Spotify, this initiative is firmly artist-centric, rooted in responsible AI, and will drive growth for the entire ecosystem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Spotify is looking for new ways to epand beyond the traditional music subscription and to adopt AI into its ecosystem.<\/p>\n

At the start of May, it announced a beta feature<\/a> that lets AI agents save and play \u201cpersonal podcasts\u201d, which will be a daily briefing, private to the user.<\/p>\n

Artificial intelligence is a pressing concern for the music industry. Artists and songwriters are concerned about copyright problems and the place of AI-generated music<\/a> in the industry landscape.<\/p>\n

At the end of April, Spotify announced a new verification system<\/a> to help users differentiate between human artists and AI-generated content.<\/p>\n

The audio-streaming service said its Verified by Spotify badge \u2013 marked by a green checkmark \u2013 will begin appearing on artist profiles and in search results in the coming weeks. The badge means a music profile has been reviewed and meets the platform\u2019s standards for authenticity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the AI era<\/a>, it\u2019s more important than ever to be able to trust the authenticity of the music you listen to,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spotify and Universal Music Group have agreed on a deal that will allow subscribers to generate song covers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":686039,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[256,254,255,64,63,105],"class_list":["post-686038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/686039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}