Spotify-Universal Deal Suggests Labels Think AI Music’s Future Is Letting You Play With Their Catalog
Spotify and Universal Music Group are collaborating to launch an AI tool that allows fans to create covers and remixes of popular songs. This initiative aims to embrace the rise of AI-generated music while ensuring artists receive consent, credit, and compensation. The tool will be available as a paid add-on for Spotify Premium subscribers, with revenue shared among participating artists and songwriters.
- ▪Spotify and Universal Music Group are teaming up to create an AI service for fans to remix songs.
- ▪The initiative is designed to generate royalties while allowing artists to control their music's participation.
- ▪The tool will be a paid add-on for Spotify Premium subscribers, with revenue shared with artists.
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