Spotify and Universal Music Partner for AI-Generated Song Covers and Remixes

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May 21, 2026 8:09am PT

Spotify and Universal Music Announce Licensing Agreements for ‘Responsible’ AI-Generated Covers and Remixes

By Jem Aswad

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Jem Aswad

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Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced a major recorded-music and music-publishing licensing agreements that will enable Spotify to launch a new tool allowing fans to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs from participating artists and songwriters.

The tool will be powered by generative AI technology that the announcement states “will open up additional revenue streams and new ways to drive discovery.”

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/spotify-universal-music-licensing-agreements-fan-made-covers-1236755951/)._