According to Paste Magazine, Spotify is planning to release an AI-powered feature that will enable listeners to remix and cover songs using the technology as early as February 2027. While the streaming giant is attempting to persuade artists that AI can be used to their advantage, it is reportedly considering charging its user base four to five dollars a month to retool musicians’ work at will, according to a report from the Financial Times.
The product would allow paying subscribers to transfigure songs across genres and artists. Spotify is also negotiating licensing agreements with Sony Music and Warner Music to facilitate the service and has already filed agreements with Universal Music Group, indie label licensing organization Merlin, and French music company Believe. The streamer first announced its plans for the service back in May.
Although labels seem amenable, musicians themselves may prove to be a roadblock for Spotify’s plans. Under the current agreement, artists would have the final word in whether or not their songs are usable on the service, and royalties from fan-generated iterations would go back to original artists. Streams of those remixes would potentially count toward chart numbers for the original songs.
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