Spotify and Universal Music agree deal to let subscribers create AI remixes

The Guardian Tech Thursday 21 May 2026, 20:24 UTC By Zesha Saleem 1 min read

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Spotify and Universal Music Group have reached a licensing agreement enabling subscribers to create AI-generated song covers and remixes on the streaming platform. This deal marks the first time Spotify will permit listeners to use artificial intelligence to generate content through its service.

Licensing agreement will allow listeners to use AI to create content on streaming platform for first time

Spotify and Universal Music Group have agreed on a deal that will allow subscribers to generate song covers and remixes using artificial intelligence.

The licensing agreement is the first time the Swedish streaming company will allow listeners to use AI to create content through its platform.

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