Spotify targets early 2027 for paid AI song-remixing tool

Spotify is planning an early 2027 release for a paid artificial intelligence product that would let listeners rework existing songs, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the plans. An announcement could coincide with February’s Grammy Awards, but timing and pricing remain under discussion.

The proposed charge is $4 to $5 monthly in addition to a Premium subscription, according to the FT. Possible uses include changing a folk song into a dance remix or generating a version that imagines a different artist performing it.

Artists would need to give explicit permission, regardless of whether their labels have licensing deals with Spotify. The FT reported that original artists would receive a portion of remix royalties and that remix streams would contribute to the original tracks’ chart counts. Spotify is also developing ways to put the versions into playlists.

Spotify disclosed the initiative in May alongside a licensing deal with Universal Music Group, its first formal agreement covering generative AI use of catalog music. Both companies said participation would require consent from artists and songwriters, who would receive revenue shares.

Subsequent agreements cover Merlin, Kobalt and Believe, including artists on Believe’s TuneCore platform. Talks with Sony Music and Warner Music continue, the FT reported. Co-chief executive Gustav Söderström said on Spotify’s second-quarter earnings call that a launch would not require every major label to participate, according to Music Business Worldwide.