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

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 […]

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According to Variety’s source item, Spotify and Universal Music Announce Licensing Agreements for ‘Responsible’ AI-Generated Covers and Remixes, 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 […]

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Spotify and Universal Music Announce Licensing Agreements for ‘Responsible’ AI-Generated Covers and RemixesVariety - 2026-05-21T15:09:11+00:00

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