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Spotify plans a $4-$5 monthly AI remix add-on for early 2027, FT reports

Spotify plans a $4-$5 monthly AI remix add-on for early 2027, FT reports — Newsmesis editorial illustration
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What happened

Spotify is preparing a paid add-on that would let subscribers generate their own versions of existing songs, with a launch targeted for early 2027, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the plans. The tool could cost $4 to $5 a month on top of a Premium subscription, per the FT as relayed by The Next Web. Sony Music and Warner Music have not announced licensing deals with Spotify, and the FT says launch timing and pricing are still under discussion.

What we know

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  • The Financial Times reported that Spotify is targeting an early 2027 launch for a paid AI tool for fan-made remixes and covers, priced at up to $5 a month.
  • Per The Next Web's summary of the FT, Spotify could unveil the product around the Grammy Awards in February, but the date and price are not final.
  • Only artists who explicitly opt in would be available for remixing, even where their label has a licensing deal with Spotify, per The Next Web's account of the FT report.
  • Original artists would share in royalties from fan-made versions, and plays of the remixes would count toward the original songs' chart totals, per the same report.
  • Spotify signed a generative-AI licensing deal with Universal Music Group in May and has since reached similar agreements with Merlin, Kobalt and Believe, per The Next Web.

What we don't know yet

  • Whether Spotify will launch without Sony Music and Warner Music. Co-CEO Gustav Söderström said on the second-quarter earnings call that the company could proceed without every major label, per Music Business Worldwide as cited by The Next Web.
  • The final price, launch date and how many artists will opt in. The FT's figures come from unnamed sources and Spotify has not confirmed them in the material reviewed.
  • How remix royalties would be split between original artists, labels, publishers and the fan creator.

Why it matters

If Spotify launches, it would be a large streaming service charging subscribers extra for AI-generated versions of licensed catalog. That would test whether artists opt in and whether listeners pay a premium for the feature, and it would set a reference for the Sony and Warner negotiations still under way.

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  • Claim: The Financial Times reported that Spotify is targeting an early 2027 launch of a paid AI remix and cover tool.
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  • Claim: According to the FT, the tool could cost $4 to $5 a month on top of a Premium subscription.
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  • Claim: Per the FT, only artists who explicitly opt in would be available for fan remixes.
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  • Claim: Spotify signed a generative-AI licensing agreement with Universal Music Group in May.
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  • Claim: Spotify has since reached similar agreements with Merlin, Kobalt and Believe.
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  • Claim: Neither Sony Music nor Warner Music has announced a licensing deal with Spotify for this product.
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