--- title: "Spotify and Universal sign licensing deal for AI covers and remixes" url: https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-and-universal-sign-licensing-deal-for-ai-covers-and-remixes-nfqvyzxaw source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/spotify-umg-ai-covers-licensing-deal type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-05-21T17:08:05.832Z updated: 2026-05-21T17:08:31.719Z tags: ["genai", "spotify"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Spotify and Universal sign licensing deal for AI covers and remixes **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Spotify and Universal Music Group have signed a licensing deal allowing Premium subscribers to generate AI covers and remixes of songs by participating UMG artists. This marks the first time Spotify has formally licensed generative AI on its catalogue. The product will launch as a paid add-on with no public release date, built around artist consent, credit, and compensation. Financial terms and participating artists were not disclosed. Spotify shares rose 14-16% on the news. The deal attempts to resolve the legal grey zone AI music tools have operated in, creating a structure where labels, artists, songwriters, and the platform all share revenue from AI-generated content. Key questions remain about whether songwriters — historically underpaid in streaming — will receive fair compensation under the new model. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes](https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-and-universal-music-strike-deal-allowing-fan-made-ai-covers-and-remixes-cfprgkbcx) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership](https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-expands-ai-remix-and-covers-project-with-merlin-partnership-sazpzwv3i) · TechCrunch · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Spotify partners with record labels to create ‘artist-first’ AI music products](https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-partners-with-record-labels-to-create-artist-first-ai-music-products-youwmhtqe) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Universal and Warner Music close in on AI licensing deals with Google, Spotify, and startups Udio and Suno](https://daily.dev/posts/universal-and-warner-music-close-in-on-ai-licensing-deals-with-google-spotify-and-startups-udio-an-mro5yzygb) · The Verge · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#genai](https://daily.dev/tags/genai), [#spotify](https://daily.dev/tags/spotify) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-and-universal-sign-licensing-deal-for-ai-covers-and-remixes-nfqvyzxaw)