--- title: Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin... description: Spotify announced that Merlin, representing over 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-expands-ai-remix-and-covers-project-with-merlin-partnership-sazpzwv3i twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership | daily.dev og:description: Spotify announced that Merlin, representing over 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-expands-ai-remix-and-covers-project-with-merlin-partnership-sazpzwv3i og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sazpzWv3i.png og:image:alt: Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: 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 expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Spotify announced that Merlin, representing over 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers product. The paid tool will allow fans to create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists' music, with artists opting in, receiving credit, and being compensated. Spotify co-CEOs emphasized this is about 'real artists, not fake artists,' positioning it as the first legal way for artists to participate in the AI music trend. A research preview will initially be available to a subset of users, with no launch date announced. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Spotify's upcoming AI remix and covers product and how will artists get paid? Spotify is building a paid add-on letting fans create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists' music, requiring artist consent, credit, and compensation. Merlin, representing over 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing the effort. A research preview will launch to a subset of users first, though no release date has been given, and artists won't need a full catalog to participate. _daily.dev helps developers building music or generative AI products track how licensing deals shape what's technically and legally possible._ ### How much of the music uploaded to streaming platforms is now AI-generated? More than 50% of daily track uploads to Deezer were AI-generated, up sharply from about 10% in January 2025. This surge in AI-generated music has pushed platforms like Spotify to build consent-based, compensated alternatives rather than let unauthorized AI remixes proliferate unchecked. _Engineers working on content moderation or generative audio tools follow shifts like this on daily.dev to gauge industry direction._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Spotify and Universal sign licensing deal for AI covers and remixes](https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-and-universal-sign-licensing-deal-for-ai-covers-and-remixes-nfqvyzxaw) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [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 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 - [Deezer launches a remix tool that does not use AI and pays artists for every stream](https://daily.dev/posts/deezer-launches-a-remix-tool-that-does-not-use-ai-and-pays-artists-for-every-stream-i0togtlj2) · The Next Web · 0 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-expands-ai-remix-and-covers-project-with-merlin-partnership-sazpzwv3i) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-expands-ai-remix-and-covers-project-with-merlin-partnership-sazpzwv3i","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-expands-ai-remix-and-covers-project-with-merlin-partnership-sazpzwv3i"},"datePublished":"2026-08-04T15:50:48.379Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:04:09.174Z","description":"Spotify announced that Merlin, representing over 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/34c9173cab3c18d6afb27b86377bef23?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/34c9173cab3c18d6afb27b86377bef23?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-expands-ai-remix-and-covers-project-with-merlin-partnership-sazpzwv3i","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"genai,spotify","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-expands-ai-remix-and-covers-project-with-merlin-partnership-sazpzwv3i#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Spotify's upcoming AI remix and covers product and how will artists get paid?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Spotify is building a paid add-on letting fans create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists' music, requiring artist consent, credit, and compensation. Merlin, representing over 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing the effort. A research preview will launch to a subset of users first, though no release date has been given, and artists won't need a full catalog to participate. daily.dev helps developers building music or generative AI products track how licensing deals shape what's technically and legally possible."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How much of the music uploaded to streaming platforms is now AI-generated?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"More than 50% of daily track uploads to Deezer were AI-generated, up sharply from about 10% in January 2025. This surge in AI-generated music has pushed platforms like Spotify to build consent-based, compensated alternatives rather than let unauthorized AI remixes proliferate unchecked. Engineers working on content moderation or generative audio tools follow shifts like this on daily.dev to gauge industry direction."}}]} ```