Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership
Spotify secured Merlin backing for an opt-in AI remix product, expanding music-industry licensing support beyond Universal Music Group.
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Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 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 let fans create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists’ music while ensuring artists opt in, receive credit, and are compensated.
Read at source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/spotify-adds-merlin-to-its-ai-music-remix-and-covers-effort/