Spotify Bets Its Future on AI: Personal Podcasts, Licensed Remixes, ElevenLabs Audiobooks, and an Agentic Studio App

Prompt something better than Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” I dare you. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images AI covers and remixes of songs are already a blight on the internet. Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram are awash in flat reggae versions of "Smells Like Teen Spirit," dinky country renditions of The Weeknd, and monotonous Motown reimaginings of AC/DC. Now, a new tool from Spotify will make them even easier to generate and share. Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) signed a licensing deal that will allow users to generate remixes and covers from UMG's catalog. How exactly it will work, beyond being "powered by generative AI technology," or how much it will cost, is unclear. They're positioning this as a premium subscription add-on … Read the full story at The Verge.

Spotify's AI partnership with Universal Music could reshape industry norms, influencing AI licensing across creative sectors and boosting revenue. The post Spotify partners with Universal Music to enhance AI features and sets ambitious growth targets through 2030 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The AI remix tool could redefine music industry dynamics, fostering innovation and new revenue streams while challenging traditional copyright norms. The post Spotify and Universal Music Group launch AI remix tool for fan covers appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Spotify and Universal Music Group say their new licensed AI remix platform will let fans create song covers and remixes while compensating participating artists and songwriters.

Licensing agreement will allow listeners to use AI to create content on streaming platform for first time Spotify and Universal Music Group have agreed on a deal that will allow subscribers to generate song covers and remixes using artificial intelligence. The licensing agreement is the first time the Swedish streaming company will allow listeners to use AI to create content through its platform. Continue reading...

Spotify is partnering with Universal Music Group to let Premium subscribers create AI-generated song covers and remixes, with participating artists receiving a share of the revenue.

Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a licensing deal that will allow users to prompt the creation of AI-generated remixes and covers for streaming songs. The tool will be a paid add-on for Premium subscribers. Artists will be able to opt out of the program, but those who do participate will collect royalties on these AI remixes. In October of last year, Spotify announced that it was working with UMG, as well as other major labels, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin, and Believe, to create "responsible AI products." At the time, it was unclear exactly what that meant. But this appears to be the first product of that p … Read the full story at The Verge.

Studio by Spotify Labs is a new standalone AI app that generates a daily briefing, podcasts, and playlists on your PC using chatbot prompts. The AI-generated content draws from your Spotify listening history, as well as info from apps you connect to it, like your email inbox, calendar, and notes. Spotify says its AI can also "take action on your behalf," such as "researching topics, using a web browser, organizing information, and helping complete tasks." Any content you generate in Studio, like a daily briefing podcast, can be saved to your Spotify library. It will be launching "in the coming weeks" as a research preview for users 18 and … Read the full story at The Verge.