Spotify Partners with Merlin for AI Music Remixes & Covers
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Spotify Partners with Merlin for AI Music Remixes & Covers

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Spotify is expanding its upcoming AI-powered music tool through a new partnership with Merlin, representing over 30,000 independent labels and distributors. The collaboration aims to allow fans to create AI-generated covers and remixes while ensuring proper artist compensation and credit.

The paid tool will enable users to remix and cover songs from participating artists using artificial intelligence. Spotify announced that Merlin joins Universal Music Group in supporting the project. This backing is crucial as it expands the availability of music for use within the AI platform, covering both major label and independent artists.

Spotify emphasizes that artist participation will be opt-in only. Artists who choose to participate will receive credit for their work when fans create remixes or covers using the AI tool, and they will also be compensated financially. This approach is intended to address concerns about copyright and fair payment in the age of generative AI.

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