Spotify subscribers could pay $4 to $5 a month on top of Premium to create AI-generated covers and remixes through a planned new service.
Spotify announced in October 2025 that it would develop “artist-first” AI music products with Sony, Universal, Warner, Merlin and Believe.
The Financial Times reported on Friday, 30 October 2026, citing people familiar with Spotify’s strategy, that the company was planning to launch the tool in the first quarter of 2027. Spotify declined to comment to the Financial Times.
The newspaper’s sources said the proposed launch date and price had yet to be settled. The tool could be unveiled around the Grammy Awards on 7 February 2027.
The licensing work has unfolded over the past year. On its Q2 2026 earnings call on 4 August, Spotify co-chief executive Gustav Söderström said the company did not need agreements with all the major labels and did not expect every artist to be included.
Believe and TuneCore signed licensing deals on 20 October. Two days later, Spotify co-chief executive Alex Norström confirmed both companies as partners on the company’s Q3 2026 call.
Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group remain in negotiations.
Spotify is also building a system to put fan-made remixes into playlists while crediting their plays to the original tracks on Spotify’s charts. Artists will decide individually whether to participate, even where their label has licensed its catalogue to Spotify for the service.
The proposed add-on could create an extra source of revenue for Spotify. KeyBanc estimated in September that AI music features could increase Spotify’s average revenue per user by about 2% within 12 to 18 months.
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