In May, Spotify signed a licensing deal with Universal Music Group for a new AI tool that lets fans make covers and remixes of songs by artists who take part. The company said it would come as a paid extra for Premium subscribers, but it didn’t give a price or a launch date. A new report has filled in some of those gaps, and Spotify is now said to be aiming for a launch in early 2027, possibly timed around the Grammy Awards in February.
The Tool Would Cost $4 to $5 on Top of Premium
According to the report, Spotify has been looking at a price of $4 to $5 a month, which you’d pay on top of your Premium plan. The individual Premium plan in the US went up to $12.99 a month in February, so if you wanted both you’d be paying around $17 to $18 every month. The source behind the report warned that neither the price nor the timing is final yet. Spotify declined to comment, which is what you’d expect from them at this stage.
Your Remix Pays the Original Artist
With the tool you’d be able to use AI to make your own version of a song, so you could turn a folk song into a dance track or make one artist sound as if they were covering someone else’s music. The royalties from these remixes would go to the artists who made the original songs, and that should make the idea easier for labels to accept. Spotify is also reportedly building a way for remixes to show up in playlists, with their plays counting toward the original tracks in its charts.
Sony, Warner and Many Artists Still Have to Agree
Besides UMG, Spotify has signed deals with Merlin and Believe, but it is still in talks with Sony Music and Warner Music. Artists are a second problem, because each one can opt out even if their label has agreed. Spotify and Universal have reportedly been meeting artists one by one, and today’s biggest stars have been harder to win over than some of the older acts.
Spotify Has Promised Paid Extras Before
Talk of a paid tier for Spotify’s most dedicated fans has been going around for years. In February 2025, a report said a Music Pro tier would cost $6 more than Premium and would include tools for remixing songs. That tier never arrived, and when lossless audio did come out, Spotify gave it to Premium users at no extra cost.
