Spotify targets early 2027 for its paid AI remix and covers tool, priced as a 4 to 5 dollar add-on
According to a Financial Times report from 30 October 2026, Spotify is aiming to launch a paid AI covers and remixes tool in the first quarter of 2027, possibly priced at 4 to 5 dollars a month on top of Premium. Timing and price are not final, Sony and Warner deals are still being negotiated, and artists must opt in to take part.
Spotify is aiming to launch its paid AI covers and remixes tool in the first quarter of 2027, according to a Financial Times report published on Friday 30 October. Music Business Worldwide, Complete Music Update and The Next Web have since followed up on the report, which cites people familiar with the plans.
The tool would let Premium subscribers create their own covers and remixes of licensed songs. The FT reports that Spotify is weighing a charge of 4 to 5 dollars a month on top of a Premium subscription, and that the company has considered unveiling the service around the Grammy Awards in February. Both the timeline and the price are described as not final and could still change. Spotify has previously confirmed plans for paid Premium add-ons but has not announced a price or launch date for this one.
Licensing is still incomplete. Reports say Spotify has deals covering the tool with Universal Music Group, Merlin, Kobalt and Believe, while talks with Sony Music and Warner Music are ongoing. Spotify has said that artists keep the choice to take part, even where their label has signed a licensing agreement.
For independent artists, the Believe deal shows how that choice will work in practice. Believe and TuneCore artists face a two step process: first they decide whether they want to be considered for AI related programmes at all, then those who opt in receive details of the Spotify partnership and make a separate decision about the remix tool. Saying yes to the first step does not enrol you in the second. Reports also say royalties from fan remixes would go to the original artists, though the exact revenue shares have not been made public.
The commercial bet is still unproven. CMU questioned whether artists and fans actually want this kind of product, and Bernstein analyst Ian Moore has projected that 7 to 8 percent of Spotify's US subscribers could sign up by the end of 2028, a forecast rather than a result.
For producers and managers, the useful step now is to decide your position before the tool arrives. Check what your distributor or label has signed, find out where the opt in sits in your dashboard, and agree with your artists which tracks, if any, they are happy for fans to rework. Electronic catalogues with clean stems and clear hooks are likely to be obvious candidates, so a deliberate yes or no is better than finding out from a fan's remix.