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Spotify just announced a feature that could either save the music industry or destroy it.
Starting as early as Q1 2027, Spotify Premium subscribers will be able to use AI to transform any participating artist’s song into a completely different version. Turn a folk ballad into a dance track. Make a hip-hop song sound acoustic. Generate a cover where one artist’s voice performs another artist’s song. Remix a pop hit into lo-fi study music. Create the version of your favorite song that only existed in your head until now.
The remixes will be uploaded directly to Spotify. They’ll appear in playlists. They’ll count toward the original song’s chart position. And most importantly the original artist will earn royalties every time someone listens to a fan-created remix of their work.
Spotify has already signed a landmark licensing deal with Universal Music Group the world’s largest record label. Negotiations with Sony Music and Warner Music are ongoing. The feature will cost an additional $4–$5/month on top of Spotify Premium. And analysts project 7–8% of American subscribers will adopt it by 2028.
This is not Suno or Udio generating music from text prompts. This is fans remixing real songs by real artists with the artists’ permission, on the world’s largest streaming platform, with royalties flowing back to the creators.
A music industry analyst who’s covered streaming economics for 15 years told her team something after reading the licensing agreement that reframed how she understood the future of recorded music.
“Spotify just turned 640 million listeners into 640 million potential remixers. The question isn’t whether people will use it they will. The question is whether paying artists for fan remixes solves the economics of streaming or creates a world where the original recording is worth less than the infinite remixes generated from it.”
Here’s what Spotify’s AI remix feature actually is, who wins, who loses, and why this might be the most consequential decision in the music industry since the launch of streaming itself 🧵
Schmitt: Half a mile from Tucson
By the morning light
One man gone and another to go
My old buddy, you're moving much too slow
Smith: Sir, that’s Jack Straw from Wichita.
What’s @MarkKnopfler up to these days….
What the hell are we doing, folks
Spotify is launching a new tool allowing fans to create “responsible” AI-generated covers and remixes of their favorite songs from participating artists and songwriters.
The new tool will launch as a paid add-on for Spotify Premium users, creating an additional source of income for artists and songwriters.
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Let's be more specific. Replace the word "Warriors" with "Lacob." There...fixed it.
Warriors reportedly grew tired of Steve Kerr’s political activism sfgate.com/warriors/article/…
ALT Warriors reportedly grew tired of Steve Kerr’s political activism
do you suppose these people log into the queue on Ticketmaster and wait 20 minutes to get seats. lol
Super Bowl 2027 halftime! Book him
.@BillyStrings capped his winter tour kickoff with fearless improvisation, unleashing a 17-plus-minute "Meet Me at the Creek" and extended versions of "Highway Hypnosis", "Gild the Lily", and "Wargasm".
Billy Strings Heats Up Winter Tour With 17-Minute "Meet Me At The Creek" In Athens [Photos/Videos/Audio]:
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She didn't have a producer with her corralling him, and he didn't recognize her. He just played a gut-kicking game in pain. Give him a break.
