Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) have signed new licensing agreements that will allow Spotify to launch generative AI tools for fan-made covers and remixes. The deal covers recorded music and music publishing rights. It will let Spotify Premium users create AI-powered covers and remixes of songs from participating UMG artists and songwriters. Paid Feature…
Spotify announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Universal Music Group to allow fans to use generative AI to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs. The tool will be launched as a paid add-on available to Spotify’s Premium subscribers. It will also offer a revenue share with participating artists for the AI-generated…
Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced new recorded music and music publishing licensing agreements that will allow Spotify users to create AI-generated covers and remixes of songs from participating artists and songwriters. The feature, which will be introduced as a paid add-on for Spotify Premium subscribers, will use generative AI technology to enable…
Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced a major recorded-music and music-publishing licensing agreements that will enable Spotify to launch a new tool allowing fans to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs from participating artists and songwriters. The tool will be powered by generative AI technology that the announcement states “will open up…
Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest music streaming service provider, says it took down more than 250,000 policy-violating songs and reviewed over 600,000 cases involving “high-risk copyright content” across its platforms last year. The figures come as TME said it bolstered compliance and risk management across key areas in 2025, including copyright licensing, emerging AI risks,…
Music fans are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with AI songs, according to a recent report published by the music and entertainment insights company Luminate. The decline is especially notable with young listeners who are part of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. The study compared attitudes toward AI use in music creation from May to November of…
Google Flow Music is an AI-based platform that enables users to create and customize music through simple text prompts. Teacher’s Tech explains how to access the platform via flowmusic.app and navigate its user-friendly interface. A notable feature is the ability to generate complete songs by entering specific descriptions, such as “relaxing acoustic melody with nature…
Artificial Intelligence has rapidly entered the world of music, with tools now capable of composing melodies, generating vocals, and even mimicking styles. Platforms like OpenAI and Google DeepMind are pushing the boundaries of what machines can create. This raises an important and urgent question for Indian Classical Music: Do these AI systems actually have authentic…
According to a new study from Luminate, U.S. consumer interest in listening to AI-assisted music declined across all age groups from when they were first surveyed in May 2025 to November 2025. The greatest decline comes from Gen Alpha and Gen Z in particular, falling from net -6% to -16% during that period. Overall, U.S….
Posted Apr 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM UTC Playdate Catalog games can’t use generative AI for “art, audio, music, text, or dialog.” Panic detailed the changes in a policy that went into effect this month. For now, however, Panic will allow Catalog titles that “have used AI assistance in the coding process,” but those games…
