Spotify Expands AI Music Remix Project Through Merlin Licensing Partnership

Spotify announced an expansion of its AI remix and covers music project, bringing licensing partner Merlin into the initiative alongside Universal Music Group. The partnership adds over 30,000 independent labels from Merlin's network, allowing fans to create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists' music with consent. Spotify positions this as a legal alternative to controversial AI music startups, emphasizing artist compensation and credit attribution. The company plans to launch a research preview to select users, initially available as a paid add-on.