Spotify reportedly targets early 2027 for a paid AI remix and cover add-on

Spotify may start charging for AI-generated remixes and covers within a few months. The Financial Times reported on October 30 that the streaming company is aiming to launch the feature in the first quarter of 2027, possibly timed around the Grammy Awards in February. Spotify's share price rose about 6% that afternoon, according to 24/7 Wall St., on a day when the Nasdaq-tracking QQQ fund fell roughly 3%.

What the report says

According to the FT report as relayed by Yahoo Finance and 24/7 Wall St., Spotify is considering an extra charge of $4 to $5 a month for the tool, on top of a Premium subscription. In the United States, where an individual plan costs $12.99, that would add roughly a third to the bill. Subscribers could rework existing songs or make a track sound as if a different artist were singing it, 24/7 Wall St. writes. Royalties would go back to the artists behind the original recordings. Both outlets stress that nothing has launched and that price and timing could still change. The articles reviewed for this story include no comment from Spotify on the reported date or price.

What Spotify has confirmed so far

The product itself is not a secret. Spotify presented an "artist-first" AI initiative with the major labels, Merlin and Believe in October 2025. On its second-quarter earnings call in August, co-CEO Alex Norström described it as a paid add-on for Premium subscribers built on consent, credit and compensation, TechCrunch reported. Only artists who opt in will have their music available, and a research preview for a subset of users was announced as the next step, without a date. Co-CEO Gustav Söderström said the company does not need deals with every major label to launch.

Universal Music Group is the launch partner. Merlin, which represents tens of thousands of independent labels, joined in August, and Believe signed on October 20 for participating artists on Believe and TuneCore. Music Business Worldwide reports that Believe artists can accept or decline the Spotify programme and are paid when remixes of their tracks are streamed. Sony Music and Warner Music Group are still negotiating, according to the report.

Open questions

The commercial case is unproven. It is not known how many listeners will pay a third more for remix tools, how many artists will opt in, or how revenue will be split between labels, publishers and performers. The tool is meant to transform existing songs rather than create new ones, a line Spotify uses to set itself apart from AI music generators.