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Spotify AI Remix Tool Raises Shares 16%, Sparks UK Backlash

5/27/2026

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Spotify launched an AI tool for remixes and covers of participating artists, under a Universal Music Group deal.
The launch lifted Spotify’s shares by 16% last week.
Spotify says the tool is consent-based, noting co-CEO Alex Norström’s warning that it could produce 10,000 variations per song, raising artist concerns.
The UK reversed a plan to allow AI use of copyrighted works after protests from artists Elton John and Dua Lipa.

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Spotify launched an AI tool for remixes and covers of participating artists, under a Universal Music Group deal.
The launch lifted Spotify’s shares by 16% last week.
Spotify says the tool is consent-based, noting co-CEO Alex Norström’s warning that it could produce 10,000 variations per song, raising artist concerns.
The UK reversed a plan to allow AI use of copyrighted works after protests from artists Elton John and Dua Lipa.