Spotify reportedly wants up to $5 extra per month for AI covers and remixes

Back in May, Spotify announced a licensing deal with Universal Music Group for a new AI tool that lets fans create covers and remixes of songs from participating artists, and said it would launch this as a paid add-on for Premium subscribers. It didn’t share a price or a launch date at the time, but now we have a better idea of both. According to a new report, Spotify is aiming to launch the service in the first quarter of 2027, possibly unveiling it around the Grammy Awards in February.

The company is reportedly considering charging $4 to $5 per month for it, on top of what you already pay for Premium. For reference, the individual Premium plan in the US went up to $12.99 per month in February, so you’d be looking at around $17 to $18 for both. The source of this report has cautioned that neither the timing nor the pricing is final, and Spotify unsurprisingly declined to comment.

The tool will let you use AI to make your own versions of songs, such as turning a folk song into a dance track or making one artist sound like they’re covering another one’s music. Royalties from these fan-made remixes would go to the artists behind the original songs. Spotify is also reportedly building a way for remixes to show up in playlists, with their plays counting toward the original tracks in its charts.

Besides UMG, Spotify has also signed deals with Merlin and Believe, but it’s still negotiating with Sony Music and Warner Music. Winning over artists is another hurdle, since they can opt out even if their label is on board. Spotify and Universal have reportedly been meeting with individual artists, and today’s major stars have proven harder to convince than some veteran acts.

Paid extras for the most dedicated fans have been rumored for a long time – back in February 2025, a report said Spotify’s Music Pro tier would cost $6 more than Premium and include tools for remixing songs. That tier never materialized, and lossless audio ended up coming to Premium at no extra cost instead.

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