Spotify is reportedly considering charging Premium subscribers an additional $4 to $5 per month for a new AI tool that would let them create covers and remixes of songs from participating artists. The service could launch during the first quarter of 2027, potentially around the Grammy Awards in February, although neither the timing nor the price is final.
Spotify announced a licensing agreement with Universal Music Group in May for the feature but did not disclose its cost or release date. The company has reportedly also reached agreements with Merlin and Believe, while negotiations with Sony Music and Warner Music are ongoing. Spotify declined to comment on the reported plans.
The tool would allow users to transform songs in different ways, such as turning a folk track into a dance song or making one artist sound as though they were performing another artist’s music. Royalties from these fan-created versions would reportedly be paid to the artists behind the original recordings.
Spotify is also said to be developing a system that would allow remixes to appear in playlists, with their streams contributing to the original songs’ chart performance. However, artists could opt out even when their record label participates, and the company is reportedly still working to win over individual performers.
If introduced in the United States at the reported price, the add-on would bring the total cost of an individual Premium plan to approximately $17 or $18 per month. The US individual Premium subscription increased to $12.99 per month in February.
Spotify has explored paid extras for dedicated users before. A report from February 2025 claimed that a Music Pro tier would cost $6 more than Premium and include remixing tools, but that plan did not launch. Lossless audio instead became available to Premium subscribers at no additional cost.
Sources: GSMArena.