{"id":1589239,"date":"2026-05-26T17:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/LeGMxbn33qKQYFQChhkG7"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:06:43","slug":"theres-a-lot-of-rogue-attempts-at-this-amid-ai-music-remixing-plans-spotify-chief-says-he-wants-the-company-to-be-the-one-thats-legal-and-the-one-thats-controlled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/theres-a-lot-of-rogue-attempts-at-this-amid-ai-music-remixing-plans-spotify-chief-says-he-wants-the-company-to-be-the-one-thats-legal-and-the-one-thats-controlled\/","title":{"rendered":"‘There’s a lot of rogue attempts at this’: Amid AI music remixing plans, Spotify chief says he wants the company to be ‘the one that’s legal’ and ‘the one that’s controlled’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Music streaming platform Spotify announced a licensing deal with Universal Music Group last week which would allow subscribers to create AI-generated covers and remixes of songs<\/a> from participating artists, who would then be compensated. The tool would be a paid extra to “create an additional source of income for artists and songwriters.”<\/p>\n

Now, Spotify co-chief executive Alex Norstr\u00f6m has spoken to The Financial Times<\/a> about the move, pitching these efforts as a better alternative to the AI slop currently oozing all over the internet. “There’s a lot of rogue attempts at this,” said Norstr\u00f6m, describing his wish to make Spotify the “one that’s legal” and “the one that’s controlled.”<\/p>\n

Norstr\u00f6m said that Spotify and Universal music had “several discussions” in order to negotiate the agreement, and described it as a “win-win situation” for all involved.<\/p>\n

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