Spotify is aiming to launch an AI-powered remix and cover tool for paying subscribers in the first quarter of 2027, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the plans. The move builds on other AI listening features Canadians already use on the service, including Prompted Playlist.
The streaming company is considering an extra charge of about $4 to $5 US (roughly $5.60 to $7 CAD) a month for the add-on, with a possible public unveiling around the Grammy Awards in February. Timing and pricing have not been finalized and could still change, according to the people who spoke with the paper.
Under the concept described to the Financial Times, subscribers would use AI to make their own versions of songs, such as turning a folk track into a dance mix or making one artist appear to cover another’s music. That is a bigger creative step than Spotify’s existing AI DJ, which already takes spoken music requests from Premium users in Canada and other markets.
Royalties from fan-made remixes would go back to the original artists under Spotify’s plan, and plays of those remixes would count toward the original songs on Spotify’s charts. The company has already signed licensing deals with Universal Music Group, independent label group Merlin and French music company Believe, and is still negotiating with Sony Music and Warner Music.
How that model sits beside Apple’s approach is worth watching for Canadian listeners who hop between apps. Apple Music is preparing to show listeners when a track was made with AI, while Spotify is trying to fold licensed fan remixes into a paid feature that still credits and pays the rights holders behind the original work.
Would you pay a few dollars more a month to remix songs with AI on Spotify, or would you rather keep your subscription as it is?
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