Spotify says its AI remix tool is for superfans, but I’m not convinced
TL;DR
Prompt something better than Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” I dare you. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images AI covers and remixes of songs are already a blight on the internet. Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram are awash in flat reggae versions of "Smells Like Teen Spirit," dinky country renditions of The Weeknd, and monotonous Motown reimaginings of AC/DC. Now, a new tool from Spotify will make them even easier to generate and share.
Nauti's Take
Promising about the Spotify-UMG deal: licensing puts artists into the value chain — a more sustainable path than the wild TikTok cover wave. Catch: Spotify is silent on quality control and payout math, and the slop risk scales even with licensing.
Superfans will get a fun tool, but songwriters and smaller labels still don't know whether real money lands or just another click loop.
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