Spotify在二季度财报电话会议上宣布，与音乐授权合作伙伴Merlin达成新的AI音乐合作，将Merlin网络中超过30,000个独立厂牌纳入其AI翻唱和混音产品[1]。Merlin加入Universal Music Group参与该AI音乐项目[1]。该产品允许粉丝在艺术家同意的情况下创作翻唱和混音，Spotify将向参与艺术家提供创作者认可和收入补偿[1]。
Spotify联合首席执行官Gustav Söderström和Alex Norström表示，这是一款"真实艺术家，而非虚假艺术家"的AI音乐产品[1]，强调"我们真正谈论的是参与我们看到的这股AI潮流的第一种合法方式"[1]。该产品计划作为付费附加功能推出[1]，研究预览版将首先向部分用户提供[1]。
音乐流媒体Deezer最近指出，日均曲目上传中超过50%由AI生成，相比2025年1月的10%大幅增长[1]。
Spotify announced during its second-quarter earnings call a new AI music collaboration with Merlin, a major music licensing partner, to integrate over 30,000 independent labels from Merlin's network into its AI cover and remix product [1]. The initiative, which also includes participation from Universal Music Group, enables fans to create covers and remixes with artist consent, positioning the platform as a legitimate, artist-centric approach to AI-generated music [1].
The company emphasized that participating artists will receive creator attribution and income compensation through the expanded offering [1]. The product will roll out as a paid add-on feature, with a research preview made available first to select users [1]. Co-CEO Gustav Söderström characterized the initiative as AI music centered on "real artists, not fake artists," while co-CEO Alex Norström stressed that the offering represents "the first legal way to participate in the AI wave that we're seeing" [1].
Streaming service Deezer recently reported that over 50 percent of daily track uploads are now AI-generated, a sharp increase from 10 percent in January 2025 [1].