The Paywall of Permissiveness: Spotify's New Music Deal The latest deal between Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) has sparked a mixture of excitement and concern within the music industry.
On May 21, the two giants announced a partnership that allows Premium subscribers to use generative AI to create covers and remixes of participating UMG artists' songs – for a price.
The agreements between Spotify and UMG have been touted as a "landmark" moment in the industry's history with AI.