Spotify has roped the indie publisher Kobalt into its AI platform for covers and remixes - Engadget

This paid add-on lets fans generate content via "AI-powered creative tools." Spotify has been teasing its upcoming AI tool that lets fans make covers and remixes for a while now, even unveiling a partnership with Universal Music Group. The streamer just announced another partner for the endeavor, the indie music publishing company Kobalt. This company publishes songs by a wide range of musicians, from Phoebe Bridgers to the post-punk outfit IDLES. Kobalt artists will soon be able to opt-in to Spotify's upcoming platform that lets fans repurpose songs to make remixes and covers. This is, of course, done via a suite of AI tools. We haven't heard any of these remixes or covers, but the whole thing sounds sort of like a version of Suno that uses officially licensed songs instead of going on a shoplifting spree throughout the entire internet. To that end, this is being marketed as a new way for artists to make money, instead of a new way in which generative AI can rip them off. Spotify says the tool will "open up additional revenue streams and new ways to drive discovery." Kobalt CEO Laurent Hubert added that its artists will be "directly benefiting from the creative opportunities these