内容来源：https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/spotify-and-universal-music-strike-deal-allowing-fan-made-ai-covers-and-remixes/

内容总结：

Spotify联手环球音乐推出AI翻唱功能，向Suno等平台发起合规挑战

流媒体巨头Spotify于本周四宣布，已与环球音乐集团（UMG）达成授权协议，将推出一项基于生成式人工智能的付费附加功能，允许用户对其喜爱的歌曲进行翻唱或混音。该功能仅面向Spotify高级订阅用户开放，参与计划的艺术家将从基于其作品的AI生成音乐中获得收入分成。

目前，Spotify尚未公布该工具的具体定价及上线日期，仅表示双方已签署完整许可协议。值得关注的是，Spotify去年就已透露相关计划，表示正在与环球音乐、索尼音乐、华纳音乐、Merlin及Believe等唱片公司共同开发“以艺术家为先”的AI产品，并强调将通过“事先授权”而非“事后补救”的方式推进，此举被外界视为对Suno等AI平台的公开批评。

Spotify联合CEO亚历克斯·诺斯特罗姆在声明中表示：“解决音乐领域的棘手问题正是Spotify的使命，网友自制的翻唱和混音将是下一个重点。我们所构建的模式，基于对参与艺术家和词曲作者的同意、署名与补偿。”环球音乐集团董事长兼CEO卢西安·格兰吉爵士则称，该功能有助于艺术家深化与粉丝互动，同时开辟新的收入渠道。目前尚不清楚有哪些环球音乐艺人已同意参与。

与此形成对比的是，此前AI音乐平台Suno和Udio因在版权未明的情况下构建AI工具，遭到主流唱片公司起诉。2024年11月，Suno同意与华纳音乐就5亿美元诉讼达成和解；环球音乐与Udio的诉讼也以和解告终。目前，Suno仍面临来自环球音乐及索尼音乐的版权索赔。

Spotify此次选择主动与唱片公司合作，被视为在AI音乐浪潮中构建合规路径的关键一步。分析人士指出，环球音乐可能只是第一个合作伙伴，更多唱片公司协议或将在未来陆续公布。这一消息是Spotify在周四的投资者日上公布的，同期还发布了AI有声书创作工具、面向播客的AI功能、桌面端AI个人播客制作工具，以及为顶级乐迷预留演唱会门票等多项新服务。

中文翻译：

当心，Suno。Spotify周四宣布，已与环球音乐集团达成合作，允许粉丝使用生成式AI技术制作自己喜爱歌曲的翻唱和混音版本。该工具将作为付费附加功能推出，仅向Spotify高级订阅用户开放，并将根据参与艺术家的作品所生成的AI音乐，与艺术家进行收入分成。
公司未透露新工具的具体定价或发布时间，仅表示两家公司已达成许可协议。不过，Spotify去年曾预告相关计划，称正与环球音乐集团、索尼音乐集团、华纳音乐集团、Merlin及Believe合作，开发以艺术家为先的AI产品。
Spotify当时表示，这些AI工具将通过“事先协议而非事后请求原谅”的方式创建，这显然是对Suno等业内其他玩家的讽刺。
Spotify列出的原则包括：艺术家和版权方应能自主选择是否及如何参与AI工具；若参与，则应获得公平报酬。
“解决音乐领域的难题是Spotify的使命，而粉丝制作的翻唱和混音版本将是下一步。我们正在构建的一切，都基于参与艺术家和词曲作者的同意、署名与补偿。”Spotify联合首席执行官亚历克斯·诺斯特罗姆在谈及与环球音乐的协议时表示，“每一次技术变革中，我们都与卢西安爵士（环球音乐集团董事长兼首席执行官）及其团队合作，将音乐生态系统演变为更丰富、更有利的粉丝体验，并为艺术家和词曲作者带来更丰厚的回报。”
环球音乐集团董事长兼首席执行官卢西安·格兰奇爵士则称赞这一开发是艺术家深化粉丝关系、同时创造额外收入机会的方式。目前尚不清楚哪些环球音乐艺术家已同意参与。
尽管Suno和Udio等平台在AI音乐领域堪称先驱，但它们在构建AI音乐制作工具时，一直建立在摇摇欲坠的法律基础上。不出所料，主流唱片公司迅速提起诉讼。去年11月，Suno最终与华纳音乐集团就一项5亿美元的诉讼达成和解，而在此前不久，环球音乐集团刚与Udio达成和解。
如今，Suno仍面临环球音乐集团和索尼音乐等公司的版权索赔。Udio虽已与华纳音乐和环球音乐和解，但仍在努力解决与索尼的纠纷。
看到消费者对此类活动的需求，Spotify直接找上唱片公司寻求合作。环球音乐可能是众多唱片合作中的第一个，尽管公司并未明确表态。
这一消息是在Spotify周四投资者日的一系列公告中公布的，同时还发布了基于AI的有声书创作工具、面向播客制作者的AI功能、用于通过AI制作个人播客的桌面应用程序，以及为顶级粉丝预留的演唱会门票。

英文来源：

Watch out, Suno. Spotify on Thursday announced it has partnered with Universal Music Group (UMG) to allow fans to use generative AI technology to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs. The tool will launch as a paid add-on available only to Spotify’s Premium subscribers and will offer a revenue share with participating artists for the AI-generated music based on their work.
The company did not share pricing or a launch date for the new tool, only that the two companies had come to a licensing agreement. However, Spotify had teased its plans last year, noting that it was working with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin, and Believe to develop artist-first AI products.
The AI tools would be created through “upfront agreements, not by asking for forgiveness later,” Spotify said at the time, an obvious swipe at other players in the space, like Suno.
Among the principles Spotify outlined: artists and rightsholders should be able to choose if and how they participate in AI tools, and if they do, they should be fairly compensated.
“Solving hard problems for music is what Spotify does, and fan-made covers and remixes are next. What we’re building is grounded in consent, credit, and compensation for the artists and songwriters that take part,” said Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström, in a statement about the UMG agreement. “Through each technological transformation, we have worked together with Sir Lucian [Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group] and his team to evolve the music ecosystem into a richer, more beneficial experience for fans and a more rewarding outcome for artists and songwriters.”
UMG Chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge, meanwhile, touted the development as a way for artists to deepen their fan relationships while also creating additional revenue opportunities. There’s no word yet on which UMG artists have agreed to participate.
While services like Suno and Udio have been pioneers in the AI music space, they moved forward on shaky legal ground when building their AI music-making tools. Unsurprisingly, the major labels quickly sued. In November, Suno ended up settling a $500 million lawsuit with Warner Music Group, which came shortly after Universal Music Group (UMG) had settled its own suit with Udio.
Today, Suno is still facing copyright claims from UMG and Sony Music, among others. Udio, meanwhile, has settled with Warner Music and UMG, but is still working to settle with Sony.
Seeing demand for this type of activity from consumers, Spotify went straight to the labels for a deal of its own. UMG may be the first of many label partnerships to come, though the company didn’t outright say so.
The news was shared amid a slew of Investor Day announcements from Spotify on Thursday, which also included an AI-powered audiobook creation tool, AI-powered features for podcasters, a desktop app to produce personal podcasts via AI, and reserved concert tickets for top fans.