Spotify, Universal Music announce fan-made cover and remix agreements

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Spotify and Universal Music announced agreements to enable fan-made covers and remixes to be licensed for distribution on Spotify. The deals create a framework for how creators can upload covers and remixes and how rights and royalties will be handled. This opens new monetization opportunities for fan creators while clarifying licensing and content-management responsibilities for the platform and the label. Expect changes to submission workflows and royalty reporting that will affect creators, rights holders, and Spotify's catalog management.

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