Deezer says its new feature lets fans remix songs with artist consent

Global music streaming service Deezer announced on Wednesday the launch of its new feature, “Remix Lab,” which allows fans to creatively remix songs with the consent of the original artists and rights holders. Plus, the company says artists actually get paid for every stream of these remixed tracks. The new Remix Lab feature can be found in the app on select artists’ pages. Unlike competing services that rely on AI for remixes, Deezer implements in-app tools to create remixes, such as adjusting tempo and adding reverb, or “more elaborate transformations such as changes to musical genre and style,” head of product Pierre Trochu explains in today’s blog post. In comparison, YouTube lets creators remix tracks using AI tools, and Spotify has recently teamed up with Universal Music Group for AI-generated covers and remixes. However, some argue that this approach brings more AI music to these platforms which could overshadow human artists, making it more challenging for them to gain traction. Deezer has taken a strong stance against AI for some time and recently introduced a new tool that analyzes playlists from streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music to detect AI-generated tracks. The platform is also recognized as one of the few streaming services that actively removes AI tracks from its recommendations and omits them from editorial playlists. …