TL;DRDeezer launched Remix Lab, letting fans remix songs with in-app tools and artist consent while paying royalties, deliberately avoiding AI.
Deezer has launched Remix Lab, a feature that lets fans remix songs directly inside the app using in-app tools rather than artificial intelligence. The feature requires the explicit consent of the original artists and rights holders, and Deezer says artists get paid for every stream of the remixed tracks.
The tool is available on select artists’ pages within the Deezer app in France. Users can adjust tempo, add reverb, or make more substantial changes such as shifting a track’s genre or style, according to head of product Pierre Trochu.
The distinction Deezer is drawing is deliberate. Spotify, which has struggled with AI-generated content on its platform, signed a landmark licensing deal with Universal Music Group in May that lets Premium subscribers create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists’ catalogues. YouTube’s Dream Track programme uses Google’s AI to let creators restyle licensed songs through text prompts.
Deezer’s approach skips AI entirely. The remix tools are built into the app, and the results depend on what users do with tempo, effects, and style controls rather than what a generative model produces. The company frames this as consistent with its broader position against AI-generated music on streaming platforms.
