The agreement brings over 30,000 independent labels and distributors into a new framework that allows fans to legally create AI-powered remixes and covers of existing tracks. Merlin currently represents approximately 15 percent of the global recorded music market. Charlie Hellman, Spotify Senior Vice President and Global Head of Music, confirmed the collaboration ensures participating independent artists are credited whenever their work is altered. Instead of generating completely artificial songs from scratch, Spotify designed its tool around real musicians and authentic catalog recordings. Every fan-made creation generated by the upcoming tool will automatically route listeners back to the original source material.