YouTube recently launched an AI-powered feature that enables select users to “restyle” licensed music tracks for use in Shorts. This feature, part of the “Dream Tracks” experiment introduced in November,

YouTube's AI-powered feature allows eligible users to restyle licensed tracks for Shorts. The tool lets users create custom background tracks by selecting a track to modify, and entering a prompt defining the style. We hope YouTube makes music restyling available to all users and Shorts creators in the future.

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Select YouTube creators can now produce their own remixes of existing songs. YouTube has announced a new feature for its AI-powered Dream Track tool that allows individuals to "restyle" a song and create a 30-second tune to use in a Short.

YouTube last year started letting select creators in the U.S. create AI-generated songs with prompts using the vocals of artists like Charlie Puth, Charli

YouTube detailed a new experiment for content creators with Dream Track access that lets them "restyle" a piece of music. Restyling a song leverages the platform's AI tool for a 30-second clip with a completely new genre and mood based on your description.