On August 5, Spotify Technology S.A. rose 3.47% in regular trading, trading at $498.44/share with turnover of $67.88 million, marking a notable recovery from the prior session's 4.39% decline triggered by Q2 earnings missing expectations.

On the news front, Spotify announced that its AI music feature launch will not require agreements with every major record label, while expanding its partnership with independent music distributor Merlin to support fan-created covers and remixes. The company's co-CEO also revealed plans for a \"research preview\" of AI remix tools allowing select users to generate remixes from existing artist catalogs.

Additionally, Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Spotify to $640 from $610, maintaining an Overweight rating, characterizing the stock's 14% year-to-date decline as an attractive buying opportunity ahead of new product launches. The combination of AI strategic progress and institutional bullishness helped sentiment recover following the Q2 miss, where EPS of $3.03 fell short of the $3.29 consensus estimate by 7.9%.

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