{"id":3093872,"date":"2026-02-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=3093872"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:37:12","slug":"google-adds-music-generation-capabilities-to-the-gemini-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/18\/google-adds-music-generation-capabilities-to-the-gemini-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Google adds music-generation capabilities to the Gemini app"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google announced on Wednesday that it&#8217;s adding a music-generation feature to the Gemini app. The company is using <a href=\"https:\/\/deepmind.google\/models\/lyria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DeepMind&#8217;s Lyria 3 music-generation model<\/a> to power the feature, which is still in beta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To use the feature, you&#8217;ll describe the song you want to create, and the app will generate a track along with lyrics. For instance, you could ask Gemini to create a &#8220;comical R&amp;B slow jam about a sock finding its match,&#8221; and the app will generate a 30-second track along with cover art made by Nano Banana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google said that you can even upload a photo or a video, and the AI-powered tool will create a song to match the mood of the media file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div id='jwppp-video-box-30938721' class='jwppp-video-box' itemprop='video' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject' data-video='1' style=\"margin: 1rem 0;\">\n<meta itemprop='name' content='Gemini App Music generation.mp4'\/>\n<meta itemprop='description' content='Users will be able to use text, images, and videos as a reference to generate music. 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Users can also change and control other elements like style, vocals, and tempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with rolling out Lyria 3 to the Gemini app, Google is making the model available to YouTube creators through the Dream Track feature on YouTube, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/14151606?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a tool<\/a> that helps creators make AI-generated tracks. The option was only available to YouTube creators in the U.S. until now. But with this release, Google is expanding Dream Track availability globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google said that you can&#8217;t mimic an artist outright, but if you add an artist&#8217;s name to your prompt, Gemini will create a track in a similar style or a mood. (It&#8217;s not clear if generation will make it easier for others to decode the music style of a particular artist.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Music generation with Lyria 3 is designed for original expression, not for mimicking existing artists. If your prompt names a specific artist, Gemini will take this as broad creative inspiration and create a track that shares a similar style or mood. We also have filters in place to check outputs against existing content,&#8221; the company said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/innovation-and-ai\/products\/gemini-app\/lyria-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google noted that all songs created with the Lyria 3 model will have a SynthID watermark to identify AI-generated content. The company said that it&#8217;s also <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/gemini\/answer\/16722517?hl=en&amp;co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">adding capabilities to identify AI-generated music<\/a> with SynthID within Gemini. Users will be able to upload tracks and ask Gemini if it is AI-generated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music generation is rolling out to all 18+ Gemini users across the world with support for English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI-generated music has created mixed sentiments among artists and listeners. On one hand, companies like YouTube and Spotify are adopting AI and signing contracts with music labels to monetize AI-generated music. On the other hand, AI model and tooling companies are facing lawsuits from the music industry over copyrights of the training material. 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