Google adds music-generation capabilities to the Gemini app

<p id="speakable-summary" class="wp-block-paragraph">Google announced on Wednesday that it’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’s Lyria 3 music-generation model</a> to power the feature, which is still in beta.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">To use the feature, you’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 “comical R&amp;B slow jam about a sock finding its match,” and the app will generate a 30-second track along with cover art made by Nano Banana.</p>
<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> Loading the player… <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The company said that Lyria 3 improves on <a href="https://techcrunch.com/snippet/3009803/google-expands-access-to-its-lyria-music-generating-models/">the previous generation of models</a>, creating more realistic and complex music tracks. Users can also change and control other elements like style, vocals, and tempo.</p>
<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>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google said that you can’t mimic an artist outright, but if you add an artist’s name to your prompt, Gemini will create a track in a similar style or a mood. (It’s not clear if generation will make it easier for others to decode the music style of a particular artist.)</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“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,” 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>
<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’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>
<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>
<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. Platforms like <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/deezer-makes-it-easier-for-rival-platforms-to-take-a-stance-against-ai-generated-music/">Deezer have published tools to mark AI-generated music</a> to curb fraudulent streams of this kind of music.</p>