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YouTube is Negotiating to work on AI music deals with top record labels
YouTube wants to get music from big record labels in exchange for lump sums that it can use to train its AI music tools and make its generative AI better.
When YouTube first released generative AI last year, it made music that sounded like Charli XCX, John Legend, and T-Pain. Now, YouTube is asking major record labels to let it copy more musicians.
Google, the owner of the video platform, wants to pay Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Records “lump sums of cash” if they allow the company to legally use their songs to train its AI music tools.
While only ten artists used Dream Track during its test phase, YouTube said it wasn’t planning to make it available to more artists but was “talking with labels about other experiments.” The news source says the platform wants to get music from “dozens” of artists.
YouTube plans to use this music to train new AI tools later this year. YouTube hasn’t said how much it’s willing to pay for these licenses, but the report says it’s likely to be a one-time payment instead of a royalty-based deal.
YouTube Seeks Major Music Licenses for Expanding AI Music Tools
When YouTube first released generative AI last year, it made music that sounded like Charli XCX, John Legend, and T-Pain. Now, YouTube is asking major record labels to let it copy more musicians.
Google, the owner of the video platform, wants to pay Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Records “lump sums of cash” if they allow the company to legally use their songs to train its AI music tools.
Although only ten artists tested Dream Track, the company said it was “talking with labels about other experiments.” The report says that the platform wants to license music from “dozens” of artists.
YouTube plans to use this music to train new AI tools later this year. YouTube hasn’t said how much it’s willing to pay for these licenses, but the report says it’s likely to be a one-time payment instead of a royalty-based deal.
