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Record Scratch—Google's Lyria 3 AI Music Model Is Coming to Gemini Today

Google integrates DeepMind’s Lyria 3 into Gemini, enabling users worldwide to create 30-second AI-generated music tracks with lyrics, cover art, and watermark verification.

  • Beginning on February 18, 2026, Google announced Lyria 3 support for Gemini on the web, with mobile access arriving in a few days for users aged 18 and above.
  • By widening access through Gemini, Google says the expansion aims to make Lyria available to all, noting it was previously limited to select users via Vertex AI.
  • Users can prompt Gemini app with text, images, or video to generate 30-second clips with Nano Banana cover art and SynthID watermarks identifying AI-created audio.
  • Google AI Plus, Pro, Ultra subscribers will receive higher usage limits for creating 30-second songs in Gemini, while free users can generate tracks in Gemini. Google also expands Dream Track globally for YouTube Shorts creators.
  • Industry pressure has come from major music labels like Sony, Universal and Warner amid lawsuits and licensing deals, while Google plans quality and language expansions and invites users and rights-holders to report issues.
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Since February 18, Google's Gemini app allows you to create custom music from text, images or videos.The feature operates with Lyria 3, Google's most advanced music generation model DeepMind.It is available in beta version for people over 18 years of age and, for now, in eight languages, including Spanish and English.How Music Creation Works in GeminiThe dynamic is simple.You describe an idea or upload an image.In seconds, the app generates a 30…

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