[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":310},["ShallowReactive",2],{"switcher-blog-pareja":3,"art-google-lyria-3-5-ai-music-rights-en":6},{"en":4,"es":5},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-lyria-3-5-ai-music-rights\u002F","\u002Fes\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-lyria-3-5-musica-ia-derechos\u002F",{"id":7,"title":8,"author":9,"body":10,"date":295,"description":296,"extension":297,"image":298,"meta":299,"navigation":300,"pareja":301,"path":302,"seo":303,"sin_cta":300,"stem":304,"tags":305,"__hash__":309},"blogEn\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-lyria-3-5-ai-music-rights.md","Google will now write you the whole song with Lyria 3.5 — and the part of the announcement nobody covered","Paco Cubel",{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":283},"minimark",[13,18,27,38,42,45,77,84,95,99,102,113,120,124,127,164,167,171,177,180,183,207,214,218,243,247,254,258],[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"you-type-a-sentence-and-out-comes-a-song-vocals-included","You type a sentence and out comes a song, vocals included",[19,20,21,22,26],"p",{},"We're well past elevator melodies here. We're talking about a song with lyrics, with structure, and with ",[23,24,25],"strong",{},"a voice that sounds like a person",", generated from a written sentence.",[19,28,29,30,33,34,37],{},"On ",[23,31,32],{},"29 July 2026"," Google unveiled ",[23,35,36],{},"Lyria 3.5",", the new version of its AI music model, available in its Flow Music tool. And while the announcement is good fun, the interesting part isn't what it says — it's a sentence that has quietly gone missing.",[14,39,41],{"id":40},"what-google-says-it-improved","What Google says it improved",[19,43,44],{},"The official announcement highlights four things:",[46,47,48,55,61,67],"ul",{},[49,50,51,54],"li",{},[23,52,53],{},"Musicality",": richer, more complex melodic structures.",[49,56,57,60],{},[23,58,59],{},"Lyrics",": higher quality and better adherence to what you asked for.",[49,62,63,66],{},[23,64,65],{},"Vocals",": more realistic, with more emotional nuance.",[49,68,69,72,73,76],{},[23,70,71],{},"Creative control",": you can now more easily manage the ",[23,74,75],{},"tempo and duration"," of what comes out.",[19,78,79,80,83],{},"That last one matters more than it sounds. The previous version, Lyria 3, produced ",[23,81,82],{},"30-second"," tracks: fine for an experiment, useless for almost any real purpose. Controlling duration is what turns the toy into a tool.",[19,85,86,87,90,91,94],{},"One clarification while we're here: generating music ",[23,88,89],{},"from an image"," is not new in this version. Lyria 3 already worked from a text prompt ",[23,92,93],{},"or an image",". You'll see it written up elsewhere as a 3.5 feature. It isn't.",[14,96,98],{"id":97},"the-detail-nobody-covered","The detail nobody covered",[19,100,101],{},"Here's the interesting bit, and we didn't spot it ourselves — the music industry press did, by putting this announcement side by side with the earlier ones.",[19,103,104,105,108,109,112],{},"Google has for some time leaned on one particular phrase to fend off questions about what its models are trained on: that it trains ",[23,106,107],{},"\"for original expression, not for mimicking existing artists.\""," In the Lyria 3.5 announcement, ",[23,110,111],{},"that phrase is gone",".",[19,114,115,116,119],{},"It might mean nothing — copy gets rewritten and trimmed all the time — or it might mean quite a lot. What is verifiable is that ",[23,117,118],{},"Google has never spelled out which music it actually trained on",". Its public position is that it uses material it has the right to use, under \"terms of service, partner agreements, and applicable law.\" Which is an elegant way of naming no names.",[14,121,123],{"id":122},"meanwhile-in-court","Meanwhile, in court",[19,125,126],{},"Context explains why every word is being weighed so carefully. Google's direct competitors in AI music have spent months in litigation with the record industry:",[46,128,129,135,148],{},[49,130,131,134],{},[23,132,133],{},"Warner"," settled with both Suno and Udio.",[49,136,137,140,141,144,145,112],{},[23,138,139],{},"Universal"," and ",[23,142,143],{},"Sony"," still have claims running against ",[23,146,147],{},"Suno",[49,149,150,152,153,156,157,160,161,112],{},[23,151,143],{}," filed a fresh suit against ",[23,154,155],{},"Udio"," on ",[23,158,159],{},"20 July",", naming more than ",[23,162,163],{},"30,000 recordings",[19,165,166],{},"Google is launching its model right into the middle of that. The caution in the announcement is no accident.",[14,168,170],{"id":169},"does-this-affect-you","Does this affect you?",[19,172,173,174,112],{},"If music isn't your field, the temptation is to scroll past. But this lands somewhere very specific: ",[23,175,176],{},"your business's video",[19,178,179],{},"More and more freelancers and small companies are putting together videos for Instagram, for TikTok or for their homepage, and they need background music. Until now the answer was paying for a licensed music library. Now the temptation is to ask an AI for a track in thirty seconds, for free.",[19,181,182],{},"The right question isn't \"does it sound good?\" It's these three:",[184,185,186,192,201],"ol",{},[49,187,188,191],{},[23,189,190],{},"Does the service's licence allow commercial use?"," Not all of them do, and some only on paid plans.",[49,193,194,197,198,112],{},[23,195,196],{},"Who's liable if a rights problem shows up later?"," Almost always, buried in the small print: ",[23,199,200],{},"you",[49,202,203,206],{},[23,204,205],{},"What happens if a court changes the rules within a year"," and that music has been sitting in your corporate video for months?",[19,208,209,210,213],{},"This isn't scaremongering. The ground is genuinely shifting ",[23,211,212],{},"right now",", with active claims covering 30,000-plus recordings.",[14,215,217],{"id":216},"what-you-can-do-today","What you can do today",[46,219,220,227,233,240],{},[49,221,222,223,226],{},"If you're already using AI-generated music in something published, ",[23,224,225],{},"go and read the service's terms"," and check whether commercial use is covered. It's usually under \"Terms\" and it's usually short.",[49,228,229,232],{},[23,230,231],{},"Keep a record"," of which tool you used, on which account and on what date. If you ever have to show where that music came from, you'll be glad you did.",[49,234,235,236,239],{},"If the video matters to your business — the homepage one, a paid campaign — consider a ",[23,237,238],{},"properly licensed music library"," even if it costs a few euros. AI is great for experimenting; for something that will live on your site for years, peace of mind is worth more.",[49,241,242],{},"And don't assume a licence is fine just because a big company is behind the tool. Read it anyway.",[14,244,246],{"id":245},"what-we-do","What we do",[19,248,249,250,253],{},"When we build or maintain a client's site, this comes up more often than people expect: where every image, every typeface and every piece of audio that ends up published actually came from. Not out of legal pedantry, but because the nasty surprise always arrives ",[23,251,252],{},"afterwards",", once everything is live and has to be redone.",[14,255,257],{"id":256},"references","References",[46,259,260,269,276],{},[49,261,262],{},[263,264,268],"a",{"href":265,"rel":266},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.google\u002Finnovation-and-ai\u002Fmodels-and-research\u002Fgoogle-labs\u002Flyria-3-5\u002F",[267],"nofollow","Google — Lyria 3.5 in Flow Music (29\u002F07\u002F2026)",[49,270,271],{},[263,272,275],{"href":273,"rel":274},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.musicbusinessworldwide.com\u002Fwatch-out-suno-google-has-upgraded-lyria\u002F",[267],"Music Business Worldwide — Google upgrades Lyria: more realistic vocals, and the phrase that disappeared",[49,277,278],{},[263,279,282],{"href":280,"rel":281},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.androidcentral.com\u002Fapps-software\u002Fset-the-tempo-googles-lyria-3-5-debuts-with-updates-to-ai-musicality-in-flow-music",[267],"Android Central — Lyria 3.5 and tempo control in Flow Music",{"title":284,"searchDepth":285,"depth":285,"links":286},"",2,[287,288,289,290,291,292,293,294],{"id":16,"depth":285,"text":17},{"id":40,"depth":285,"text":41},{"id":97,"depth":285,"text":98},{"id":122,"depth":285,"text":123},{"id":169,"depth":285,"text":170},{"id":216,"depth":285,"text":217},{"id":245,"depth":285,"text":246},{"id":256,"depth":285,"text":257},"2026-07-29","On 29 July Google unveiled its new AI music model: better vocals, better lyrics, tempo control. But comparing this announcement to the previous one turns up an awkward detail, right as its rivals are in court. And if you're thinking of using AI music in your business, that detail matters to you.","md","\u002Fog\u002Fog-default.png",{},true,"google-lyria-3-5-musica-ia-derechos","\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-lyria-3-5-ai-music-rights",{"title":8,"description":296},"en\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-lyria-3-5-ai-music-rights",[306,307,308],"Artificial Intelligence","Google","Business","jJ1ighV4s8wV0sHOQpRtmChgXQCuX4oIBbbHTWfZcC4",1787312492807]