Google Acquires Music Generator ProducerAI

The AI tool will become part of Google Labs, allowing users to create music through natural language prompts.

Published on Feb. 24, 2026

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Google has announced that the generative AI music tool ProducerAI will become part of Google Labs. Backed by The Chainsmokers, ProducerAI allows users to write natural language requests to generate music, using Google DeepMind's Lyria 3 music-generation model. Google also shared that three-time Grammy-winning rapper Wyclef Jean used the Lyria 3 model and Google's Music AI Sandbox on his recent song "Back From Abu Dhabi."

Why it matters

The acquisition of ProducerAI by Google highlights the growing role of AI in the music industry, as artists and producers explore using generative AI tools to aid in the creative process. However, the use of AI in music has also faced pushback from some musicians concerned about the potential impact on human creativity and the use of copyrighted data to train these models.

The details

ProducerAI uses Google DeepMind's Lyria 3 music-generation model, which can turn text and even image inputs into audio outputs. The platform allows users to communicate with the AI model more like a "collaboration partner," according to Elias Roman, Google Labs' Senior Director of Product Management. Google also shared that Wyclef Jean used the Lyria 3 model and Google's Music AI Sandbox on his recent song "Back From Abu Dhabi."

  • Google announced the acquisition of ProducerAI on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

The players

ProducerAI

A generative AI music tool that will become part of Google Labs.

Google DeepMind

The company that developed the Lyria 3 music-generation model used by ProducerAI.

Wyclef Jean

A three-time Grammy-winning rapper who used Google's Lyria 3 model and Music AI Sandbox on his recent song "Back From Abu Dhabi."

Elias Roman

The Senior Director of Product Management at Google Labs.

Jeff Chang

The Director of Product Management at Google DeepMind.

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What they’re saying

“ProducerAI has allowed me to create in new ways. I've experimented with new genre blends, expressed how I feel with personalized birthday songs for my loved ones, and made custom workout soundtracks for myself and friends.”

— Elias Roman, Senior Director of Product Management, Google Labs (Google Blog Post)

“This is not just a machine where you're clicking a button a hundred times, and then you're done. It's a careful kind of curation where you're going through and saying, 'Oh, I think that's something we can use.'”

— Jeff Chang, Director of Product Management, Google DeepMind (Google Video)

“What I want everybody to understand […] is you're in the era where the human has to be the most creative. There's one thing that you have over the AI: a soul. And there's one thing that AI has over you: the infinite information.”

— Wyclef Jean (Google Video)

What’s next

Google has not announced any specific next steps for the integration of ProducerAI into Google Labs or the further development of its AI music tools.

The takeaway

The acquisition of ProducerAI by Google highlights the growing role of AI in the music industry, as artists and producers explore using generative AI tools to aid in the creative process. However, the use of AI in music has also faced pushback from some musicians concerned about the potential impact on human creativity and the use of copyrighted data to train these models.