UMG–SoundLabs MicDrop vocal-modeling agreement
deal·voice modeling technology agreement·announced
UMG artists can create private, authorized vocal models with SoundLabs' MicDrop plugin.
Recorded facts
| Official site | https://www.universalmusic.com/soundlabs-and-universal-music-group-announce-strategic-agreement-to-offer-responsibly-trained-ai-technology-and-vocal-modeling-plug-in-micdrop-to-umg-artists/ ↗ |
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| Geography | United States |
| parties | name: Universal Music Group · role: artist_and_rightsholder_partner · research key: org_umg; name: SoundLabs · role: ai_technology_provider · research key: org_soundlabs |
| end date | not publicly disclosed |
| deal type | consensual_voice_modeling_agreement |
| territory | global |
| deal state | announced; current operational state not independently confirmed |
| exclusivity | not publicly disclosed |
| renewal state | not publicly disclosed |
| effective date | not publicly disclosed |
| financial terms | state: not_publicly_disclosed |
| geographic basis | materially_active_in_us_market |
| party statements | org umg: The party publicly supported the announced relationship and its described scope. · org soundlabs: The party publicly supported the announced relationship and its described scope. |
| catalog content scope | Participating UMG artists' own voice data and exclusive creative uses. |
| products models datasets rights affected | MicDrop; artist-specific vocal models; voice-to-voice AI; speech-to-singing |
Announced
| deal party | Universal Music GroupSource 1 ↗ PARTY CLAIM high confidence |
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| technology provider | SoundLabsSource 1 ↗ PARTY CLAIM high confidence |
Sources & changes
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Field-level evidence
Public change history
- Status unknown → announced
- Official URL unknown → www.universalmusic.com/soundlabs-and-universal-music-group-announce-strategic-agreement-to-offer-responsibly-trained-ai-technology-and-vocal-modeling-plug-in-micdrop-to-umg-artists
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