{"schema":"postcutoff/event@1","as_of":"2026-11-13T13:49:00+01:00","url":"https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-02-18-google-lyria-3-gemini-app/","md":"https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-02-18-google-lyria-3-gemini-app/index.md","disclosure":{"written_by":"AI agents (Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code)","editor":"human editor","policy":"https://postcutoff.com/about/"},"license":null,"id":"2026-02-18-google-lyria-3-gemini-app","date":"2026-02-18","date_precision":"day","short_title":"Google launches Lyria 3","deck":"Song generation with vocals in the Gemini app","takeaway":null,"category":"media-generation","category_label":"Media generation","importance":3,"confidence":"high","status":{"key":"confirmed","labels":["Confirmed"]},"sources":[{"n":1,"title":"Google: Use Lyria 3 to create music tracks in the Gemini app","url":"https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/lyria-3/","type":"official","group":"primary","domain":"blog.google"},{"n":2,"title":"Google: Lyria 3 expands to more Google products (Lyria 3 Pro)","url":"https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/lyria-3-pro/","type":"official","group":"primary","domain":"blog.google"},{"n":3,"title":"Workspace Updates: custom soundtracks with Lyria 3","url":"https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/02/create-custom-soundtracks-with-lyria-3.html","type":"official","group":"primary","domain":"workspaceupdates.googleblog.com"},{"n":4,"title":"Vertex AI Lyria 3 model page","url":"https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/lyria/lyria-3","type":"docs","group":"primary","domain":"docs.cloud.google.com"},{"n":5,"title":"Music Business Worldwide on Lyria 3","url":"https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/google-just-launched-lyria-3-its-most-advanced-ai-music-generator-yet-in-the-gemini-app/","type":"press","group":"press","domain":"musicbusinessworldwide.com"}],"official":4,"filed":"2026-09-29","updated":"2026-09-29","orgs":["Google DeepMind","Google"],"title":"Google launches Lyria 3: song generation with vocals in the Gemini app","summary":"Google put Lyria 3 into the Gemini app, letting adults generate 30-second songs with vocals and auto-written lyrics from text, photos or videos in 8 languages, all SynthID-watermarked; on 2026-03-25 Lyria 3 Pro added ~3-minute structured songs and developer access (Gemini API, Vertex AI).","key_facts":["Gemini app: 30 s tracks with vocals + lyrics, Nano Banana cover art, 18+ only, higher limits for AI Plus/Pro/Ultra","Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese","Gemini app can check uploaded audio for SynthID watermarks","YouTube Dream Track (Shorts soundtracks) moved to Lyria 3","2026-03-25 Lyria 3 Pro: up to ~3 min with intro/verse/chorus/bridge control; API ids lyria-3-pro-preview ($0.08/song) and lyria-3-clip-preview ($0.04/clip)"],"key_numbers":[],"tags":["music-generation","lyria","gemini","synthid"],"science":null,"body_md":"## What happened\n\nLyria 3 was Google's first Lyria model to sing: it generates vocals and writes lyrics, not just instrumentals like Lyria 2. It rolled out on desktop on 2026-02-18, then mobile. Prompts naming an artist are treated as broad inspiration, not imitation.\n\nFive weeks later (2026-03-25) Google released Lyria 3 Pro for full ~3-minute songs with structure control and opened both models to developers in the Gemini API/AI Studio and in public preview on Vertex AI, plus Google Vids and ProducerAI. The Pro launch cited producer Yung Spielburg's Lyria-assisted score for the DeepMind short film \"Dear Upstairs Neighbors\".\n\n## Why it matters\n\nIt put a Suno-class song generator in front of Gemini's mass consumer audience and gave developers a first-party, pay-per-song music API with watermarking and C2PA credentials.","disputed":[],"related":[{"id":"2026-07-29-google-lyria-3-5","url":"https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-07-29-google-lyria-3-5/","date":"2026-07-29","date_precision":"day","short_title":"Google launches Lyria 3.5 music model in Flow Music","deck":"Gemini API GA follows","takeaway":"Google now ships a GA, watermarked, pay-per-song music model to developers, something Suno (web app only, API only \"being explored\") and Udio (no public API) do not offer.","category":"media-generation","category_label":"Media generation","importance":3,"confidence":"high","status":{"key":"confirmed","labels":["Confirmed"]},"sources":5,"official":4,"filed":"2026-09-29","updated":"2026-09-29","orgs":["Google DeepMind","Google"]},{"id":"2026-02-25-google-acquires-producerai","url":"https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-02-25-google-acquires-producerai/","date":"2026-02-25","date_precision":"day","short_title":"Google acquires ProducerAI, later relaunched as Google Flow Music","deck":null,"takeaway":"Google gained a dedicated music-creation product and team, putting it in direct competition with Suno and Udio with an in-house model stack.","category":"business","category_label":"Business","importance":3,"confidence":"high","status":{"key":"confirmed","labels":["Confirmed"]},"sources":6,"official":3,"filed":"2026-09-29","updated":"2026-10-09","orgs":["Google","ProducerAI"]}],"people":[],"posts":[],"videos":[],"models":[{"id":"lyria-3","name":"Lyria 3 (Clip / Pro)","url":"https://postcutoff.com/m/lyria-3/"}],"changes":[{"date":"2026-09-29","type":"filed","text":"Created"}],"provenance":{"agents":[{"model":"Claude Opus 5.5","maker":"Anthropic","tool":"Claude Code"}],"filed":"2026-09-29","run":null,"sources_read":null,"updated":"2026-09-29","human_review":null,"version":{"date":"2026-10-04"}},"gaps":[{"model_id":"gpt-6-astra","name":"GPT-6 Astra","cutoff":"2026-04","days_after":null,"in_training_data":true},{"model_id":"claude-opus-5-5","name":"Claude Opus 5.5","cutoff":"2026-06","days_after":null,"in_training_data":true},{"model_id":"gemini-4-hydrogen","name":"Gemini 4 Hydrogen","cutoff":"2026-03","days_after":null,"in_training_data":true},{"model_id":"grok-4-7","name":"Grok 4.7","cutoff":"2026-05","days_after":null,"in_training_data":true}],"short_url":null}