generative-audio
YuE2 is an open song generator that writes the sheet music first News
The M-A-P research collective released YuE2 on 9 September 2026, a 3.6-billion-parameter open song generator that first writes an editable melody-and-chord score and then renders the full song, available as a 7.3 GB download under a non-commercial licence, the same day Suno launched v6 built with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe.
MiniMax released a five-minute song model with a catch in the licence News
MiniMax published the weights for Music 3, a model that generates complete five-minute songs with vocals in 32 kHz stereo, under a licence that permits commercial use but requires on-screen credit and written permission above $20 million in revenue.
ElevenLabs Music v2.5 Tool
Default model in ElevenMusic since 11 September, with more layered arrangements and more natural-sounding instruments than v2, which stays available. API access for paid subscribers via model_id music_v2_5; tracks run 3 seconds to 5 minutes and music generation costs 900 credits per minute.