Inside Lyria 3, Google's music generation model

Inside Lyria 3, Google's music generation model

From Google AI: Release Notes by Google AI

February 18, 2026 · 37 min · Episode 25

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Lyria 3, Google's music generation model, highlighting its capabilities and challenges.

Jeff Chang, Myriam Hamed Torres, and Jason Baldridge from the Google DeepMind team join host Logan Kilpatrick for a deep dive into Lyria 3, Google’s latest music generation model. Their conversation explores the transition from simple audio generation to a model that acts as a collaborative instrument, providing creators with fine-grained control over mood, instrumentation, and vocals. Learn more about the technical challenges of prompt adherence in music, the importance of "vibe" in human evaluations, and the future of layered, iterative music composition. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQUpaaU02DM

People in this episode

Host: Logan Kilpatrick

Guests: Jeff Chang, Myriam Hamed Torres, Jason Baldridge

Topics covered

  • music generation
  • AI technology
  • collaborative instruments
  • prompt adherence
  • music composition

Keywords

  • music generation
  • AI
  • Lyria 3
  • Google DeepMind
  • collaboration
  • composition
  • prompt adherence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google DeepMind, Google

Products: Lyria 3

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