UMG–SoundLabs MicDrop vocal-modeling agreement

deal·voice modeling technology agreement·announced

UMG artists can create private, authorized vocal models with SoundLabs' MicDrop plugin.

Verified 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/ ↗
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