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Updated · The Verge · Nov 5
SoundCloud Adds 3-Month ElevenLabs Offer for Direct AI Music Publishing
Updated
Updated · The Verge · Nov 5

SoundCloud Adds 3-Month ElevenLabs Offer for Direct AI Music Publishing

3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Nov 5

Summary

  • SoundCloud now lets creators publish tracks from ElevenLabs directly to its platform, removing the export-download-upload step for AI-generated music.
  • Three months of ElevenMusic Pro will be free for SoundCloud Artist Pro subscribers, giving paying creators a built-in incentive to test the new workflow.
  • Tracks sent from ElevenLabs will carry labels identifying their AI origin, a disclosure step SoundCloud already encourages for users subject to EU rules.
  • The tie-up is narrower than SoundCloud's earlier Moises partnership, which also lets users pull SoundCloud tracks into Moises for stem separation, remixing and republishing.
  • The latest deal reinforces SoundCloud's relatively open stance on generative music as other streaming services focus more publicly on removing or demonetizing AI spam.

Insights

Will SoundCloud’s seamless AI upload pipeline flood the platform with synthetic tracks, burying human artists in the process?
How can platforms guarantee AI tracks do not secretly infringe on copyrights before they are directly published to the masses?
If AI music becomes indistinguishable from human creation, will mandatory labeling truly protect the value of authentic artistry?