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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, May 11, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
Universal Music Group announced a collaboration with Splice to develop the next generation of AI-powered music creation tools for artists, building on Splice's existing AI-native tools already embedded in digital audio workstations.
Details
Announced December 18, 2025, UMG and Splice are building a roadmap for commercial AI tools focused on 'creative control and sonic excellence.' Splice had previously signed UMG's 'Principles for Music Creation with AI' in June 2024. Splice's AI tools already integrate with professional workstations such as Ableton and Pro Tools. Specific products developed under this partnership had not been disclosed as of the announcement.
Products affected
Splice AI tools (in development with UMG)
Sources & Evidence
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Trace Foundation. (2026). Universal Music Group: Universal Music Group announced a collaboration with Splice to develop the next generation of AI-powered music creation tools for artists, building on Splice's existing AI-native tools already embedded in digital audio workstations (data as of 2026-05-11) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/859032e2-e607-4957-8cb5-960d80d596cb. Accessed October 4, 2026.
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- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/859032e2-e607-4957-8cb5-960d80d596cb
- Data as of
- May 11, 2026
- Last verified
- Not recorded
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