A revolutionary collaboration that is expected to become the “first fully licensed, royalty-paying generative AI platform,” launching in 2025.
What is the project?
Musical AI and Beatoven.ai have partnered to develop a revolutionary platform for AI-generated music that guarantees compensation to copyright owners. This initiative aims to be the first of its kind to generate songs through AI technology trained on licensed music data, while adhering to ethical practices.
Built on Beatoven.ai technology, the platform’s training database includes more than 3 million licensed songs, loops, samples and sounds. The tool’s consent-driven approach ensures that the intellectual property of the original artists remains respected.
Ready to launch into the second half of 2025the platform will initially be available exclusively to Musical AI’s enterprise customers as a white-label service, allowing customers to rebrand and distribute AI-generated music.
Notably, copyright holders will not only receive compensation for their works used in training the AI model, but also a share of the revenue from AI-generated leads, thus deploying a similar revenue sharing approach to that used by streaming platforms.
The companies behind it all
Musical AI specializes in AI training, content licensing and attribution. Under this partnership, it will provide licensing data, manage the attribution of AI-generated results and ensure payments to copyright holders.
Beatoven.ai offers royalty-free music powered by AI and tailored to content creators. According to its website, more than a million creators have generated more than 1.5 million titles using its platform. These tracks are produced via text prompts, with the ability to change the emotion and genre of the output.
Both companies were “Fairly trained” Certified, a standard founded by former Stability AI executive Ed Newton-Rex to validate AI models’ compliance with creators’ rights. This highlights their commitment to the ethical use of AI in their project.
“We are working with the forward-thinking and ethical team at Beatoven.ai because they see the value in proving that generative AI can be legal and can compensate original content creators for their work while continuing to thrive as a business.”
Sean Power, CEO of Music AI
Why is this important?
This initiative addresses pressing concerns regarding unauthorized use of copyrighted music and unethical AI practices in the creative space. Earlier this year, major labels like Sony and Universal Music Group pursued AI startups for alleged copyright infringement, seeking $150,000 in compensation per track.
Musical AI and Beatoven.ai’s licensing-first approach represents an important step toward addressing these issues. By building its database through direct collaboration with musicians, the platform ensures that the original creators are compensated for their contributions to the training of the model.
By building its database through direct collaboration with musicians and through a licensing-first approach, the platform ensures that the music formed is fully licensed and compensates the original creators. This model could influence how AI is used in creative spaces, navigating the intersection of AI innovation and existing legal and business frameworks.
“We believe that with this partnership we will lead the way in how business models should be built in AI, with rights holders being paid for the data models they are trained on.”
Mansoor Rahimat Khan, founder and CEO of Beatoven.ai
Beyond resolving copyright issues, the platform could pave the way for small creators and independent artists to protect their rights while receiving a share of the profits from AI-driven innovation. This could help bridge the gap between the demands of AI companies and the rights of creatives.
“There are no more excuses for not doing things correctly and well. We prove it with this very first service.
Sean Power, CEO of Music AI
The road to follow
The CEO of Beatoven.ai believes that this initiative could set the standard for AI business models in the creative industries. By prioritizing ethical practices and artist compensation, the platform sets a precedent for how AI can coexist within existing legal and creative frameworks.
While previous AI projects, such as Meta’s MusicGen, have explored generative music, this project stands out for its focus on licensing and ethical practices. It provides a potential roadmap for addressing the complex relationship between AI technology and creative rights, without resorting to legislative overhauls.
Ultimately, the real test will come when the platform launches in 2025. Its success or failure will likely shape the future of AI’s role in music creation and copyright management. Will this spark a new era of AI-generated content, or will it face the same controversies? Only time will tell.
