ElevenLabs pays AI songs
ElevenLabs launched a Music Marketplace that offers structured payouts for licensing AI-generated songs — a commercial path for legit AI music creators as enforcement ramps up. (aimusicpreneur.com). That marketplace arrives alongside major takedowns, signaling the industry is splitting enforcement from monetization channels. ( )
ElevenLabs opened the Music Marketplace inside its ElevenCreative hub on March 19, 2026. (billboard.com) Creators who list tracks on the Marketplace are paid via Stripe Connect or ElevenLabs credits and can choose from three license tiers — Social Media, Paid Marketing and Offline — while ElevenLabs sets listing prices and does not publish a fixed payout percentage. (aimusicpreneur.com) ElevenLabs says nearly 14 million studio‑grade tracks have been generated with Eleven Music since the model launched in August 2025, and the company points to its Voice Marketplace as precedent after paying out more than $11 million to voice creators. (musically.com) ElevenLabs’ marketplace terms explicitly state AI‑generated music on the platform carries no copyright protection under U.S. law and that creators assume legal liability for their uploads. (aimusicpreneur.com) Sony disclosed it has asked streaming platforms to remove more than 135,000 tracks it says are AI “deepfakes,” a figure revealed by Dennis Kooker at the IFPI Global Music Report event on March 18, 2026. (musicbusinessworldwide.com) Sony says the takedowns target impersonations of acts including Beyoncé, Queen and Harry Styles, that roughly 60,000 such tracks were flagged since March 2025, and industry execs are now urging clear labeling and upload‑point detection on streaming services. (musicbusinessworldwide.com)
