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Google DeepMind releases Lyria 3.5 music generation model with improved musicality and editing controls

Model release Provisional 95% confidence first seen 29 July 2026, 16:02

Google DeepMind released Lyria 3.5, an updated music generation model available through the Flow Music platform. The update includes improvements to melody complexity, lyric quality, vocal expression, and introduces new editing features such as Selective Section Painting for modifying specific song sections and adjusting individual instrumental and vocal elements.

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29 Jul, 16:02 We’re launching Lyria 3.5 in Google Flow Music, with advances across musicality, lyrics, vocals, and creative control Google DeepMind official 31 Jul, 09:30 Google's Lyria 3.5 music model enables individual song section editing and vocal/instrument tuning The Neuron newsletter

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Google DeepMind releases Lyria 3.5 music generation model with improved musicality and editing controls

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