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ElevenLabs Music v2.5 Becomes the Default Generator and Blocks Downloads of Tracks That Reference Other Artists' Songs
ElevenLabs published Music v2.5 on September 11, 2026, making it the default for both prompted and reference generation while keeping v2 available, with claims of richer melodies, more natural instrument timbres and more layered arrangements. The rights terms are the concrete part: users own tracks on every tier including free, ownership attaches at creation and survives cancellation or downgrade, but downloads are blocked for any track that references another artist's song. Free accounts get five lossless downloads a day and Pro gets 400 a month; the announcement also references a multi-year strategic agreement with Universal Music Group covering licensing and product development.
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