Sonilo and Musical AI Partner to Measure Licensed Music in AI-Generated Output

Sonilo announced a partnership with Musical AI on October 27, 2026, to measure how licensed recordings and compositions contribute to AI-generated music and to support compensation for rights holders. PR Newswire APAC published the announcement on October 30, 2026.

How the Sonilo and Musical AI Partnership Works

Under the partnership, Musical AI's technology will analyze Sonilo's generated outputs and measure how licensed recordings and compositions contributed to each one.

The reporting is intended to give Sonilo's licensing partners the data needed to account for usage and support compensation for the songwriters, artists, and rights holders behind the original music. Musical AI is a Canadian rights technology company providing consent management and attribution infrastructure for generative music.

Keli Li, COO and Co-Founder of Sonilo, said: "The future of AI music can't be built at the expense of the people who created the music that makes it possible." Li added that the industry needs a better way to connect AI-generated music back to the artists and rights holders whose work contributed to it.

Sean Power, CEO of Musical AI, said: "AI music has enormous potential, but that potential depends on building a system that respects the creators behind it." Power said rights holders also need visibility into how their work contributes to generated music.

Sonilo is finalizing master recording and publishing agreements with major rights organizations and preparing to launch a new music model update. The company builds video-native generative audio models for creators, developers, and media platforms, according to its own description.

Sonilo's Funding and Venice Film Festival Showings

Sonilo raised $11 million in a funding round led by B Capital, with Redpoint participating, Digital Music News reported on October 23, 2026. The funds will scale compute infrastructure, go-to-market expansion, and music licensing, and the company plans to launch a consumer app in Q4.

Variety reported on October 8, 2026, that Sonilo, a San Francisco-based generative audio startup founded by TikTok veterans, raised the $11 million round led by B Capital to scale its multimodal Sound World Model, which generates music and sound effects synced to video.

Sonilo showcased its AI music and sound effects at the 2026 Venice Film Festival, contributing to the soundtrack of the PRIMORDIA trailer, PR Newswire reported on September 15, 2026. The company's Sound World Model reduced one music-exploration stage from about 10 hours to 20 seconds.

Sonilo's Planned Music Model Update

Sonilo is preparing to launch a new music model update, the company said in the partnership announcement. The update follows the company's finalization of master recording and publishing agreements with major rights organizations.