The three major music companies have all just banked equity in Stability AI – by joining a USD $76 million Series B investment into the gen-AI company.
Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and Warner Music Group join a Series B investor coalition that also includes gaming giant Electronic Arts, plus investment firms AMD Ventures and Pacific Alliance Ventures.
Universal and Warner had previously signed strategic partnerships with Stability AI.
Coatue, Greycroft, Kadmos Capital, Sean Parker, and Eric Schmidt are also participating in the Series B, investing for a second consecutive round.
The news follows Stability’s launch of Stable Audio 3.0, a family of music models trained on licensed data.
Artists can now bring Stable Audio 3.0 into their workflow through a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) plugin or directly on StableAudio.com.
The Series B brings Stability AI’s total funding under CEO Prem Akkaraju to $232 million since he joined the company in 2024.
In a press announcement, the AI company said the capital will “fuel the development of its product suite for creative production, deepen its applied research discipline, and expand its professional services arm.”
“This unmatched group of investors is an affirmation of our vision where generative AI empowers every producer, musician, and storyteller,” said Prem Akkaraju, CEO of Stability AI.
“Stability is unique in the AI field because we are creative people making tools for creatives. Developing industry-defining technology means assembling a team of industry-defining titans, and that’s what we have done here.”
Akkaraju added, “Our investors set us up for long-term success because they provide not only capital, but expertise, credibility, and direct connection to artists.”
Those who’ve invested in Stability AI to date include Coatue, Greycroft, Kadmos Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis Capital, Sound Ventures, and WPP, alongside individual investors Sean Parker, Eric Schmidt, James Cameron, Kevin Mayer, Mark Burnett, Patrick Whitesell, Prem Akkaraju, and Robert Nelsen.
Additionally, Stability AI has announced that Coatue Co-Founder Thomas Laffont has joined its Board of Directors.
“While others are building generalized AI, Stability AI is building creative tools and doing it alongside the artists, studios, and rights holders whose work defines the field,” said Thomas Laffont, Co-Founder of Coatue. “I’m glad to be joining Prem and the team.”
Laffont joins a board that includes Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former President of Facebook Sean Parker, Greycroft Co-Founder and Managing Partner Dana Settle, and Stability AI CEO and former CEO of Weta Digital Prem Akkaraju.
UMG entered into a strategic alliance with Stability AI in October 2025, with the companies agreeing to co-develop tools powered by responsibly trained generative AI.
Warner Music followed in November 2025, announcing a partnership to develop responsible, artist-friendly AI tools.
Stability AI said in its press release: “While responsibly trained generative AI models are critical, they are not enough on their own.
“Artist-centric AI will only win if the product experience on a licensed platform is better than the experience on an unlicensed platform.”
The company’s emphasis on licensed training data comes as it continues to face copyright litigation in other areas of its business.Music Business Worldwide