{
  "id": 3337329,
  "title": "Stability AI’s New $76M Funding Round Is Backed by Universal, Sony and Warner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/stability-ais-new-76m-funding-round-is-backed-by-universal-sony-and",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:38:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/stability-ai-funding-round-backed-by-universal-sony-warner/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stability AI has announced a $76 million Series B funding round led by Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group. This marks the company as the first AI firm to receive investments from all three major music companies in a single round. The capital will support the expansion of Stability AI's product suite for creative production, enhance its applied research, and bolster its professional services. Notable investors include Stability's chairman Sean Parker, venture capital firms Coatue, Greycroft, and Kadmos Capital, as well as Alphabet's Eric Schmidt. Since the appointment of CEO Prem Akkaraju in June 2024, Stability AI has raised a total of $232 million, including two equity rounds and convertible notes. Akkaraju, previously the CEO of Weta FX, remains on its board. Stability AI has been developing music-making models for years, starting with the open-source generative audio label HarmonAI in 2019, followed by the initial version of Stable Audio in 2023. The company has licensed music for its training set and recently partnered with Universal and Warner Music Group to create advanced music creation tools. Akkaraju emphasizes the significance of this investment round, stating that it validates the company's vision of empowering creatives through generative AI.",
  "summary": "Stability is now the first AI company to secure direct equity investment from all three major music companies.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Stability AI Raises $76 Million in Funding Round Backed by Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music and Electronic Arts (EXCLUSIVE)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/stability-ai-raises-76-million-in-funding-round-backed-by-universal",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, raises $76 million in fresh funding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/stability-ai-maker-of-image-generator-stable-diffusion-raises-76",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:03:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}