Google just made its Gemini app a music studio. The company rolled out Lyria 3, an AI music generation feature that lets users create personalized musical greetings directly inside the Gemini interface, timed to coincide with the Year of the Fire Horse celebrations. It's the latest sign that Google DeepMind is pushing generative AI beyond text and images into full-scale creative consumer applications, putting AI-composed music in the hands of millions.
Google isn't waiting for competitors to own AI-generated music. The company announced today it's embedding Lyria 3, its latest music generation model, directly into the Gemini app, letting users spin up custom musical greetings with simple text prompts. The feature launched in time for Lunar New Year celebrations, specifically targeting the Year of the Fire Horse.
According to JJ Geewax, Director of Applied AI at Google DeepMind, users can now "celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse with personalized musical greetings created directly in the Gemini app." The integration represents a significant expansion of Gemini's capabilities beyond its core text and image generation features.
The timing isn't coincidental. Google has been methodically adding creative tools to Gemini throughout 2025 and early 2026, transforming the chatbot from a productivity assistant into a full-fledged creative suite. Earlier this month, the company launched Nano Banana 2 for image generation, and now music generation joins the roster. It's a deliberate strategy to make Gemini the one-stop destination for AI-powered creativity.
Lyria 3 builds on Google DeepMind's earlier music AI research, which the lab has been developing since at least 2023. The model can generate original musical compositions based on text descriptions, handling everything from melody and harmony to instrumentation and arrangement. Users don't need musical training - they just describe what they want, and Lyria 3 handles the composition.
The consumer focus is crucial here. While has been experimenting with creative tools and has rolled out various AI features across its apps, is betting that tightly integrated creative capabilities inside a single app will win users over. By embedding Lyria 3 directly into Gemini rather than launching it as a standalone product, Google makes music generation as simple as asking ChatGPT a question.
