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You can now send a song from ElevenMusic straight to SoundCloud, with no file to export and no separate upload. ElevenMusic, the AI song generator from ElevenLabs, and SoundCloud announced the integration on November 5, 2026.

SoundCloud is the first platform outside ElevenMusic to get direct publishing. If you pay for SoundCloud Artist Pro, you also get 3 months of ElevenMusic Pro for free.

Both companies call this the start of a broader collaboration. SoundCloud’s announcement has the deal terms, and TechCrunch carried the track count from ElevenLabs.

How direct publishing from ElevenMusic to SoundCloud works

Getting an AI song in front of people has usually meant a chain of chores: make it in one app, export the file, then upload it somewhere else. SoundCloud’s announcement says that with this integration, “creators can experiment and produce music in ElevenMusic, then publish directly to SoundCloud without interrupting their creative workflow.”

Diagram of a song going from a prompt through ElevenMusic and straight to SoundCloud, skipping the file export
Design: The AI Musicpreneur, from the SoundCloud and ElevenLabs announcement

Once it lands, your song sits on a platform SoundCloud counts at 500+ million tracks from 40+ million artists in 193 countries.

The announcement doesn’t show the publish screen, so I can’t tell you yet how many clicks it takes. If you’re new to the app, my ElevenMusic guide gets you to a finished song first.

Music creation and discovery belong together and now, with SoundCloud, that music can reach even more audiences and communities.
— Mati Staniszewski, CEO and cofounder of ElevenLabs

So what does a listener see when a track arrives this way?

How SoundCloud labels tracks published from ElevenMusic

SoundCloud says these tracks “will also carry platform-specific disclosures identifying ElevenMusic as their creation source.” In plain words, a listener can see the song came from ElevenMusic. Neither company has shown what that disclosure looks like.

Your upload also plays by the same rules as any other SoundCloud track. Music published this way “will be subject to SoundCloud’s existing content policies, including applicable ownership and rights requirements.”

Platforms are split on AI music right now. Deezer gives listeners a toggle to switch AI music off, and Bandcamp bans tracks made entirely or mainly by AI. My streaming rules breakdown goes through each platform.

SoundCloud has its own history on this. It rewrote its AI terms in 2025 after a backlash, and it now says it doesn’t train generative AI on artists’ music without explicit consent, as I covered in the Moises and SoundCloud piece.

The integration also comes with a free trial, and that part runs through SoundCloud.

What you get with ElevenMusic Pro through SoundCloud Artist Pro

New and existing SoundCloud Artist Pro subscribers can claim 3 months of ElevenMusic Pro through SoundCloud’s Member Benefits program. The announcement lists what that plan includes each month:

  • Up to 1,000 song creations.
  • 500 stem splits.
  • 5 custom styles or vocals.

ElevenMusic’s pricing page puts Pro at $9.99 a month, or $7.99 a month billed yearly. At the monthly price, the offer is worth about $30.

The announcement doesn’t say what happens when the 3 months end, so check the renewal terms before you claim it.

ElevenMusic isn’t SoundCloud’s only AI tool partner, though.

SoundCloud’s AI partners so far: Moises, Google Flow Music, Hook and ElevenMusic

TechCrunch lists 3 other AI integrations on SoundCloud:

  • Moises: launched 15 days earlier, on October 21, 2026. You import your SoundCloud tracks into Moises Studio, mix and master them, and publish them back.
  • Google Flow Music: Google’s music creation app.
  • Hook: the licensed remix platform.

ElevenMusic is the one that starts from a prompt, so it brings fully generated songs onto SoundCloud. SoundCloud calls its stance an “artist-first, human-first approach to AI.”

ElevenLabs also made a second music industry move on the same day, when DDEX announced it as a full member.

What ElevenMusic and SoundCloud haven’t said about the integration

2 things are missing, and both affect your money.

First, earnings. ElevenMusic Pro includes royalties from streams, and my ElevenMusic review covers how those payouts work. The announcement doesn’t say whether SoundCloud plays count toward them, or how a track published this way earns on SoundCloud.

Second, access. It doesn’t say whether free ElevenMusic users can publish to SoundCloud, or only Pro users.

If you’re on Artist Pro, your next step is simple: the offer sits on SoundCloud’s artist benefits page.

Frequently asked questions

How much does ElevenMusic Pro cost after the 3 free months from SoundCloud?

ElevenMusic lists Pro at $9.99 a month, or $7.99 a month billed yearly. The SoundCloud announcement doesn't say whether the free period renews automatically, so check the terms before you claim it.

How is the ElevenMusic integration different from the Moises and SoundCloud integration?

Moises works as a round trip: you import your SoundCloud tracks into Moises Studio, mix and master them, and publish them back. ElevenMusic is a generator, so the song starts there and gets published out to SoundCloud.

How many tracks have users made with ElevenLabs' music models?

ElevenLabs says users have created more than 25 million tracks with its models so far, according to TechCrunch's November 5, 2026 report. ElevenLabs released its first music model in 2025.

Can you use songs from the free ElevenMusic plan commercially?

Yes, with a credit. ElevenMusic's pricing page lists commercial use on the free plan as long as the song carries a Made with ElevenMusic credit. The free plan gives you 25 songs a day, 5 downloads a day and 5 stem splits a day.

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Christopher Wieduwilt

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Covering AI music tools, industry shifts, and news for music creators and professionals. Twice-weekly newsletter at aimusicpreneur.com.

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