ElevenLabs Adds Section-by-Section Song Editing to ElevenMusic as AI Music Tools Race Heats Up
ElevenLabs launched a feature called Composer for its ElevenMusic platform on August 25, 2026, letting users edit and regenerate individual sections of a song without disturbing the rest of the track. The tool was available immediately, according to Music Business Worldwide.
Composer gives users independent control over the style, tempo, energy, instrumentation, and length of each part of a song. Someone could rewrite a verse, slow down a bridge, or shift a chorus into a different key, all while leaving the surrounding sections intact. Users can bring their own lyrics to any section, rewrite them at any point, and regenerate only that part. The tool produces several takes of a given section for side-by-side comparison before settling on one. Song structure can also be reordered, with sections swapped, doubled, or extended.
ElevenMusic tracks can be built from a user's own lyrics, an existing recording, a text prompt, or from scratch. The platform markets itself as producing studio-quality music across any genre, language, or vocal style, according to ElevenLabs' music landing page.
The underlying capability is not entirely new. ElevenLabs' Music v2 model, released on May 26, 2026, already let users select any section of a track and regenerate just that part. Composer builds a dedicated editor around that function, fleshing it out into a full section-by-section workflow.
The release lands in a crowded field. Composer arrived about 12 days after Suno released Studio 2.0, an upgraded version of its browser-based production suite, on August 13, 2026. Suno's update added MIDI support, a chat bar in beta, and improvements to stem separation — the process of splitting a finished recording into its individual instrument and vocal parts. Suno had launched its original browser-based workstation, Suno Studio, in September 2025.
Google is in the mix too. On July 24, 2026, the company added song generation and editing to Spaces, a tool within its Flow Music platform, including the ability to replace sections and extend tracks. A fourth competitor, Udio, does not publish user or subscriber figures.
ElevenLabs has been shipping ElevenMusic features at a steady clip through 2026: Mixes on June 18, Tools on July 2, Vocals on July 22, and References on July 23. The company said in March 2026 that nearly 14 million tracks had been created on ElevenMusic since its debut, and in April that more than 4,000 indie and emerging artists were using the platform. It does not disclose subscriber numbers for the music product specifically.
The broader business is growing fast, though not because of music. ElevenLabs said in May 2026 that it had crossed $500 million in annual recurring revenue, up from $350 million at the end of 2025, attributing that growth to enterprises deploying voice agents rather than to its music tools. The company was valued at $11 billion in a Series D round announced in February 2026 that has raised more than $550 million across three closes.
Suno, ElevenLabs' closest rival in AI music generation, reported 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue as of February 2026, with CEO Mikey Shulman saying over 100 million people had used the platform. Suno was valued at $5.4 billion in June 2026, more than doubling the $2.45 billion valuation it reached in a $250 million Series C round in November 2025.
What makes this moment notable is the pace. Three companies with a combined valuation north of $16 billion have each shipped song-editing tools within roughly five weeks of one another, each betting that users who can generate a full track with a sentence will also want the granular control that traditional production software offers. Whether that bet pays off is a question the subscriber numbers — where available — will eventually answer.
