Overview
- The new marketplace went live with 28 voices, pairing living talent such as Michael Caine, Liza Minnelli, Art Garfunkel and Al Joyner with estates for figures including Judy Garland, John Wayne and Babe Ruth.
- Access is not blanket or self‑serve, as ElevenLabs introduces interested users to each voice’s representative or estate to negotiate terms before any AI output is produced.
- Michael Caine’s voice is joining the marketplace and will be available in the ElevenReader app to narrate books, articles and other text.
- Matthew McConaughey invested an undisclosed amount and will release a Spanish‑language audio edition of his Lyrics of Livin’ newsletter in his own AI voice, with the first edition slated for Friday.
- The rollout follows ElevenLabs’ settlement with two actors who alleged voice misappropriation, while questions continue over the commercialization of deceased figures and impacts on working voice actors.