For much of the past two years, the music industry has debated what ethical artificial intelligence should look like.

The definitive agreement hands Universal Music Group (UMG)-owned UMI a 30% shareholding in Mumbai-based Excel, valuing the company at ₹2,400 crores ($300M).

The 25-year-old jazz artist burst onto the scene when she nabbed Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album for album Linger Awhile in 2023 The Bronx native established a name for herself in the music industry from the jump, winning Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 65th annual Grammy Awards in 2023.