iMused's first official song, "The Bag," proves the model: written by CLEO-P from a real artist's Musical DNA, with credit and royalties built in.
iMused released its first official song on February 20, 2026. It's called "The Bag," and it's proof the whole idea works.
Here's the short version. iMused is the ethical AI music platform from 144K Collective, backed by 9th Ward. The promise from day one was simple: build tools that speed up creation without robbing the artists whose sound makes new work possible. "The Bag" is the first release that puts that promise on the record.
The song
"The Bag" was written by Vernique Sibert, who records as CLEO-P (The Crazed Lunatic). She's a lifelong vocalist and songwriter with roots in choir, opera training, and multilingual music. The song is about momentum. Not letting doubt or distraction pull you off your goals.
"For me, 'the bag' is momentum," Sibert said. "It's the mindset to keep moving and investing in what you're building."
She came to the platform a skeptic. "I was terrified of AI for a long time," she said. "Then I realized this is not a replacement for what's in your head and heart." What changed her mind was that the tool helped her finish a song she could already hear but couldn't quite complete.
The muse, and why credit matters
Every iMused song starts with a Muse. For "The Bag," that Muse was Ayra Starr's Musical DNA.
This is the part that sets iMused apart. Musical DNA Technology™ reads an artist's creative fingerprint across more than a dozen musical dimensions. When that fingerprint shapes a commercial release, the Muse artist isn't just thanked. They get an auditable 10 to 20 percent royalty split and an official co-producer credit. Every track also runs through PRO registration and public attribution on a ledger, so the paper trail is real from the first note through distribution.
One more thing worth being clear about: iMused doesn't spit out the finished audio. It builds the lyrics, chord progressions, and style direction. From there you take it to a generation tool like Suno, Udio, or Mureka, or you hand it to human musicians. The artist stays in the driver's seat.
Why this one counts
"iMused was built to prove a simple point: innovation does not have to come at the expense of creators," said Jay Davis, founder of 144K Collective. "This release is our first real-world milestone that shows ethical AI can scale creativity while still protecting artists with transparent credit and royalties."
That's the 9th Ward mission in one sentence. Protect the art. Pay the artist. Build without compromise. "The Bag" is the first time we get to point at a finished song and say: this is what that looks like.
The launch got noticed, too. The announcement ran on Yahoo Finance, The AI Journal, and outlets across the US, the UK, and South Korea.
Listen
"The Bag" is out now across major streaming platforms. Want to build your own? Start at imused.ai.
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