Warner Music Group adn โคAI Music Startup Suno Announce โขLicensing Partnership Months Afterโฃ Copyright Lawsuit
Warner Music Groupโ (WMG) has reachedโค a licensingโค agreement withโค AI music generator Suno, marking a โnotable shift in โtheโ music industry’s approach to artificialโ intelligence. The deal comes โjust months after WMG joined Universal Music Group โฃ(UMG) and Sony Music โentertainment in a lawsuit accusing Suno and Udio of copyright infringement.
The partnership signals a potential pathโ forward for AI music companies navigatingโ complex copyright issues. The lawsuit alleged that Suno and Udio trained their AI models on โcopyrighted material from โmajor artists-including Drake, Bruce Springsteen, and Green Day-creating competing, machine-generated content. while the legal battles continue, WMG’s agreement โwith Suno demonstrates a willingness to explore collaborative solutions. This move followsโ a similar settlementโ betweenโค UMG and Udio in October, โขwhich limited the scope of Udio’s platform, and Klay becoming the frist AI music startup to secure licensing deals with all โขthree major labels in โNovember. The agreements aim to establish a frameworkโ for AI music โฃcreation thatโ respectsโ artists’ rights and fosters innovation.
