Warner Music Group and AI Startup Udio Reach Agreement in Fight Over Copyrighted Music | By Wendy Lee, L.A. Times | Warner Music Group on Wednesday said it reached an agreement with artificial intelligence startup Udio, ending a legal battle over concerns that copyrighted music was being used to train AI models.
Under an agreement, Udio will release a platform next year using AI models trained on licensed and authorized music, the New York-based companies said. The music could include content from WMG’s publishing businesses, providing new revenue for artists and songwriters who choose to opt in, the companies added.
Udio declined to say which artists would be involved in its new platform and WMG did not return a request for comment. WMG’s artist roster includes Ed Sheeran, Fleetwood Mac and Madonna.
The startup’s current platform allows users to write text prompts and create songs using AI. The new version, which is expected to launch next year, will let users create remixes, covers and new songs with the voices of artists and the compositions of songwriters who choose participate and those artists and writers will be credited and paid, the companies said.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/warner-music-group-and-ai-startup-udio-reach-agreement-in-fight-over-copyrighted-music/
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-11-19/warner-music-group-udio-ai-settlement-copyrighted-music-what-to-know
AI Music Generator Suno Valued At $2.45 Billion—Here’s Why It’s Controversial
By Conor Murray, Forbes Staff, Forbes
Suno, an AI platform that turns text prompts into songs, said Wednesday it raised $250 million and is valued at $2.45 billion as it disrupts the music industry, with artists generated using its technology increasingly hitting the charts and major record labels suing for copyright infringement.
Suno said in a statement Wednesday it raised $250 million in a funding round led by Menlo Ventures, with participants including NVentures, Nvidia’s venture capital arm, and Hallwood Media, a music management company that has increasingly invested in AI music.
Suno said the money will allow it to invest more in developing tools for users, also claiming nearly 100 million people have created music on its platform since its launch in 2023.
The company said its technology makes music creation more accessible, calling itself the “future of music”—though the platform has generated controversy and sparked pushback from major record labels, some of which have filed lawsuits alleging the technology is trained on copyrighted material.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/ai-music-generator-suno-valued-at-2-45-billion-here-s-why-it-s-controversial/
Further Reading
Creator Behind Billboard-Charting AI ‘Artist’ Xania Monet Defends Her Music Against Backlash From Kehlani And More (Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/11/05/creator-behind-billboard-charting-ai-artist-xania-monet-defends-her-music-against-backlash-from-kehlani-and-more/