Warner Music Group partners with Suno to offer AI likenesses of its artists

"Warner Music Group has struck a licensing deal with the AI music creation platform Suno. Under the agreement, WMG will allow users to create AI-generated music on Suno using the voices, names, likenesses, images, and compositions of artists who opt in to the program. WMG, which owns record labels that have signed musicians like Ed Sheeran, Twenty One Pilots, Dua Lipa, and Charlie XCX, says participating artists will have "full control" over how their likeness and music are used, though it doesn't share how."

""These will be new creation experiences from artists who do opt in, which will open up new revenue streams for them and allow you to interact with them in new ways," Suno says, adding that users will be able to "build around" an artist's sounds "and ensure they get compensated." WMG is also dropping out of a lawsuit it originally filed with Universal Music Group and Sony, alleging Suno illegally ripped their copyrighted works from YouTube."

"The "ethical" AI music platform Klay has also struck deals with UMG, Sony, and WMG. Along with the licensing agreement, Suno is planning to use licensed music from WMG to build next-gen music generation models that it claims will surpass its flagship v5 model. It will also start requiring users to have a paid account to download songs starting next year, with each tier providing a specific number of downloads each month."

Warner Music Group licensed Suno to let users generate AI music using the voices, names, likenesses, images, and compositions of artists who opt in. Participating artists will retain full control over how their likenesses and music are used, though specific mechanisms were not shared. Suno will enable users to build around artists' sounds and aims to ensure artist compensation while creating new revenue streams and interactive experiences. WMG withdrew its lawsuit alleging Suno copied copyrighted works from YouTube and joins other major labels in recent AI licensing deals. Suno will use licensed WMG music to train next-generation models and will require paid accounts for downloads with tiered monthly limits starting next year.

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