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Major Labels in Licensing Talks With A.I. Companies Suno & Udio Amid Blockbuster Lawsuit
- As of early June 2025 in the U.S., the major record labels Universal Music Group, Warner Music, and Sony Music Entertainment are negotiating licensing agreements with AI startups Udio and Suno.
- These talks follow billion-dollar copyright lawsuits filed by the labels last year, accusing the startups of unauthorized use of music to train AI models.
- The labels aim to receive fees and equity, while the startups want enough flexibility to develop AI tools that generate music via user prompts.
- Bloomberg reported on June 1 that such agreements could resolve the disputes and set a precedent for how AI firms compensate music rights holders.
- If finalized, the deals would likely end ongoing litigation and influence industry standards amid unsettled copyright law and parliamentary disputes over AI content use.
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Music giants begin negotiating AI licensing rights for labels and artists
As artificial intelligence’s influence continues to spread deeper into pop culture, major record labels are starting negotiations with AI companies to ensure they—and their artists—are properly compensated when their music is used to train large language models. Sony Music, Warner Music, and Universal Music Group reportedly have begun talks with Suno and Udio, a pair of generative AI startups that allow users to compose new tracks. That could se…
Major record labels such as Universal, Warner and Sony are negotiating licensing agreements with the two startups regarding the use of songs by generative artificial intelligence and how much artists will be paid for the use of their work.
While each has a preference, for ChatGPT some prevail more than others.Madonna, Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga are some of the artists who managed to enter the podium created by the technological tool.
New York, 2 Jun (EFE).- The great record companies Universal, Warner and Sony have taken a step forward by the artists they represent and the interests of these companies and hold individual conversations for the license rights of Artificial Intelligence (IA) when using their music, says the Wall Street Journal. According to the New York newspaper, which attributes the information to sources familiarized with the topic, these companies are negot…
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