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Warner Music Settles Udio Lawsuit, Clearing Path for Licensed AI Music Platform in 2026

The agreement signals a shift toward licensed, opt-in AI music services that pledge stronger safeguards for creator rights.

Overview

  • Warner Music Group and Udio announced a settlement on Wednesday, without disclosing financial terms.
  • The deal enables a 2026 subscription platform using Udio’s models trained on licensed material from WMG’s recorded and publishing catalog.
  • Udio says it will add fingerprinting and filtering, and participation for artists on WMG’s roster will be opt-in.
  • Sony Music Group remains in litigation with Udio, and all three majors continue suing AI music platform Suno.
  • Warner Music Group also unveiled a partnership with Stability AI to develop a suite of ethically trained music creation tools.