Suno and Warner Music Group Successfully Sign New Licensing Agreement

Warner Music Group (WMG) and Suno have recently signed a licensing agreement, one that will settle WMG’s some of the $500 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Suno. Mikey Shulman, Suno’s CEO, has described it as “a new chapter in music creation.” Meanwhile, Suno still has two unsettled cases with Sony Music Entertainment and UMG.

Also included in the deal, Suno’s acquisition of WMG-owned discovery platform Songkick will continue to go on. As mentioned in a press release, “The combination of Suno and Songkick will create new potential to deepen the artist-fan connection.”

Participation for WMG songwriters and artists is optional, as they are allowed to “opt in” for the utilization of their images, likenesses, voices, names, and compositions to be applied in AI-generated music whenever they wish. Another press release statement from the deal comments that it will “compensate and protect artists, songwriters, and the wider creative community.”

“Our partnership with Warner Music unlocks a bigger, richer Suno experience for music lovers, and accelerates our mission to change the place of music in the world by making it more valuable to billions of people,” says Suno CEO Mikey Shulman. “Together, we can enhance how music is made, consumed, experienced, and shared. This means we’ll be rolling out new, more robust features for creation, opportunities to collaborate and interact with some of the most talented musicians in the world, all while continuing to build the biggest music ecosystem possible.”

WMG CEO Robert Kyncl says in a separate statement, “This landmark pact with Suno is a victory for the creative community that benefits everyone. With Suno rapidly scaling, both in users and monetization, we’ve seized this opportunity to shape models that expand revenue and deliver new fan experiences. AI becomes pro-artist when it adheres to our principles: committing to licensed models, reflecting the value of music on and off platform, and providing artists and songwriters with an opt-in for the use of their name, image, likeness, voice and compositions in new AI songs.”

With the WMG partnership, it “unlocks a bigger richer Suno experience” along with “new, more robust features for creation, opportunities to collaborate and interact with some of the most talented musicians in the world.”