Warner Music settles copyright suit with Suno, signs AI licensing deal

Warner Music Group settled its copyright lawsuit against Suno and simultaneously signed a licensing agreement covering future AI-generated music, resolving one of the major label suits filed against AI song generators after the RIAA sued both Suno and Udio for mass copyright infringement roughly a year earlier. Under the deal, artists and songwriters retain control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices and compositions are used in AI-generated tracks built on Warner’s catalogue.

Suno agreed to retire its current, unlicensed generation models during 2026 and replace them with new models trained under the licence. The platform’s terms will also tighten: songs generated on Suno’s free tier will become playable and shareable but not downloadable, while paid users will face monthly download caps with the option to purchase more. Neither company disclosed damages or specific revenue-sharing terms.

The settlement followed Universal Music Group’s own settlement with Udio a month earlier, which similarly paired litigation resolution with a licensed, artist-opt-in platform launching in 2026, and Warner’s earlier licensing arrangement with Stability AI. Together the deals marked a shift among major labels from suing AI music generators toward licensing them, converting infringement claims into revenue-sharing partnerships — even as artists themselves pushed back, with a musicians’ union suing Universal and Warner within the following week over the terms of AI licensing deals struck without artist consent.