I has notched another win in the music industry.
On Tuesday, AI music firm Suno announced a “first-of-its-kind partnership” with Warner Music Group, settling the lawsuit that the record label previously brought against the startup. As part of the deal, Suno also acquired SongKick, a live music discovery platform, from Warner.
Suno also noted a number of upcoming changes to its platform coming in 2026, including launching more advanced and licensed models, currently available models being “deprecated,” and downloading audio requiring a paid account.
The company is also introducing a number of restrictions, including that free-tier songs are not downloadable and paid-tier users have limited monthly download caps.
In the announcement, the companies noted that artists “will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music.”
“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,” Robert Kyncl, CEO of Warner, said in the announcement.
The announcement comes on the heels of a number of developments between AI and the music industry as record labels seemingly shift their perspective on the technology. Last week, Warner settled its lawsuit against AI music platform Udio. In October, Universal Music Group settled with Udio and forged a partnership, and announced an alliance with Stability AI. Suno also announced a $250 million funding round last week, bringing its valuation to $2.45 billion.
Though labels seem to be warming up to AI, many musicians are rallying against the tech, and the jury is still out on consumer opinions.




