
Suno launches v6 model trained on licensed music amid copyright suits
The AI music startup retires older models and pivots to licensed data from Warner, BMG and Believe as Sony and Universal lawsuits continue.
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The AI music startup retires older models and pivots to licensed data from Warner, BMG and Believe as Sony and Universal lawsuits continue.

Max Harris and Nihil Young are calling out peers they suspect of passing off Suno output as human-made music.

Starting mid-September, AI-generated artists get a badge and lose default placement in editorial and algorithmic recommendations.

CEO Mikey Shulman says the company will fingerprint outputs and partner with distributors, following its Warner Music settlement.

The independent-label licensing group joins Universal Music Group in Spotify's opt-in, paid AI covers and remixes catalog.

The French streamer will delist AI tracks unstreamed for six months as uploads hit 90,000 per day in June 2026.

Sony seeks up to $150,000 per work after a judge blocked it from adding the tracks to the original 2024 case against the AI music generator.

Fully AI-generated tracks lose royalties starting today and get a label on July 15th, but they stay on the platform.

The streaming service will tag 100% AI tracks, block royalties, and bar direct-to-fan sales — a sharper line than Spotify or Apple Music.

The AI music startup wants unsigned artists for grants and mentorship — in exchange for broad licenses, a class-action waiver, and a non-disparagement clause.

After rivals declined to license the tech, Deezer is letting listeners scan playlists across 20 platforms for synthetic tracks.

The deal gives WMG patented 'AI DNA' technology to fingerprint songs and trace their use in training data and generated output.
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