Warner Music settles Suno AI lawsuit and gives artists full control over voice and music rights

Key Highlights:

• Artists control if AI uses their voice and music
• Suno launches licensed models in 2026 with download limits
• Deal brings Songkick to Suno and creates creator revenue

Warner Music Group and Suno AI announced a partnership on November 25 that settles their copyright lawsuit and creates licensed AI music models. The deal gives WMG artists full control over whether AI uses their voices, names, and compositions in generated tracks. Suno will buy Songkick from Warner and launch new licensed models in 2026 to replace the current unlicensed versions.

Robert Kyncl is the CEO of WMG. He said the partnership expands revenue and delivers new fan experiences while giving artists and songwriters opt-in control over the use of their name, image, likeness, voice, and compositions. The WMG newsroom confirms Suno will add download restrictions. Free-tier songs become playable only. Paid users face monthly download caps.

Warner has been pursuing AI licensing deals with other platforms. The company recently worked on labels negotiating deals with platforms like Udio. The Suno blog post shows the company raised $250 million at a $2.45 billion valuation last week. CEO Mikey Shulman wants to build the biggest music ecosystem possible while keeping the Studio tool for professional creators. The deal creates new revenue streams for 100 million creators on the platform.