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Warner Music Group settles with Udio and licenses recordings and publishing for AI platform

Warner Music Group resolved its copyright litigation with Udio and agreed to license its recorded music and publishing for a new platform. Artists and songwriters will be credited and paid.

NEW YORK, November 19, 2025 Warner Music Group (WMG) and Udio announced that they have resolved their copyright infringement litigation and signed a licensing agreement for a new AI music platform. The deal covers WMG's recorded music and music publishing businesses.1

Terms of the deal

Udio will launch a subscription service in 2026 that lets users make remixes, covers and new songs using the voices of participating artists and the compositions of participating songwriters. Those artists and songwriters will be credited and paid. Udio will keep its current closed system running during the transition.1 Financial terms were not disclosed.

The public record on this agreement is limited to the announcement and the press coverage cited below. The price is listed here as: Undisclosed. The status shown, Settled, reflects the most recent reporting available on October 22, 2026, and any later amendments are not captured.

Background

The RIAA sued Udio and Suno in mid-2024 on behalf of the three major labels. Universal Music Group settled with Udio in October 2025. WMG announced a separate partnership with Stability AI the same day, and Suno's dispute with the labels continued.1 WMG chief executive Robert Kyncl said the company remains committed to protecting the rights of its artists and songwriters.1

What it means for data sellers

Warner's deal repeats a pattern: settle, license the catalog for a defined product, and require artist consent. For data sellers, it suggests that buyers will pay for rights clarity when the alternative is litigation. Sellers should expect to negotiate credit, payment and opt-in mechanics, not only a fee.

How the deal came together

  1. Litigation. Warner Records was one of the labels that sued Udio in 2024 through the RIAA.
  2. Universal sets a precedent. Universal settled with Udio in October 2025, creating a template for the other majors.
  3. Warner agreement. Warner and Udio announced a settlement and licensing deal on November 19, 2025.
  4. Platform plan. The parties will develop a next-generation creation and discovery service for 2026.

Takeaways for companies with data

  • Once one major settles, holdouts face pressure to agree on similar terms.
  • Licenses tied to a named product give the seller visibility into how its catalog is used.
  • Opt-in structures for artists are becoming the standard in music AI deals.

Sources

Every numbered reference above points to an entry here. Figures come from these pages as of the date shown at the top of the article. Where a source reports a number it got from unnamed people, the text says so.

  1. WMG settles Udio lawsuit, strikes licensing deal for next-generation AI music platform coming in 2026 (Music Business Worldwide, November 2025)

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