Suno Turns Warner and BMG Into Paid Partners With Its New V6 Models

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    "url": "https://startupfortune.com/suno-turns-warner-and-bmg-into-paid-partners-with-its-new-v6-models/",
    "title": "Suno Turns Warner and BMG Into Paid Partners With Its New V6 Models - Startup Fortune",
    "excerpt": "Suno launched three new AI music models built on catalogs from Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe Music, all licensed rather than scraped, while Universal Music Group and Sony Music keep fighting the company in court. Suno released three new AI music models this week, and for the first time it built them on catalogs it's actually allowed to use. Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe Music all licensed their songs to Suno ahead of the launch of V6, V6-wild, and V6-mini on Tuesday, September 9, taking a cut of the platform's revenue instead of pursuing a courtroom judgment against it. That's the real story behind the Suno V6 Warner BMG licensing deal: two of the three major labels that sued Suno for training on their music without permission have now flipped to getting paid every time someone uses it. It's a fast turn for a company that was, less than a year ago, a defendant in a mass copyright case brought by Warner, Universal, and Sony. Warner broke ranks first, striking a licensing settlement with Suno last November that ended its lawsuit and, as part of the deal, saw Suno acquire Songkick, Warner's concert-discovery platform. BMG followed with its own global licensing agreement in August, according to Music Business Worldwide. Believe Music, the French independent distributor, signed on this week as the third partner, Variety reported. According to Music Ally, the new...",
    "summary": "Suno acquired Songkick, a concert-discovery platform, from Warner Music Group as part of a licensing settlement.",
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