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AI music platform Suno has released a new generation of models — branded v6 — that the company says were trained from the ground up on licensed music supplied by partners, including Warner Music Group. The launch lands after WMG became the first major label to settle its 2024 copyright case against Suno and convert that fight into a commercial partnership.
Chief product officer Jack Brody told Rolling Stone the models combine licensed partner data, user data, and prior product learnings, calling them the first developed in direct partnership with the industry. Suno is retiring its previous models as v6 rolls out, while letting users keep songs they already made and rework them on the new stack. A “wild” mode is positioned for less predictable results alongside a more polished default.
WMG has not publicly detailed how large a catalog it contributed or whether individual artists could opt out of training. Brody said the label handled that selection internally. The next phase of the deal, he added, will let fans remix and reimagine existing songs — but only with artists who opt in.
The licensed footprint is widening beyond Warner. BMG signed a licensing deal in August covering recordings and publishing, and Believe (parent of TuneCore) partnered with Suno this week after previously blocking some AI-generated uploads from distribution. Universal and Sony remain in litigation with Suno in the U.S., according to coverage of the launch.
Suno also recently added audio watermarking and monthly download caps aimed at limiting floods of AI tracks onto streaming services. The company raised $400 million in June at a reported $5.4 billion valuation and has said roughly 100 million people have made music on the platform.