The Music Industry’s AI War Turns Into AI Partnerships

[chainsniff]

After years of litigation, WMG has now settled both its Suno and Udio lawsuits — and inked licensing deals instead.
Universal Music Group and Sony Music are reportedly exploring similar agreements.
For artists, this marks a turning point:
Full control over name, likeness, voice, and compositions
New revenue channels tied to licensed AI models
Protection against unlicensed replication
For AI companies, it means legitimacy — and access to the world’s biggest catalogs.
AI music isn’t being banned. It’s being absorbed into the industry.

[Nahid Hossen]

Funny how the industry shifted from fighting AI to partnering with it.

[Abdul Khan]

Collaboration always beats resistance—this was inevitable.