Warner Music Group reached a deal with AI music-generator Udio, putting to bed its copyright lawsuit over the use of songs to train the startup’s AI model.
The agreement dropping WMG’s claims against the startup will help Udio develop a “next-generation music creation, listening, and discovery platform powered by generative AI models trained on licensed and authorized music,” the companies said in a Wednesday press release announcing the pact. The deal spans both WMG’s recorded music and music publishing business, it added.
The settlement with Warner Records Inc.—a subsidiary of WMG—is the second reached with Udio in a lawsuit brought ...