Warner Music Group Partners with Suno AI for Artist Likeness Licensing
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Summary
Warner Music Group has entered into a licensing agreement with AI music platform Suno, allowing users to create AI-generated music using the voices, names, likenesses, images, and compositions of artists who opt into the program. The deal covers WMG's roster of artists including Ed Sheeran, Twenty One Pilots, Dua Lipa, and Charli XCX. Participating artists will have "full control" over how their likeness and music are used, though specific details of the control mechanisms are not disclosed. This represents a significant development in the music industry's approach to AI-generated content and artist rights.
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Under the agreement, WMG will allow users to create AI-generated music on Suno using the voices, names, likenesses, images, and compositions of artists who opt in to the program.
WMG, which owns record labels that have signed musicians like Ed Sheeran, Twenty One Pilots, Dua Lipa, and Charli XCX, says participating artists will have 'full control' over how their likeness and music are used, though it doesn't share how.
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