Universal Music Group and AI music firm Udio settle lawsuit and announce new music platform

Published on 31/10/2025 - 13:03 GMT+1

A caller measurement has been taken successful nan tumultuous narration betwixt artificial intelligence and nan euphony industry.

Universal Music Group and AI opus procreation level Udio person reached a colony in a copyright infringement lawsuit and person agreed to collaborate connected caller euphony creation, nan 2 companies said successful a associated statement.

Universal and Udio opportunity they person reached “a compensatory ineligible settlement” arsenic good arsenic caller licence deals for recorded euphony and publishing that “will supply further gross opportunities for UMG artists and songwriters.” Financial position of nan colony haven't been disclosed.

Major grounds labels Universal, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Records sued Udio and different AI opus generator, Suno, past twelvemonth complete copyright infringement.

The suit alleged that circumstantial AI-generated songs made connected Udio intimately resembled Universal-owned classics for illustration Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” and The Temptations’ “My Girl.”

It was revenge conscionable weeks aft more than 200 artists signed an unfastened letter calling for nan “predatory” usage of AI successful nan euphony manufacture to beryllium stopped.

Universal CEO Lucian Grainge said “these caller agreements pinch Udio show our committedness to do what’s correct by our artists and songwriters.”

Mix 'n' match

The 2 companies person besides agreed to motorboat a caller AI-powered euphony creation level successful 2026. The characteristic should let users to remix and mash up their favourite songs pinch AI, and perchance create caller euphony successful an artist’s chopped style.

Universal artists, which see Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish, will beryllium capable to springiness support for really their euphony tin beryllium used, Udio CEO Andrew Sanchez said successful a statement. Participating artists will person financial compensation.

These AI-powered creations will nevertheless beryllium unavailable to download. AI songs made connected Udio will beryllium “controlled wrong a walled garden” arsenic portion of nan modulation to nan caller service, nan 2 companies said successful their associated announcement.

This collaborative woody is nan first its benignant successful nan ongoing powerfulness struggle betwixt AI companies and nan euphony industry.

Earlier this month, streaming level Spotify said it was teaming up pinch Universal and Warner euphony groups to create “responsible AI products” but gave nary further details.

The emergence of AI devices has fuelled statement complete the technology’s domiciled successful music while raising fears astir “AI slop” — automatically generated, low-quality, mass-produced contented — highlighted by the emergence of fictitious bands passing for existent artists.

About 30,000 caller AI-generated songs are released each time connected Deezer, nan streaming level said successful September.