Suno launches v6 music models on licensed catalogues
The new models, trained under licences from Warner, BMG and Believe, retire Suno's earlier unlicensed generators the same day, fulfilling a 2025 settlement commitment.
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Suno launched a new generation of music models — v6, an exploratory v6-Wild variant, and a free v6-mini — built in partnership with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe, and retired its earlier models the same day. According to Music Business Worldwide, Suno’s chief product officer said “a portion of our revenue will be shared with our partners,” without disclosing terms.
The release delivers on a commitment Suno made in its November 2025 settlement with Warner, which resolved a copyright lawsuit and required Suno to retire its unlicensed generation models during 2026 in favour of ones trained under licence. BMG had separately signed a licensing deal with Suno, and Believe agreed a global licensing arrangement shortly before the v6 launch.
The move puts Suno alongside a broader shift among AI music generators and the labels that sued them, from litigation toward licensed, revenue-sharing platforms — a pattern also followed by Universal Music Group’s settlement with Udio and, a day later, UMG’s own licensing agreement with ElevenLabs. It leaves Suno’s earlier, unlicensed catalogue-trained models — the subject of the original infringement claims — no longer available on the platform.