Suno launches v6 AI music models using newly licensed data
The company says its new models use licensed data from Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe, as legal challenges over earlier systems continue.
Suno has unveiled a new family of AI music models that it says was developed using licensed data from Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe. The launch comes as the company faces copyright-related lawsuits from record labels, artists and users.
The release includes Suno v6, an experimental v6 wild model and the faster v6 mini. Suno says v6 and v6 wild are available to Pro and Premier subscribers, while v6 mini is available to all users. The company plans to retire its older models.
According to Suno, v6 was not trained using the data used for previous versions of its music-generation models. The company has not specified the full scope, terms or duration of the new licences.
The new models allow users to edit parts of songs through prompts or lyric changes, and use text, images or video as creative references. Suno also says users can separate instruments from samples and use them to create new beats.
Suno plans to introduce artist remixing features through a programme with music labels, subject to artists opting in. The company has previously said it would add watermarks to generated songs and has introduced download limits based on account tiers.
The announcement follows Suno’s acknowledgement that earlier models were trained using YouTube videos. The company settled with Warner Music Group last year and reached a deal with BMG last month, but continues to face legal action from Sony, Universal Music Group, artist Jason Isbell and users. PitchBook data cited by TechCrunch puts Suno’s funding at more than $819 million.
