# Warner Music settles with Udio and licenses its catalogue for a 2026 platform

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/warner-music-settles-with-udio-and-licenses-its-catalogue-for-a-2026-2a5aa0bc
Date: 19 Nov 2025
About: [Udio](https://technooptimist.io/companies/udio.md) · [Udio licensed platform](https://technooptimist.io/ai/udio-licensed-platform.md)
Original source: https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/warner-music-group-signs-ai-licensing-agreement-with-udio/093097

Warner Music Group resolved its lawsuit with Udio and signed a licence covering its recordings and publishing. The planned service lets users make remixes, covers and new songs with the voices and compositions of participating artists, who are credited and paid.

## Key facts

- Models for the service are trained only on licensed and authorised music.
- Artist participation is opt-in.
- Udio keeps its current closed system running until the licensed service launches.

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