Technology and Science09 September, 20263 min read
Suno Launches v6 AI Music Models Trained on Licensed Data From Warner Music and BMG
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Suno's v6 models are trained on licensed data from Warner Music Group and BMG. The v6 lineup comprises three models and follows deals with Warner, BMG, and Believe.
Suno’s v6, licensed training
Suno launched its v6 family of AI music generation models with new editing tools and multimodal generation, saying the systems were trained on licensed data from partners including Warner Music and BMG. The v6 lineup initially includes three models—v6, v6-wild and v6-mini—where v6 is described as Suno’s flagship system, v6-wild targets users seeking more experimental and unpredictable results, and v6-mini is available to users on free accounts. Suno said access to the other two models requires a Pro or Premier subscription, and it described the v6 model as “reliable, precise” and capable of producing consistently “polished music across every genre and style”.
The company also said the v6 models are faster than the systems they replace, allowing generated tracks to become available within seconds of a user submitting a prompt, and it said the v6 family was built on new data collection and development work not used for earlier models. Jack Brody, Suno’s chief product officer, said, “The v6 family has been trained from the ground up with a new set of data that differs from the data that went into our previous models,” linking the change to licensed partner data and user data.
Copyright pressure and lawsuits
Suno’s v6 launch arrives as the AI music industry continues to face questions over copyright, training data and the rights of artists whose work may be used to develop generative music systems, with lawsuits from recording companies continuing on multiple fronts. Rolling Stone reported that Suno’s new v6 models were trained on licensed recordings from Warner Music Group, describing the release as “the first model developed in partnership directly with the industry,” and it quoted Jack Brody saying, “It’s the first model developed in partnership directly with the industry.” In the same coverage, Rolling Stone said the company didn’t reveal how many songs WMG provided and that a WMG spokesperson didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment, while it noted Universal Music Group and Sony Music are still pursuing their case against Suno.
TechCrunch said Suno settled with Warner Music Group last year and struck a deal with BMG last month, and it quoted Brody describing the release as creating “additional revenue streams there” for rights holders and artists. TechCrunch also said Suno is still facing lawsuits from labels like Sony and Universal Music Group, artists like Jason Isbell, and users alleging it ignored security while chasing profits, and it tied the timing to a day after Suno admitted to training its models using YouTube videos.
Control, remix plans, and stakes
Beyond training data, Suno said v6 expands user control through editing capabilities that let users make changes to particular sections of a song using natural-language instructions rather than regenerating the entire track, and it said users can replace individual lyrics without creating a completely new song. The company also said v6 adds the ability to combine material from multiple sources in a single request—such as taking vocals from one generated track and drums from another—while it said it improved sampling so users can more precisely isolate parts of an existing recording and create a new beat using a text prompt. Suno said the models have broader multimodal capabilities, working with audio, images and video as inputs when generating music, and it added an emotion-focused feature where users can describe a feeling or atmosphere they want the song to evoke.
In parallel, Suno said it is preparing a remix feature that will work only for compositions by artists who agree to join the new program, and it said participating artists’ songs will be available for use in AI-powered features. TechCrunch framed the stakes as revenue and ecosystem governance, quoting Brody saying, “I think the music ecosystem and our partners are always looking for ways to create more revenue opportunities for their rights holders and artists,” while it also said Suno plans to retire its older models.