Suno AI music editor upgrades big time, explores new creative boundaries amid copyright controversy

On June 5, Suno, the pioneering platform for AI music creation, announced a major upgrade to its music editing tools, coming at a time when it's in the midst of a heated copyright battle with record labels such as Sony Music, Universal Music, and Warner Music. The labels are in talks with Suno and its rival Udio about licensing music recordings. According to the Wall Street Journal, the labels have expressed a desire to be deeply involved in the development of the AI music platform, with a particular emphasis on introducing YouTube Content ID-like technology to track copyrights and ensure that copyright owners receive a share of ad revenue. The updated Suno song editor supports splitting a composition into up to 12 separate tracks (e.g. vocals, drums, bass, etc.) and exporting to a digital audio workstation (DAW). This comes less than a month after the release of version 4.5, which has significantly improved the expressiveness and emotional depth of AI-generated vocals for a diverse musical experience. However, copyright lawsuits still loom over Suno and Udio, and last year the parent companies of Sony, Universal, and Warner accused the companies of massive copyright infringement, providing evidence that some of the generated music was highly similar to existing works. Suno and Udio have admitted that the AI models are based on training on copyrighted music, but insist that they comply with the principle of 'fair use'. (Source: ITBears)