Did the record labels settle with Suno and Udio?

LAST VERIFIED 15 Jul 2026

Partially, and the details matter. Warner exited both cases via settlements (with prejudice against Suno, without prejudice against Udio); UMG and Capitol exited the Udio case only, without prejudice. Sony's claims remain active in both cases as of July 2026 — neither lawsuit is over.

Per plaintiff, from the dockets

UMG Recordings v. Suno (D. Mass., 1:24-cv-11611): the six Warner plaintiffs dismissed their claims with prejudice (stipulation filed December 2025, order entered January 28, 2026) — they cannot refile. UMG Recordings, Capitol Records and Sony Music Entertainment remain active plaintiffs: a second motion to amend the complaint was filed in May 2026 and a hearing was held July 9, 2026.

UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs / Udio (S.D.N.Y., 1:24-cv-04777): UMG and Capitol dismissed without prejudice in November 2025; Warner's entities followed the same month, also without prejudice — the right to refile is preserved on both. The Sony plaintiffs remain: the court denied a motion to dismiss one of their counts in April 2026, and a status conference is set for September 18, 2026.

Why "settled" is the wrong summary

"With prejudice" means gone for good; "without prejudice" means the claim can come back. Neither case has produced a ruling on the core fair-use question, and one major label is still litigating in each. The financial and licensing terms of the exits are not on the dockets — they remain not publicly disclosed, whatever the press releases imply.

Records cited

organizationSony Music Entertainment
organizationSuno
organizationSuno
organizationSuno
organizationUdio
organizationUdio
rights policy itemUMG Recordings, Inc. et al. v. Suno, Inc. et al.
rights policy itemUMG Recordings, Inc. et al. v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. d/b/a Udio
organizationUniversal Music Group
organizationWarner Music Group

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