Did the record labels settle with Suno and Udio?

LAST VERIFIED 19 Aug 2026

Partially, and the details matter. Warner exited both original cases via settlements (with prejudice against Suno, without prejudice against Udio); UMG and Capitol exited the original Udio case only, without prejudice. Sony is still litigating against both companies and filed a second Udio case in July 2026 — the disputes are not over.

What does each label's docket position look like?

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 Udio's motion to dismiss the DMCA count in April 2026, then denied Sony leave to add a much larger set of works in June.

Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs / Udio (S.D.N.Y., 1:26-cv-06120): Sony and affiliated labels filed a separate complaint on July 20, 2026 after the amendment was denied. The complaint identifies 30,117 additional sound recordings. That number is a plaintiff allegation attached to an active complaint, not a finding of infringement.

Why is "settled" the wrong summary?

"With prejudice" means gone for good; "without prejudice" means the claim can come back. None of these cases has produced a ruling on the core fair-use question, and Sony is still litigating against both companies. 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

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

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