Record Labels Strike AI Music Licensing Deals

Major record labels including Universal Music Group, Sony and Warner are negotiating licensing agreements with AI music platforms to establish revenue-sharing when catalogs are used to train models or outputs reference copyrighted works. The deals, reported by the Financial Times and prompted by hits such as the AI-composed "I Know, You're Not Mine" on Spotify Sweden, aim to legitimize AI tools but spark artist backlash over consent, compensation, and ownership.