Warner Music Group Embraces AI To Monetize Catalog
Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl told Morgan Stanley’s conference this week that AI presents a growth opportunity for the music industry and WMG specifically, citing recent Suno metrics and new licensing settlements. He outlined WMG’s variable, output-based AI deals, predicted a shift from market-share to attribution-based royalties, and described internal AI use for catalog optimisation, forecasting, and video QA. Kyncl argued these trends strengthen, not weaken, major-label scale and artist discoverability.
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- Read OriginalRobert Kyncl talks Suno, AI, royalty attribution, the value of music, and more at Morgan Stanley eventmusicbusinessworldwide.com
