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- Suno released v6, its first AI music model trained on content licensed from Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe, plus unnamed "user data."
- Jack Brody told The Verge v6 was "trained from the ground up, with a new set of data" — but it's unclear whether the dataset is fully free of dubiously obtained content.
- v6 ships in three variants: v6-wild (designed for "happy accidents and natural imperfections"), v6-mini (free, fast, simpler output with more AI-detectable artifacts), and standard v6.
- Suno v6 nails genre hallmarks like "hyperpop" and "krautrock" that older models missed entirely.
- Despite v6-wild's promise of imperfection, v6 still can't produce off-key or dissonant results — repeated prompts for "out-of-tune piano" and "monotone vocals" were ignored.
- Suno v6 adds plain-language in-chat editing of individual song parts, mashing of multiple library elements into new tracks, and generation from images, video, or audio beyond text prompts.
- Suno says it will eventually retire its previous models as v6 rolls out.
Why it matters: Suno's shift to label-licensed training data — with named partners Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe — is the first concrete answer to AI music's copyright questions, but the inclusion of unnamed "user data" and the refusal to confirm v6 is fully free of disputed content means past infringement claims against the company remain unresolved.
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