AI music company Suno acquires Songkick from WMG
The deal for the concert discovery platform comes amid a "landmark pact" between Suno and the recorded music giant
News By James Hanley | 27 November 2025
AI music company Suno has acquired concert discovery platform Songkick from major record label Warner Music Group (WMG).
WMG acquired “selected assets” from Songkick in 2017, including its concert discovery app, website and the Songkick trademark.
Suno says it plans to “continue to run it as a successful fan destination, bringing together the power of interactive music with live performance”.
Founded in 2007, Songkick also ran a ticketing operation for two years after merging with white-label platform Crowdsurge in 2015, partnering with artists to sell directly to fans through websites and fan clubs.
WMG’s remaining live music interests include promoter Warner Music Live in Finland, live events and artist management company E-Positive in India and live entertainment and ticketing platform SkillBox, also based in India.
The label also credited its tour merchandise partnership with Oasis in its latest financial results after reporting a significant increase in artist services and expanded-rights revenue. In its report for fiscal Q4 2025, the company said the division’s takings for the quarter rocketed 67.7% to $327 million (€284m), “primarily due to higher merchandising revenue from the company’s partnership with Oasis and higher concert promotion revenue”.
“AI becomes pro-artist when it adheres to our principles”
Songkick’s ownership change comes as Suno and WMG announce a “first-of-its-kind” partnership that will see them collaborate on next-generation licensed AI music. The deal also settles previous litigation between the companies and promises to “open new frontiers in music creation, interaction, and discovery”.
Artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music.
“This landmark pact with Suno is a victory for the creative community that benefits everyone,” says WMG CEO Robert Kyncl. “With Suno rapidly scaling, both in users and monetisation, we’ve seized this opportunity to shape models that expand revenue and deliver new fan experiences.
“AI becomes pro-artist when it adheres to our principles: committing to licensed models, reflecting the value of music on and off platform, and providing artists and songwriters with an opt-in for the use of their name, image, likeness, voice and compositions in new AI songs.”
Last week, WMG announced a landmark agreement with AI music generator that resolved the companies’ copyright infringement litigation and “establishes a clear framework” for the development of Udio’s licensed AI music creation service, which is set to launch in 2026.
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