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As Some Labels Strike Deals With Suno, Artist Reps Sound Off: ‘It’s the Wild, Wild West’
With Suno unveiling its new v6 music models in partnership with WMG and others, managers and lawyers offer their takes on the rapidly evolving AI music landscape.
billboard.com
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https://billboard.com/pro/suno-ai-music-deals-labels-artist-reps-react
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As Some Labels Strike Deals With Suno, Artist Reps Sound Off: ‘It’s the Wild, Wild West’
With Suno unveiling its new v6 music models in partnership with WMG and others, managers and lawyers offer their takes on the rapidly evolving AI music landscape.
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| September 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM EDT to September 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 1043466 characters, landed on https://www.billboard.com/pro/suno-ai-music-deals-labels-artist-reps-react/ The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 2
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| September 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM EDT to September 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactlyEvery one of the 2
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