Universal Music Group said Wednesday it has reached licensing agreements with artificial intelligence music startup Udio , settling a lawsuit that had accused Udio of using copyrighted music to train its AI.

Millions of users create music using Udio’s AI, which can compose original songs — including voices and instruments — from text prompts.

Udio has agreed with UMG to launch a new platform next year that is only trained on “authorized and licensed music,” and will let users customize, stream and share music.

“These new agreements with Udio demonstrate our commitment to do what’s right by our artists and songwriters, whether that means embracing new technologies, developing new business models, diversifying revenue streams or beyond,” Lucian Grainge, UMG’s chairman and chief executiv

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