2025
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Excellence in Artist Consent, Attribution & Licensing
Honors work that sets a high standard for obtaining permission, giving credit, and properly licensing the music, voices, and material used.
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2025 Awards
Excellence in Artist Consent, Attribution & Licensing
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Responsibility & Ethics
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Winner
WMG–Suno opt-in licensing agreement
In November 2025, Warner Music Group and Suno settled on a licensing framework built on artist and songwriter opt-in — work used to train and generate only with authorization. As the first major-label agreement to place consent at the center of AI training, it set the template for licensed, attributed AI music.
Other nominees
UMG–Udio licensing settlement
The first major-label settlement with an AI generator (Oct 2025).
Blow Records (Raul)
Clears every AI reimagining with the original artists first.
elf.tech
Opt-in voice licensing with a royalty split.