Udio Signs Licensing Agreement with Kobalt

AI music generation platform Udio has signed a licensing agreement with Kobalt.

Why it matters:

• The deal is Udio’s fourth significant licensing deal, having signed similar agreements with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Merlin.

• As Music Business Worldwide remarks, it represents another step on Udio’s path from copyright defendant to licensed service provider.

• Udio will launch its reimagined subscription platform later this year, through which users will be able to make remixes, covers and new songs using the voices of artists and compositions of songwriters who opt in.

• Those participants will be credited and paid.

The deal:

• Udio’s forthcoming platform will be trained on authorized and licensed music from Kobalt’s catalog.

• It will open up a new revenue stream for creators who opt in.

• It’s Kobalt’s second agreement with an AI music company, having signed a deal with ElevenLabs for its Eleven Music platform in August 2025.

What they said:

• Laurent Hubert, CEO of Kobalt: “Our clients and songwriters rely on us to both protect them and to create new opportunities for their works in an ever-changing technology landscape. We look forward to working closely with Udio to develop these new possibilities and are excited for what this deal could mean for the thousands of songwriters, artists, producers and publishers we work with every day.”