🎶 Udio Partners with Universal Music Group for AI Music Creation📢 Overview

Andrew Sanchez, CEO of Udio, has officially announced a groundbreaking partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG) — one of the world’s largest and most influential record labels.

This collaboration marks a major milestone in the evolution of AI-assisted music creation, bridging the gap between human artistry and machine intelligence.

The partnership empowers artists and songwriters by giving them control over how their music, style, and likeness are used in AI-generated content — while ensuring they are fairly compensated and credited.

🌍 Purpose of the Partnership

This alliance creates a new ecosystem where:

🎤 Artists maintain creative control over how their voices, likenesses, or styles are used.

🎧 Fans and creators can ethically generate music inspired by real artists without copyright risk.

💽 Universal’s vast catalog of legendary artists becomes safely integrated into AI music systems.

Andrew Sanchez notes that this initiative will benefit both creators and fans, making music creation more interactive, respectful, and collaborative.

🎛️ Upcoming Platform Features

As Udio evolves, several cutting-edge features are in development:

🎙️ Create with Artist Styles & Voices

Generate new music inspired by participating artists — with their explicit permission and guidance.

🔄 Remix and Reimagine

Transform existing songs into new genres, moods, or creative directions.

🎚️ Mashups and Cross-Genre Blends

Combine songs, voices, or styles in innovative ways, unlocking creative possibilities that traditional production rarely allows.

🧠 Artist Control Panel

Artists can manage how their catalog and voice models are used, set permissions, and define monetization terms.

🧩 Transition Period

During this rollout, downloads from Udio are temporarily disabled to ensure a secure, compliant system for future releases.

To thank its loyal community, Udio is rewarding subscribers with:

+1,200 additional monthly credits

+1,000 non-expiring bonus credits

Pro users: Up to 10 simultaneous song creations

💬 Statements from Udio’s CEO, Andrew Sanchez

“In partnership with Universal, we will be working closely with their extraordinary artists, songwriters, and catalog to help bring your favorite music onto the platform while providing artists with control over how AI is used to make music and connect with fans.”

“I am passionate about ensuring that artists and songwriters benefit directly from the potential that AI brings to music. Today is our first step in that direction.”

📩 Contact and Participation

Artists: [email protected]

Support: [email protected]

General Contact: [email protected]

Help Center: help.udio.com

Corporate Address: 750 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022

🏆 Key Takeaway

This historic partnership between Udio and Universal Music Group sets a new standard for how AI and the music industry coexist — promoting:
✅ Legal and ethical AI music generation
✅ Fair compensation and creative control for artists
✅ New creative tools for fans, DJs, and producers

Udio is evolving from a generative AI app into a true artist collaboration platform, uniting technology, artistry, and innovation in one ecosystem.

💥 Side Note: The Mastermind DJs Global Compilation

At the same time, Mastermind DJs, Brilliant Lab Productions, and King Sire Instrumentals are proud to announce that the Mastermind DJs Compilation is now in production.

This project offers a global opportunity for artists, DJs, and producers to collaborate, co-create, and release music together under one umbrella.

The compilation will spotlight DJs from around the world as they discover and work with emerging artists — just like the roots of hip-hop, when DJs and MCs built tracks together from scratch.

🎧 All genres are welcome — hip-hop, dancehall, R&B, EDM, pop, rock, and beyond.
💽 DJs will receive producer credits and recognition on each track.
🌐 It’s not just a mixtape — it’s the next era of collaborative global music culture.