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Warner Music Group on Tuesday announced a partnership with AI business Suno that will compensate music artists and songwriters, ending a legal battle between the two companies.

Warner artists and songwriters will have the choice to opt into the service, the companies said.

Recently a song called “Walk My Walk” attributed to an entity called Breaking Rust, which was created by an obscure songwriter using generative AI, hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart.

“Every time it was pitched to me, I just wasn’t excited,” says the English singer and songwriter who’s spent the last decade or so among the world’s top touring acts.

“This partnership is a crucial step towards realizing a future in which technology amplifies creativity and unlocks new opportunities for artists and songwriters.”