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Believe/TuneCore require dual consent before Suno training, Ladegaillerie tells MBW
Believe founder Denis Ladegaillerie told Music Business Worldwide on 16 September 2026 that Believe/TuneCore repertoire needs artist consent before it enters Suno or similar training. Consent is two-layer: a general AI-program opt-in, then a per-deal participate/opt-out such as Suno. Refused works are excluded from training and from that output path. V6+ licensed-model tracks may be eligible to distribute via Believe/TuneCore; older-model output stays blocked. Not legal advice.
Founder to MBW: consent first. Two layers
Denis Ladegaillerie, founder and CEO of Believe, told Music Business Worldwide on 16 September 2026 that before any Believe or TuneCore music enters the training corpus of an AI model, “the artist must consent first, period.” Consent has two layers. Layer one is an opt-in to have music considered for AI-type programs generally. Layer two asks those who opted in whether to participate in or opt out of each deal — Suno, Spotify, YouTube, or another service. Works that are refused are excluded from training Suno’s models and from that output path, MBW reports.
The April distribution block still stands. Eligibility is V6 onward
After the 8 September Suno partnership, the April block on unlicensed-model distribution remains, he told MBW. Participating repertoire may enter licensed models from V6 onward. Tracks made on V6 and future industry-partnered models are eligible to distribute through Believe and TuneCore. Output from earlier models remains blocked by both. Suno says V6 was trained from scratch on licensed rightsholder material; Ladegaillerie says that meets Believe’s standard that protected training material must be licensed or expressly authorized.
The one check for producers
If you send tracks through Believe or TuneCore, check the export log for a V6-or-later licensed model first. An older-model file does not become eligible under this dual-consent announcement.
Source: Music Business Worldwide