News Cyndi Lauper, Bonnie Raitt and other artists join AI licensing campaign: ‘Stealing isn’t innovation’ The campaign was launched by the Human Artistry Campaign, a coalition formed in 2023 by the RIAA and NMPA.
News AI music firm Udio is hiring for a Head of Artist Partnerships to lead negotiations with the music industry Successful candidate will 'define and lead how artists engage with Udio at a pivotal moment in the company’s growth'
News Suno seeks to dismiss key claims in artist lawsuit, wants court focus on AI fair use The company argued that removing certain claims would let courts focus on whether training AI models on copyrighted music qualifies as fair use.
Analysis News One of Suno’s latest investors will be of particular interest to the music industry… Hallwood Media has invested into Suno after signing ‘artists’ whose music was created on the generative AI platform
News Suno sued again, as Danish CMO Koda accuses company of stealing its members’ music to train AI model Suno accused of "the biggest theft in music history"
News Universal Music settles Udio lawsuit, strikes deal for licensed AI music platform Both parties agreed to jointly develop a licensed AI music creation service set to launch in 2026.
News Suno, in talks to raise $100m at a $2bn valuation, just released its most advanced free AI music tool yet Suno’s rapid sequence of updates and new products highlights the growing competition among AI music-making platforms
News Labels fire back at Suno’s attempt to dismiss YouTube stream-ripping claims They argued that Suno violated federal anti-circumvention laws regardless of any fair use defense.
News Suno and Udio face another lawsuit from indie artists over AI training, echoing major labels’ stream-ripping allegations The AI firms are being accused of maintaining internal libraries of copied audio and lyric files that staff and contractors access for testing and other purposes.
Analysis On… Spotify, Suno, and music’s potential AI endgame. This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News Suno is generating more than $100M in annual revenue – and is in talks to raise more money at a $2B valuation The company is currently generating more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue, Bloomberg said, citing sources.
News Facing ‘stream-ripping’ allegations from labels, Suno & Udio weigh in on separate case to challenge ruling that makes YouTube downloading illegal Now that the majors have accused Suno and Udio of stream-ripping, the AI companies are pushing to have the practice declared legal
News Piracy claims can’t be added to music publishers’ copyright case against Anthropic, says Judge US District Judge Eumi Lee found denies amendment to complaint
News Suno urges court to throw out record labels’ ‘stream-ripping’ allegations Suno doesn't deny stream-ripping songs from YouTube; the company argues the practice isn't prohibited by the DMCA
News Record labels could strike ‘landmark’ AI music licensing deals ‘within weeks,’ the FT reports Universal and Warner are reportedly nearing licensing deals with AI music companies, the FT reports