Sony and Universal Music Group have filed a second lawsuit against AI music generator Suno, claiming its new v6 model infringes on their copyrights. The labels previously sued Suno over alleged infringement involving over 60,000 recordings.
Australia's ARIA removed AI-generated tracks from music charts, ruling recordings must be "substantially human-made," as the music industry intensifies efforts to combat streaming fraud and AI-generated content. The decision comes as AI-created music breaks into mainstream charts in South Korea.
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs have signed a multi-year licensing agreement to build an AI-powered platform that will allow fans to create remixes, mashups, and new interpretations of licensed tracks from UMG artists who opt in to participate.
Jason Isbell and three other artists filed a lawsuit against AI music company Suno, accusing it of training its model on their songs and imitating their voices. The suit tests a legal strategy based on unlawful imitation rather than copyright.
Adobe announced the general availability of audio capabilities in its Firefly generative AI platform, adding Generate Music, Generate Speech and Generate Sound Effects tools alongside its existing image, video and design features.
Suno announced it will implement invisible audio watermarks on AI-generated tracks and impose new download limits to prevent mass distribution, as the company faces copyright infringement lawsuits from major music labels including Sony and Universal.
ByteDance released Seedance 2.5 generating 30-second video clips with native audio, while MiniMax launched H3 producing 15-second 2K clips with stereo audio. The near-simultaneous releases underscore China's aggressive advances in AI video generation.
Suno has raised $400 million led by Bond Capital at a $5.4 billion valuation, doubling its value from seven months ago. The funding comes as the company faces ongoing litigation from major record labels over copyright issues.
Folk artist Murphy Campbell discovered multiple AI-generated fake songs attributed to her on Spotify, becoming a target for both AI impersonation and copyright trolling in a case highlighting vulnerabilities in music platforms' content verification systems.
Microsoft's MAI division released three new foundation models: MAI-Transcribe-1 (speech-to-text in 25 languages, 2.5x faster than Azure Fast), MAI-Voice-1 (audio generation), and an image generation model. The transcription model costs $0.36 per audio hour.
