On 3 July 2026 a New York federal judge refused to let Sony Music expand its copyright suit against AI platform Udio, keeping the case at the 333 recordings already in it.
The majors have signed AI licensing deals and even AI acts, while 31 artist and songwriter bodies say performers are being opted into AI by default, without pay, as 75,000 AI tracks a day flood streaming.
Universal, Warner, Sony and BMG want the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that lets artists reclaim their copyrights worldwide, not just in America, the strongest reversion tool independent musicians have.
Universal and Sony's copyright case against AI music generator Suno is heading to a July 2026 summary judgment hearing after discovery showed Suno trained on millions of copyrighted recordings, and the ruling could set the template for the entire AI music business.
Universal Music Group and Sony Music asked a Boston court on May 21, 2026 to expand their copyright suit against Suno from 560 works to 61,026 sound recordings, after discovery showed the AI app trained on millions of their masters.
AI music startup Suno has raised over $400m at a $5.4bn valuation, more than doubling its worth in seven months, even as Universal and Sony move to add 61,000+ recordings to their copyright suit.
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