AI Music Companies Udio and Suno Face Copyright Lawsuits from Labels and Indie Artists

Major record labels, led by Sony Music, have filed a new lawsuit accusing AI music start‑up Udio of illegally copying more than 30,000 copyrighted tracks to train its generative models. The complaint, filed on July 20, alleges that works by artists such as Michael Jackson, Harry Styles, Britney Spears and Beyoncé were among the infringed recordings.

At the same time, thousands of independent musicians are joining class‑action suits against both Udio and rival AI firm Suno. Lawyers from Delgado Entertainment Law and Hagens Berman are urging indie creators to sign up on indieailawsuit.com, emphasizing that “Suno and Udio committed copyright infringement, and now they owe you money,” while noting that independent artists lack the resources to defend their rights individually.

The lawsuits arrive amid pending U.S. legislation – the COPIED Act, TRAIN Act and CLEAR Act – intended to extend copyright protection to works used in AI training. Both the label‑initiated cases and the class actions seek disclosure of the AI companies’ training data and compensation for the alleged unauthorized use of music.