Musicians Union Sues Universal and Warner Over AI Use
Written by CHICKMELION on 8. June 2026 20:24 o'clock
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The American Federation of Musicians (AFM), a union for session musicians, is suing Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG) for breaching their collective bargaining agreement over use of their music by AI programs. In the lawsuit filed on Friday (June 5), AFM claim that the major labels' recent licensing training with Suno and Udio, two prominent AI music companies, have not been sharing proceeds with the union, as required in their agreement to compensate members for "new uses" of their music.
"The AFM brings this lawsuit because defendants, two of the largest music companies in the world, have licensed sound recordings on which AFM-represented musicians have worked, without compensation or credit, to two AI companies," reads the lawsuit. "At the same time, they have refused to provide information to the AFM about which recordings and whose work is being licensed." READ MORE HERE |
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