Variety: Elvis Rights Holders, Eminem Publisher Sue Suno
Variety reports Elvis rightsholders and Eminem publisher filed new suits against AI music generator Suno.
TL;DR
- Variety reports Elvis rightsholders sued Suno in California over voice cloning and Tennessee’s ELVIS Act.
- Eight Mile Style sued Suno separately, claiming it lets users mirror Eminem tracks like Lose Yourself.
- Suno raised $400 million at $5.4 billion valuation in June despite multiple ongoing lawsuits.
Variety reports that a group of Elvis Presley rightsholders, including Authentic Brands Group and Raleigh Music Publishing, filed a federal lawsuit against AI music generator Suno in the Northern District of California.
The filing accuses Suno of copyright infringement and violating Tennessee’s ELVIS Act by letting users generate tracks that copy Presley’s vocal style without permission.
Separately, Eight Mile Style, which controls many Eminem recordings such as “Lose Yourself,” “Without Me” and “The Real Slim Shady,” sued Suno for allegedly allowing users to create songs and lyrics that mirror the rapper’s work. Eminem himself is not part of the case, according to Variety.
Attorneys for both plaintiffs wrote that Suno has “mechanically encoded itself with artists’ identities” to generate revenue. They added the line: “The next Elvis won’t pick up a guitar.”
Variety notes these cases echo an earlier class-action-style suit led by Jason Isbell and other musicians making similar identity claims. Suno has denied those earlier allegations.
The Presley rightsholders also sued Anthropic last month over training data, while Eight Mile Style sued Meta earlier this year. Suno faces additional suits from Universal Music Group, Sony Music and Round Hill Music. Warner Music Group settled its case last year.
Despite the legal pressure, Variety says Suno raised $400 million in June at a $5.4 billion valuation and released its v6 model in September.
The Tea
These suits show legacy music players are drawing hard lines on voice cloning and training data. Suno keeps raising big money anyway, so the real test will be whether courts force changes or just slow the rollout.