Musicians Union Challenges Major Labels on AI Compensation

Photo credits: Luca Luperto The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG), alleging that the major labels violated their collective bargaining agreement regarding the use of music by AI companies.  Filed on Friday, June 5, the lawsuit claims that UMG and WMG have licensed sound recordings featuring AFM-represented musicians to AI music companies Suno and Udio without providing proper compensation or credit to the performers. The union further […]