This reference guide brings together music-related AI litigation involving recordings, compositions, lyrics, voice and identity rights, licensing and distribution. It separates pending proceedings and recent decisions from settled or dismissed claims. Case statuses reflect the research compiled as of October 25, 2026.
This guide reflects the supplied research, not an exhaustive or independently verified registry. Allegations are claims made by the parties, not findings of liability. A resolved plaintiff’s claims do not necessarily end the underlying proceeding.
Suno — United States
Eight active US cases; Suno faces labels, publishers, independent artists and identity claims at once.
| Case | Filed | Court | Claims | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Media Management, Reservoir UK affiliate and Shapiro Bernstein v. SunoSource | Oct 21, 2026 | N.D. Cal., 3:26-cv-12305 | Training on 1,050 compositions; circumvention (§1201); CMI removal (§1202) | Newly filed; no answer yet |
| UMG, Sony and affiliated labels v. Suno (second action)Source | Sep 18, 2026 | D. Mass. | 60,202 additional recordings; alleges v6 carries forward earlier infringement | Pending before Judge Saylor |
| Lowery, Isbell, Forsyth and Calle v. SunoSource | Aug 31, 2026 | D. Mass., 1:26-cv-14005 | Proposed class action: names, identities, voice characteristics; state publicity laws and Illinois BIPA; no copyright claim | Pending; no class certified |
| Gerencia 360 Music v. SunoSource | Aug 31, 2026 | N.D. Cal., 3:26-cv-09248 | Regional Mexican/Latin recordings and compositions; circumvention; CMI removal | Pending; Bright Data dropped Oct 19, 2026; amended complaint against Suno only |
| Round Hill Music and affiliates v. SunoSource | Aug 17, 2026 | N.D. Cal., 5:26-cv-08507 | Compositions used for training; circumvention; CMI removal | Pending; Bright Data dropped Oct 19, 2026; amended complaint against Suno only |
| Woulard, Attack the Sound and other musicians v. SunoSource | Oct 16, 2025 | N.D. Ill. | Proposed class action: copyright, voice/identity, Illinois BIPA | Pending; Suno has sought transfer to Boston, outcome not confirmed |
| Justice, 5th Wheel Records and others v. SunoSource | Jun 14, 2025 | D. Mass., 1:25-cv-11739 | Proposed class action: training, infringing outputs, stream-ripping circumvention | Motion to dismiss largely denied Aug 2026; in discovery |
| UMG, Sony and affiliated labels v. SunoSource | Jun 24, 2024 | D. Mass., 1:24-cv-11611 | Training on 560 recordings | Continuing for UMG and Sony; Warner dismissed Jan 2026; fact discovery closed Sep 30, 2026; dispositive motions due Apr 9, 2027 |
Anthropic — United States
Seven active US music cases, all over lyrics or compositions used for Claude; the first fair-use ruling (Concord) is under submission with no date set.
| Case | Filed | Court | Claims | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABG EPE IP, Raleigh Music Publishing, Abilene Music and other Elvis-song rightsholders v. AnthropicSource | Oct 23, 2026 | N.D. Cal., 5:26-cv-12473 | 274 compositions: lyric copying, circumvention, CMI removal; about $41.1M statutory damages sought | Newly filed |
| Reservoir and affiliates v. AnthropicSource | Oct 21, 2026 | N.D. Cal., 5:26-cv-12308 | Lyrics from 853 compositions: training and infringing outputs | Newly filed; separate from Reservoir's Suno case |
| Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell and other publishers v. Anthropic, Dario Amodei and Benjamin MannSource | Aug 28, 2026 | N.D. Cal. | 35 publishers; tens of thousands of compositions allegedly obtained by torrenting and scraping, then used for training and outputs | Pending |
| Round Hill Music and affiliates v. AnthropicSource | Aug 17, 2026 | N.D. Cal. | Lyrics copied for Claude; circumvention; CMI removal | Pending; separate from Round Hill's Suno case |
| BMG Rights Management v. AnthropicSource | Mar 2026 (exact day not confirmed) | N.D. Cal. | 493 compositions/lyrics: acquisition, training, infringing outputs, CMI removal | Pending |
| Concord, Universal publishing companies and ABKCO v. Anthropic and founders (second action)Source | Jan 28, 2026 | N.D. Cal., 5:26-cv-00880 | 20,000+ works allegedly pirated (books containing lyrics, sheet music); about $3B sought | Pending; Anthropic's stay motion denied Apr 2026 |
| Concord, Universal publishing companies and ABKCO v. AnthropicSource | Oct 18, 2023 | N.D. Cal., 5:24-cv-03811 (transferred from M.D. Tenn.) | Lyrics of 499 songs used for training and outputs; CMI removal | Fair-use summary judgment argued Oct 21, 2026; under submission, no ruling |
Udio / Uncharted Labs — United States
Four active cases, all now in the Southern District of New York; Sony is the only major label still suing.
| Case | Filed | Court | Claims | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Music Entertainment and affiliated labels v. Uncharted Labs (second action)Source | Jul 20, 2026 | S.D.N.Y. | 30,117 recordings a judge refused to add to the first case; stream ripping | Pending |
| Woulard, Attack the Sound and other musicians v. Uncharted LabsSource | Oct 15, 2025 | Filed N.D. Ill.; moved to S.D.N.Y. | Proposed class action: training, copyright, identity, Illinois BIPA | Aug 5, 2026: dismissal denied and case sent to S.D.N.Y. |
| Justice and associated independent rightsholders v. Uncharted LabsSource | Jun 16, 2025 | S.D.N.Y., 1:25-cv-05026 | Proposed class action: training, infringing outputs, circumvention | Amended complaint filed Jun 22, 2026 with Hagens Berman as co-counsel; Udio's motion on Counts 2– 4 pending |
| UMG, Sony, Warner and affiliated labels v. Uncharted LabsSource | Jun 24, 2024 | S.D.N.Y., 1:24-cv-04777 | Training on recordings | Continuing for Sony only; UMG and Warner settled (see Settled section) |
Other companies and disputes — United States
Five active cases reach beyond the two big generators: Google, NVIDIA, Mureka, a distributor, and the labels themselves.
| Case | Filed | Court | Claims | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamendo v. NVIDIA (replacement suit)Source | Oct 12, 2026 | N.D. Cal., 5:26-cv-11754 | Commercial AI use (Fugatto, Audio Flamingo) of the noncommercial MTG-Jamendo dataset; about €17.8M sought | Pending; original June 22, 2026 suit withdrawn |
| UMG Recordings, Capitol Records and Capitol CMG v. DistroKid and related entitiesSource | Sep 15, 2026 | D. Del. | Distribution of infringing recordings; deceptive claims about AI uploads and anti-fraud practices | Pending; DistroKid disputes the claims |
| American Federation of Musicians v. Universal and Warner recording entitiesSource | Jun 5, 2026 | S.D.N.Y. | No contractual notice or musician compensation when licensing recordings to Suno/Udio | Amended complaint Jul 27, 2026; UMG has moved to dismiss |
| Kogon, Attack the Sound and other musicians v. GoogleSource | Mar 6, 2026 | N.D. Ill. | Lyria 3 / MusicLM / ProducerAI: training on YouTube audio, infringing outputs, Illinois BIPA voiceprints | Pending |
| Attack the Sound and other musicians v. Kunlun Tech and Skywork AI (Mureka)Source | Dec 17, 2025 (filing date not independently re-confirmed) | US district court (Loevy & Loevy) | Recordings, compositions and voices used to build Mureka | Dismissal motions pending in latest record reviewed |
International cases
Seven cases outside the US; GEMA has won both of its first-instance cases in Munich, and both are open to appeal.
| Case | Country | Filed | Claims | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian music creators' proposed class action v. Suno (Siskinds) | Canada (B.C.) | Sep 3, 2026 | Compositions, recordings and performances used without permission | Early stage; lead plaintiff not named publicly |
| SOCAN v. SunoSource | Canada (Federal Court) | Sep 2, 2026 | Performing rights: generating and streaming 150 sample outputs resembling SOCAN repertoire; seeks a wide injunction | Pending |
| GEMA v. SunoSource | Germany (Munich Regional Court I, 42 O 763/25) | Jan 21, 2025 | Compositions used in training and outputs | First-instance judgment largely for GEMA, Jul 31, 2026; not final; appeal status not confirmed |
| Koda v. SunoSource | Denmark (Copenhagen City Court) | Nov 2025 | Danish repertoire used in training, including songs associated with Aqua and MØ | Continuing |
| Jamendo v. NVIDIA Technologies BelgiumSource | Belgium (Ghent Enterprise Court) | Nov 2025 (day unverified) | Commercial claim of about €16M for use of 55,000 works | Jurisdiction upheld Jun 11, 2026; proceeding on the merits |
| ANI v. OpenAI, with Indian music-industry intervention (IMI, T-Series, Saregama) | India (Delhi High Court) | Suit Nov 2024; intervention Feb 13, 2025 | Sound recordings used for training | Intervention in an existing case; don't count as a separate music suit |
| GEMA v. OpenAI and OpenAI IrelandSource | Germany (Munich) | Nov 13, 2024 (announced) | Song lyrics in training and outputs | GEMA won at first instance, Nov 2025; OpenAI's appeal pending |
Singer voice-cloning cases (India)
Four personality-rights cases; filings are established, but current status needs a fresh docket check before you label them active.
| Case | Filed | Claims | Latest known status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jubin Nautiyal v. Jammable and others | By Feb 19, 2026 | Unauthorized AI voice models; identity exploitation | Interim protection reported |
| Kumar Sanu Bhattacharjee v. Jammable and others | By Oct 13, 2025 | AI voice imitation; personality rights; copyright | Pending as of last record |
| Asha Bhosle v. Mayk and others | 2025 (day unverified) | AI imitation of voice and commercial identity | Interim relief granted Sep 29, 2025 |
| Arijit Singh v. Codible Ventures and others | 2024 (day unverified) | AI voice cloning; personality exploitation | Interim protection Jul 26, 2024; further proceedings Jan 2026 |
Settled, dismissed or closed
Seven cases resolved since October 2025; settled label claims came with licensing deals, while the indie dismissals carry no public terms.
| Case | Filed | Outcome | Date resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamendo v. SunoSource | Jun 29, 2026 (D. Mass.) | Voluntarily dismissed without prejudice; no settlement confirmed; Jamendo says it will refile (see Watchlist) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Poseidon Wave Media / The American Dollar v. SunoSource | May 2026 | Dismissed with prejudice; no public settlement terms | Aug 2026 |
| Anders (Anders Manga) v. Stability AI and Navarr Enterprises (AudioSparx)Source | Dec 29, 2025 (W.D.N.C.) | Pro se suit over Stable Audio training despite opt-out; judgment against Anders, motion to alter judgment denied, no fees awarded | 2026 |
| Warner v. SunoSource | Jun 24, 2024 | Settled with licensing partnership; Warner entities dismissed Jan 2026 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Warner v. UdioSource | Jun 24, 2024 | Settled; licensed-service partnership | Nov 19, 2025 |
| UMG v. UdioSource | Jun 24, 2024 | Settled alongside licensing deal; dismissal filed Nov 4, 2025; other plaintiffs unaffected | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Jamendo v. NVIDIA (original suit) | Jun 22, 2026 (N.D. Cal.) | Voluntarily withdrawn and replaced by the Oct 12, 2026 suit (listed under Other companies) | Oct 2026 |
Watchlist
Two items to confirm before adding to the main list.
| Item | What's reported | What's missing |
|---|---|---|
| Kim v. Uncharted Labs (Udio)Source | S.D.N.Y. proposed class action, Jan 2026, for independent artists outside the major-label settlements | Only secondary trackers report it; no trade-press or docket confirmation found |
| Jamendo v. Suno (refiling)Source | Winamp said Sep 1, 2026 it would refile an updated, more comprehensive complaint shortly | No new filing found as of Oct 25, 2026 |
Deliberately left out: Canadian news publishers v. Anthropic (news, not music), the Suno data-breach class action (consumer privacy), and the Kogon BIPA claims against Suno and Udio (part of the existing Woulard cases, not new suits).
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