Suno faces fresh copyright lawsuits over Elvis Presley and Eminem clones

Suno is facing separate lawsuits from rights holders of Elvis Presley's music and Eight Mile Style, a publisher that controls hundreds of Eminem recordings. The complaints allege that the AI music generator committed copyright infringement by generating songs that replicate Presley's vocal sound and mimic Eminem's lyrics. In Presley's case, attorneys argue that Suno violated Tennessee's Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, which prohibits AI companies from cloning a singer's voice. [1][2]

Attorneys representing the plaintiffs contend that Suno's technology bypasses licensing to coldly replicate what takes human artists years to develop. Suno pushed back in a statement to Variety, asserting that it forbids the unauthorized use of artists' work, bans prompts targeting specific artist names and songs, and partners with third-party screening firms to detect potential platform misuse. [1]

The complaints mark another escalation in legal pressure against generative audio developers. The Presley rights group recently filed a $41 million lawsuit against Anthropic over AI training, while Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group previously sued Suno over its v6 models. Warner Music Group, by contrast, dropped its prior lawsuit against Suno last year after reaching a licensing agreement. [1]