Elvis and Eminem Rights Holders Take Suno Back to Court

Suno is back in court. A group holding the rights to Elvis Presley's music and Eight Mile Style, the publishing company behind hundreds of Eminem recordings, filed separate copyright lawsuits against the AI music generator. As first reported by Variety, both complaints point to tracks cranked out by Suno that allegedly sound like Presley or lift from Eminem's lyrics.

The lawyers representing the plaintiffs didn't mince words. They said Suno's conduct would make human creativity obsolete by coldly replicating, without a license, in seconds what takes years to learn and perfect. Suno pushed back in a statement to Variety, saying it doesn't permit any unauthorized use of an artist's work — it bans specific artists' names and songs, and leans on third-party companies to flag potential misuse.

The Presley side isn't new to this fight. The same group recently sued Anthropic, seeking $41 million in damages over claims the company trained its AI models on the musician's works without permission. Now it's turning that playbook on Suno.

This isn't Suno's first legal pileup, either. Earlier this year Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group jointly sued the company, claiming its newer v6 models still trample their copyrighted material. But the industry isn't marching in lockstep — last year Warner Music Group dropped its own suit against Suno and signed a licensing deal instead.

So the map is split: some rights holders want Suno in court, others want a contract. The Presley and Eminem complaints land right in that gap, testing whether licensing deals or lawsuits become the default path for AI music.