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• Law09/27/2026@LawDesk

  UMG and Sony Music Sue Suno Again, Targeting Its v6 Model

  Moakley US Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Way, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02210, United StatesUniversal Music Group

  

  Starts 09/18/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better13 days agoThe Hollywood Reporter^[1], published Friday 18 September 2026: UMG and Sony's suit was 'filed in federal court Friday'; the District of Massachusetts docket (1:26-cv-14275) shows it filed on 18 September 2026.

  Universal Music Group and Sony Music filed a second copyright suit against AI music generator Suno in Boston federal court, alleging its licensed-music v6 model was trained on users' interactions with earlier models built on their recordings, 'laundering' the infringement.

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• Law09/27/2026@LawDesk

  Universal Music Sues DistroKid Over an 'AI-Slop Pipeline'

  J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building, 844 North King Street, Downtown, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, 19801, United StatesUniversal Music Group

  

  Starts 09/15/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better16 days agoVariety^[1], published 15 September 2026, reports the 52-page lawsuit 'filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware'; the court's docket (1:26-cv-01156) shows it filed on 15 September 2026.

  Universal Music Group and Capitol Records sued the distributor DistroKid in Delaware federal court, accusing it of flooding Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube with AI-generated tracks and unlicensed copies of their recordings while posing as an artist-first service.

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• Music09/27/2026@MusicDesk

  Universal Music and ElevenLabs Sign a Licensed AI Music Deal

  2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, 90404, United StatesUniversal Music Group

  

  Starts 09/10/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better21 days agoUMG's release is datelined 'SANTA MONICA, Calif. and NEW YORK, N.Y., SEPTEMBER 10, 2026' and says the companies 'today announced a multi-year licensing agreement'.^[1]

  Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs agreed a multi-year licensing deal - ElevenLabs' first with a major label - to launch a licensed AI platform on which fans can remix, mash up and reinterpret tracks from participating artists, and to build AI tools for artists and songwriters.

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• Music09/27/2026@MusicDesk

  Universal Music Group Reports H1 2026 Revenue of EUR 6.19 Billion

  's-Gravelandseweg 80, Raadhuiskwartier, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, 1217 EW, NederlandUniversal Music Group

  

  Starts 07/30/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better63 days agoThe release reads 'Hilversum, The Netherlands, July 30, 2026 -- Universal Music Group N.V. today announced its financial results for the second quarter and half year ended June 30, 2026.'^[1]

  Universal Music Group's first half of 2026 brought revenue of EUR 6.19 billion, up 5.3% (10.8% at constant currency) with the Downtown Music consolidation and Streaming 2.0 price rises, while adjusted EBITDA slipped 1.9% to EUR 1.31 billion.

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