Sony Sues AI Again for Copying 30,000 Songs, Including Hound Dog’s Bark
KEY POINTS
- •Sony Music filed a lawsuit in New York in early 2026 accusing AI platform Udio of infringing copyrights on 30,000 songs.
- •The songs involved range from legends like Elvis and Beyoncé to modern stars including Harry Styles.
- •This lawsuit follows a 2024 case bundled with Universal Music Group and Warner Records targeting Udio and AI-maker Suno.
Sony Music Entertainment, freshly inspired by litigation, filed a fiery lawsuit on a chilly New York Monday in 2026 against AI music generator Udio for copyright infringement on over 30,000 songs. The list reads like a Greatest Hits gold mine, spanning Elvis Presley's 'Hound Dog', Beyoncé's 'Say My Name', and even Harry Styles’ recent chart-topper 'As It Was'. This new case claims to be the 'tip of the infringement iceberg' against Udio, whose AI training data fell into Sony’s discovery clutches after an earlier 2024 lawsuit that also dragged Universal Music Group and Warner Records down the courtroom rabbit hole. Truly, an AI remix meets corporate remix of court filings.
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(1 of 3)Sony suing an AI for learning music exactly like a toddler who won’t stop humming Beyoncé, but with 30,000 songs. Swipe left on creativity.
AI’s playlist: 30,000 hit songs stolen. Sony’s playlist: 30,000 lawsuits pending. Guess who’s winning the charts now?
Sony vs Udio: Where a few lines of code dream of superstardom, and lawyers dream of cash copying lawyers.
Source: Theverge | Published: 7/20/2026 | Author: Emma Roth
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