Setlist

On this week’s show, we discuss the launch of the record industry’s first major lawsuits against music-generating AI companies - with the RIAA coordinating litigation against Suno and Udio - plus a group of songwriters are suing PRS.

SECTION TIMES

01: Labels v Suno + Udio (00:04:30)

02: News in brief (00:15:20)

03: Songwriters v PRS (00:18:05)

(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES

• Suno and Udio’s “lawless” behaviour cheapens human creativity with sound-a-likes and knock-offs says watershed RIAA lawsuit

• Suno boss accuses music industry of “reverting to its old lawyer-led playbook”

• Udio responds to record label lawsuit insisting its AI model ‘listens’ rather than ‘copies’

• PRS sued over “unreasonable and unnecessary hurdles” for writers directly licensing their live performances

NEWS IN BRIEF

• UK Music names Tom Kiehl as new CEO

• Live Nation boss Michael Rapino sued by shareholder over DoJ action

• SiriusXM breaches consumer rights by charging an extra music royalties extra fee, says lawsuit

• KKR acquires Superstruct

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