Elvis AI Voice Lawsuit, Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Take Me Home,’ BTS Song Case & More Top Music Law News
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In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, Elvis sues over AI, Robbie Williams defends Olivia, HYBE dodges a BTS lawsuit and much more.
Por Billboard | 10/11/2026
THE BIG STORY: Two weeks after the owners of Elvis Presley ’s intellectual property sued Anthropic, they’re back with a new case against Suno — and this one is way more interesting. In a lawsuit filed last week, Elvis Presley Enterprises accused Suno, the leading AI music firm, of stealing Presley’s likeness by allowing users to clone his “unmistakable and iconic” singing voice: “All of the humanity, history, despair, and triumph that constitutes Elvis’ identity was stolen and is stored on servers and harnessed by Suno to make massive amounts of money,” the lawsuit reads. Related Elvis Presley Rights Owners Sue Suno Over AI Voice Cloning: ‘Elvis’ Identity Was Stolen’ Michael Sanft, Attorney Who Represented Keffe D in 2Pac Murder Trial, Dies at 54 Kenny MacPherson, Veteran Music Publisher and Big Deal Music Co-Founder, Dies at 71 That’s markedly different from the earlier Presley case against Anthropic and the many others filed against Suno by music firms, which all center on the use of copyrighted materials to train AI models. The new case invokes likeness rights — state-level protections designed to protect someone’s name, image and voice from commercial exploitation. For more — about the new lawsuit, the ELVIS Act it’s citing and Suno’s potential counter-arguments — go read the full Billboard story here or watch me break it all down here . You’re reading Legal Beat , a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro , offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday, subscribe here , or follow me on Instagram and X for daily legal updates on the music business. Other top stories this week… — A lawsuit against HYBE claiming the chart-topping BTS smash “Swim” ripped off an earlier song was dropped by the accusers less than four months after it was filed. — Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler got a new trial date in the long-running case claiming he “groomed” an underage girl in the ’70s and then admitted in a memoir that he “almost took a teen bride.” — Robbie Williams defended Olivia Rodrigo after some fans claimed her holiday song “Take Me Home (4 Christmas) sounds like his track “Candy.” If only Stella Lefty had that kind of support … — Dolly Parton ’s estate dropped its case against Bryan Seaver, the late star’s nephew and head of security, whom it had accused of trying to extort money with threats of violence. — Dua Lipa reached a settlement to end a copyright case over “Levitating,” fully resolving years of litigation over the megahit song. — Days before the big new Elvis case was filed, Suno asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by Jason Isbell and other stars over similar name-and-likeness claims. — How will the sweeping Democratic victories in the midterm elections impact the mus