# Reservoir Sues Suno & Anthropic in Latest Lawsuits Over AI Music: ‘Meant to Replace the Artists’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/reservoir-sues-suno-anthropic-in-latest-lawsuits-over-ai-music-meant-to-replace-the-artists/
- Published: 2026-10-22T13:20:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/reservoir-sues-suno-anthropic-over-ai-training/
- Topics: AI, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music, Technology

## Key points

- Reservoir has sued Suno and Anthropic over alleged song copying.
- The cases cite songs by Madonna, Johnny Cash and Joni Mitchell.
- The lawsuits add to unresolved disputes over AI training and copyright.

## Summary

Reservoir has filed two new federal lawsuits accusing Suno and Anthropic of using its copyrighted songs to train AI models without permission. The publisher says Suno’s service was built to make AI-generated substitutes for artists’ music, adding to a legal dispute over whether AI training on copyrighted works is lawful.

The cases name songs including Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi”, Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach”, as well as works by Glenn Miller, Kings of Leon and Evanescence. Reservoir alleges Suno copied millions of works and charges users $10 a month to generate songs. AI firms argue their use of existing material is fair use; Suno has settled claims with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe, while other music companies continue to sue.

## Coverage

- [Billboard: Reservoir Sues Suno & Anthropic in Latest Lawsuits Over AI Music: ‘Meant to Replace the Artists’](https://www.billboard.com/pro/reservoir-sues-suno-anthropic-over-ai-training/)
- [Music Business Worldwide: Reservoir sues Suno for copying 1,050 songs, alleging AI firm’s business model was to ‘infringe now’ and ‘settle on the cheap later’](https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-sues-suno-for-infringment-over-1050-songs-including-tracks-by-joni-mitchell-johnny-cash-madonna-and-more/)

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