'We entered into a business deal with someone who presented themselves as Ms. Blige’s official representative. As soon as we learned this was not the case, and that Ms. Blige was uncomfortable, we terminated the advertising campaign,' Suno says in a statement.
By Jem Aswad, Corbin Bolies
Legendary R&B singer Mary J. Blige was on the receiving end of a barrage of online abuse after the release late last month of a video advertisement circulated by AI music generator Suno, in which she is seen seemingly collaborating and responding positively to an AI-generated song that sounds remarkably like her work.
There was just one problem: She hadn’t approved the ad, and the deal with Suno was made by an individual who did not have the authority to do so.
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