Sony sues AI music app Udio over 30,117 songs, seeking up to $4.5 billion

Sony Music sued Udio, an app that creates music using artificial intelligence, claiming it used 30,117 songs without permission to teach its system. A court blocked Sony from adding these songs to an earlier lawsuit on June 29. Sony wants a jury trial and up to $150,000 per song — about $4.5 billion total.