Suno pulls Mary J. Blige ad after deal was signed with an impersonator
Suno
Suno withdrew an 85-second ad in which Mary J. Blige appeared to endorse its AI music generator after learning the deal was arranged by someone falsely posing as her representative. Suno said it terminated the campaign as soon as it learned Blige never authorized it and was uncomfortable with it.
Why it matters
The botched campaign, which coincided with Suno Studio 2.0 promotion and landed days after a musician class action, hands Suno's critics a flagship example of artist likeness being used without consent in AI music marketing.
Importance: 2/5
Notable PR incident feeding the ongoing artist-identity controversy around Suno