{
  "id": 5565515,
  "title": "Suno Pulls Reviled Mary J. Blige Ad, Claims They Were Misled About Her Approval",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/suno-pulls-reviled-mary-j-blige-ad-claims-they-were-misled-about-her",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T13:27:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2510309/suno-pulls-reviled-mary-j-blige-ad-claims-they-were-misled-about-her-approval/news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Suno swiftly removed an ad featuring controversial singer Mary J. Blige after discovering she hadn't officially approved the campaign. The ad, promoting Suno Studio 2.0, had been shared and edited multiple times on the internet, sparking backlash due to its misleading portrayal. According to Suno's statement, they had signed a deal with a party posing as Blige's authorized representative. The company immediately terminated the campaign once they realized the deception. Blige's team has not commented on the situation, leaving unclear how the impersonator managed to defame the artist's current reputation. Suno's rise has been fraught with controversy, including ongoing copyright infringement lawsuits from both Gerencia 360 Music and a coalition of songwriters including Jason Isbell. Additionally, the Canadian SOCAN organization has lodged evidence of direct song rips generated by Suno in a court case.",
  "summary": "A few days ago, the great Mary J. Blige appeared in a Suno advertisement, and the internet did not react well. The ad circulated in various edited forms, each seemingly stripping away context from a video designed to look like a candid studio session, in which Blige was shown all the wild things you could do with Suno. The video’s circulation coincided with the release of Suno Studio 2.0. Now,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Suno removes Mary J. Blige ad after realizing she didn't approve it",
    "Ad was promoted by impersonator posing as Blige's authorized rep",
    "Suno terminates campaign, Blige's team silent on situation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Suno Pulls Mary J. Blige Ad, Says She Never Authorized Campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/suno-pulls-mary-j-blige-ad-says-she-never-authorized-campaign",
        "published": "2026-09-04T16:55:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}