Suno pulls ad featuring supposed endorsement from Mary J. Blige.
An ad for the AI music generator Suno showed Blige interacting with an AI song that seemed to use her own voice, while calling the output “dope.” The singer received backlash for the ad online, and now a Suno spokesperson tells Variety that the company canceled the campaign because it didn’t get proper approval:
TL;DR
- Suno canceled an advertising campaign featuring Mary J. Blige.
- The campaign featured an AI-generated song that seemed to use Blige's voice.
- Blige received online backlash for the ad.
- Suno stated the campaign was canceled because it lacked proper approval.
- The company entered a deal with someone claiming to be Blige's representative.
- The campaign was terminated when it was discovered the representative was not official and Blige was uncomfortable.