{"id":910495,"date":"2026-06-05T02:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/say-no-to-suno-protesters-bring-the-drama-to-a-swanky-santa-monica-ai-conference-they-even-circled-a-plane-with-a-say-no-to-suno-banner-above-the-conferen\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T02:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:11:55","slug":"say-no-to-suno-protesters-bring-the-drama-to-a-swanky-santa-monica-ai-conference-they-even-circled-a-plane-with-a-say-no-to-suno-banner-above-the-conferen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/say-no-to-suno-protesters-bring-the-drama-to-a-swanky-santa-monica-ai-conference-they-even-circled-a-plane-with-a-say-no-to-suno-banner-above-the-conferen\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Say No To Suno\u2019 Protesters Bring the Drama to a Swanky Santa Monica AI Conference \u2014 They Even Circled a Plane With a \u2018Say No to Suno\u2019 Banner Above the Conference Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo Credit: Human Artistry Campaign<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Entertainment Disrupting the UBS AI in Entertainment Summit in Santa Monica this week was the Human Artistry Campaign, who contracted a plane to circle over Santa Monica with the words \u201cSay No To Suno.\u201d Trucks in the city carried multiple mobile billboards with the same sentiment.<\/h2>\n

On Wednesday, the exclusive, invite-only UBS AI in Entertainment Summit took place at Shutters on the Beach Hotel in Santa Monica. And circling above was a plane carrying a banner that read, \u201cSAY NO TO SUNO.\u201d The protest<\/a>\u2014which fell on the same day that Suno announced a $5.4 billion valuation\u2014was sponsored by the artist rights coalition, Human Artistry Campaign.<\/p>\n

The aerial banner was accompanied below by trucks on the road carrying multiple mobile billboards. These also read \u201cSay No to Suno!\u201d as well as, \u201c$5 billion for Mikey. Nothing for artists.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Trichordist<\/em> indicated<\/a> in its coverage of the protest that two planes flew overhead, but Digital Music News<\/em> was only able to confirm one plane in time for publication. An he image showing two planes with oversized banners has not been confirmed by the Human Artistry Campaign to be legitimate.<\/p>\n

(Indeed, it looks like The Trichordist\u2019s<\/em> David Lowery is now distributing AI-generated images of two large planes to protest AI-generated music, but we\u2019ll leave that irony for another post. Guess the Music Artistry Campaign needed a bigger plane \u2014 or planes \u2014 to hammer home the point, but hey.)<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Human Artistry Campaign<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It\u2019s notable that Suno CEO Mikey Shulman was among the speakers at the summit. The company just completed a Series D funding round<\/a> that raised over $400 million, informing its new $5.4 billion post-money valuation.<\/h4>\n

Of course, \u201cSay No To Suno\u201d isn\u2019t a new slogan. You may remember it as the title of an open letter published online in February<\/a> and signed by a coalition of artist representatives, including The Trichordist\u2019s<\/em> David Lowery.<\/p>\n

While not explicitly a Human Artistry Campaign initiative, that letter branded Suno as a \u201csmash and grab\u201d platform built on unauthorized AI models trained on human artists\u2019 work, \u201chijacking\u201d the world\u2019s \u201centire treasure-trove of music\u201d and \u201cflooding platforms with AI slop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, the message is being used to protest Suno during a landmark moment for the company, which to date still only has one confirmed music business licensing partner in Warner Music Group. Shulman said during the company\u2019s funding announcement that Suno would, \u201cin the coming months,\u201d begin rolling out its \u201cfirst music model developed in partnership with the music industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Suno continues to be sued by various parties across the music industry, including Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, performing rights organizations like Koda (Denmark) and GEMA (Germany), and independent artists.<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n

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