Olivia Rodrigo draws a hard line against AI in music

Olivia Rodrigo said she would never use artificial intelligence in her music, calling the position a “hard line” in a Hollywood Reporter cover interview. Her sole experiment with AI-related music ideas was a test with her producer, Dan Nigro: they asked ChatGPT to suggest titles for an Olivia Rodrigo song. “They’re all fucking awful,” she said of the results. The comments place a firm boundary around Rodrigo’s songwriting as generative AI becomes a contentious issue across music. Platforms such as Suno and Udio allow users to create complete songs, including vocals, lyrics and instrumentation, from text prompts, according to NPR. Suno said in February that it had exceeded 2 million paid subscribers. Disputes have focused on what material trained the models and who is paid when AI-made tracks generate revenue. Artists and researchers have struggled to identify training data because of limited transparency, while tens of thousands of AI-generated tracks were appearing on streaming services. The Recording Industry Association of America filed copyright-infringement cases against Suno and Udio in June 2024, alleging that the companies trained models on copyrighted recordings without permission. Universal Music Group settled with Udio in October 2025, and Warner Music Group settled with Udio and Suno the following month; Sony Music Entertainment’s cases against both companies were still ongoing in August. Those agreements generally moved toward licensing music for AI training, with Universal offering artists a choice to opt in or out. The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada has separately sued Universal and Warner, alleging that member musicians’ recordings were licensed for AI use without compensation or credit.