{"id":560927,"date":"2026-08-06T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/560927\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:00:11","slug":"suno-muscles-into-vinyl-market-plans-to-let-users-press-their-ai-songs-onto-12-inch-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/560927\/","title":{"rendered":"Suno muscles into vinyl market, plans to let users press their AI songs onto 12-inch records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are the songs that people make on Suno competing with the work of human artists?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an ongoing debate, and a pillar of the legal fight between the AI company and those major rightsholders suing it for copyright infringement.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the debate is taking another turn, as Suno moves into the vinyl market.<\/p>\n<p>The company, which\u00a0raised over $400 million in a Series D round in June <a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/suno-raises-over-400-million-pushing-valuation-to-5-4-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">that valued it<\/a> at $5.4 billion,\u00a0<a class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/vinyl.suno.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">has opened a waitlist<\/a> for Suno Vinyl, a service that turns songs made on its platform into physical records.<\/p>\n<p>A Suno spokesperson told MBW that the in-the-works service is part of an effort to explore ways to give people physical versions of the music they create.<\/p>\n<p>Each record is pressed and shipped to the user\u2019s door, with pricing estimated at $45 plus shipping, according to the <a class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/vinyl.suno.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Suno Vinyl page<\/a>, which lists the service as coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>Suno pitches the product with the line: \u201cSome songs deserve more than a stream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPress a personal keepsake. Press a gift for a loved one. Or press a banger, because it\u2019s too good to live on a screen,\u201d the Suno Vinyl page reads.<\/p>\n<p>The pitch leans on gifting, with Suno suggesting records for \u201cthe anniversary song, the birthday track, the inside joke that became an anthem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Users build a tracklist from their Suno library, with up to 46 minutes of audio per record.<\/p>\n<p>They can then design a sleeve, labels and cover using their own art or Suno artwork.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-14.15.41.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-14.15.41.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/files\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-14.15.41.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"image-set\" data-title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"lazyload\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-14.15.41-80x43.jpg\"  data-\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The record comes with a full color printed sleeve and labels, according to the Suno Vinyl page.<\/p>\n<p>The finished record is then pressed, quality checked and delivered, Suno says.<\/p>\n<p>Each disc is a 12-inch black record made from PETG, which Suno describes as \u201ceco-friendly,\u201d and is pressed from the user\u2019s final mix.<\/p>\n<p>Suno says every record is \u201ca genuine pressed record, not a novelty cut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/music-tech\/recording\/a-pressing-matter-suno-to-launch-its-own-bespoke-vinyl-pressing-and-shipping-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News of the launch<\/a> lands as Suno fights copyright battles on several fronts over how its models were trained.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the major labels alleged that Suno and rival Udio were <a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/us-musicians-union-files-amended-lawsuit-against-universal-and-warner-over-suno-and-udio-ai-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u201creplacing the work of human artists\u201d<\/a> with AI-generated tracks that, they said, cut into the royalties paid to human musicians.<\/p>\n<p>The three majors first sued Suno and Udio in 2024, in a case coordinated by the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; RIAA [593 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/riaa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RIAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; Warner Music Group [3,770 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/access-industries\/warner-music-group\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Warner Music Group<\/a> settled its case with Suno in November 2025 and <a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/warner-music-group-settles-with-suno-strikes-first-of-its-kind-deal-with-ai-song-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">struck a licensing deal<\/a> with the company.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; Universal Music Group [4,846 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/universal-music-group\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Universal<\/a> settled its separate case against rival Udio in October 2025 but remains a plaintiff against Suno.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; Sony Music Entertainment [2,240 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/sony\/sony-music-group\/sony-music-entertainment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sony Music<\/a>, which has not settled with either AI company, also remains a plaintiff in copyright cases against both Udio and Suno.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Warner deal, Suno also acquired the label\u2019s concert-discovery platform Songkick.<\/p>\n<p>Under that same deal, Suno said downloading audio would require a paid account, with free-tier songs playable and shareable but not downloadable.<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, Suno lost its copyright case in Germany from collecting society <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; GEMA [171 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/gema\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GEMA<\/a> and continues to face legal action in Denmark from Koda.<\/p>\n<p>Independent artists have brought their own cases, accusing Suno of copying their recordings to build its models.<\/p>\n<p>The vinyl service gives Suno\u2018s users a physical product at a time when the legality of how the company trained its models is still being tested in court.Music Business Worldwide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are the songs that people make on Suno competing with the work of human artists? 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