Artificial intelligence music company Suno is going retro \u2014 eventually.<\/p>\n
The Cambridge, Mass.-based AI company has announced Suno Vinyl<\/a>, a service that will press users\u2019 generated AI tracks onto vinyl records. It has not gone live. The company has started a waiting list, with the first pressing reserved for users who sign up. A Suno spokesperson said the company is exploring ways for people to turn their music into physical artifacts.<\/p>\n \u201cPress a banger, because it\u2019s too good to live on a screen,\u201d Suno wrote on its website.<\/p>\n Users will be able to build a tracklist of up to 46 minutes from their Suno library, then either upload their own album artwork or generate it on the platform for the sleeve, labels and cover. Each record will be a 12-inch pressing made from PETG, a type of plastic. Pricing is estimated about $45 plus shipping. Suno has not said who will press the records.<\/p>\n Vinyl records have seen a major resurgence<\/a> ever since millennials brought the format back into mainstream culture in the 2010s. Over the years, it\u2019s become customary for major musicians to release several vinyl variants to help promote their latest album. Olivia Rodrigo most recently released roughly 10 variants of her new album, \u201cYou Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,\u201d in June.<\/p>\n Last year, vinyl record purchases accounted for more than $1 billion in U.S. sales<\/a>, up more than 9%, according to the Recording Industry Assn. of America\u2019s annual report. It was the first time vinyl revenue topped $1 billion since 1983.<\/p>\n The format sold 46.8 million units, against 29.5 million CDs in 2025.<\/p>\n Suno, founded in 2022, has established itself as a leader in AI music tech and maintains an office in Venice. In February, the company said it had surpassed 2 million paid subscribers and was on pace for $300 million in annual revenue. In June, raised more than $400 million in a Series D round led by Bond Capital, more than doubling its valuation to $5.4 billion from $2.45 billion less than a year earlier.<\/p>\n The growth has unfolded as the company fights on several legal fronts. Suno and its competitor Udio were sued for copyright infringement in 2024 by the RIAA on behalf of the industry\u2019s biggest labels, including Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment<\/a>. <\/p>\n WMG was the first of the three to settle with Suno<\/a>, reaching a deal last November that included a licensing agreement, Suno\u2019s first partnership with a major label, and the sale of Warner\u2019s Songkick concert platform to Suno. <\/p>\n