Suno, the artificial intelligence music platform, has announced Suno Vinyl, a service that lets users press AI-generated songs onto physical 12-inch records, even as it battles copyright lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions.
How Suno Vinyl Works
Users can compile up to 46 minutes of music from their Suno library onto a single vinyl disc. The service also allows customization of the sleeve, labels, and cover artwork, using either personal designs or images generated by Suno’s AI.
Each record is pressed, quality-checked, and shipped directly to customers. The discs are made from PETG material, which the company describes as environmentally friendly. Pricing starts at $45, excluding shipping.
Suno’s promotional page frames the product as a way to preserve music beyond digital streaming. A statement on the site reads:
“Press a personal keepsake. Press a gift for a loved one. Or press a banger, because it’s too good to live on a screen.”
Legal Challenges Mount
The launch arrives as Suno remains entangled in several copyright disputes over the data used to train its AI music-generation models.
In 2024, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment, through litigation coordinated by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), accused Suno and rival platform Udio of infringing copyright by using protected recordings for training. The labels argued that AI-generated music could directly compete with human-created works.
Since then, Warner Music Group settled its case with Suno and entered a licensing agreement, which also included Suno’s acquisition of Warner’s concert discovery platform Songkick. Universal Music Group settled separately with Udio but continues its lawsuit against Suno, while Sony Music remains a plaintiff in actions against both AI companies.
Outside the U.S., Suno recently lost a copyright case brought by German collecting society GEMA and is defending proceedings initiated by Danish society Koda. Independent musicians have also filed lawsuits alleging unauthorized use of their recordings in Suno’s training data.
The introduction of Suno Vinyl extends the company’s consumer offerings into physical formats, even as the legal questions over its training practices remain unresolved.
