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Are the songs that people make on Suno<\/strong> competing with the work of human artists?<\/p>\n 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 Now, the debate is taking another turn, as Suno<\/strong> moves into the vinyl market.<\/p>\n The company, which\u00a0raised over $400 million<\/strong> in a Series D round in June that valued it<\/a> at $5.4 billion,<\/strong>\u00a0has opened a waitlist<\/a> for Suno Vinyl<\/strong>, a service that turns songs made on its platform into physical records.<\/p>\n A Suno<\/strong> spokesperson told MBW<\/em> 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 Each record is pressed and shipped to the user\u2019s door, with pricing estimated at $45<\/strong> plus shipping, according to the Suno Vinyl page<\/a>, which lists the service as coming soon.<\/p>\n Suno<\/strong> pitches the product with the line: \u201cSome songs deserve more than a stream.\u201d<\/p>\n \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<\/strong> page reads.<\/p>\n The pitch leans on gifting, with Suno<\/strong> suggesting records for \u201cthe anniversary song, the birthday track, the inside joke that became an anthem.\u201d<\/p>\n Users build a tracklist from their Suno<\/strong> library, with up to 46 minutes<\/strong> of audio per record.<\/p>\n They can then design a sleeve, labels and cover using their own art or Suno<\/strong> artwork.<\/p>\n The record comes with a full color printed sleeve and labels, according to the Suno Vinyl<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n The finished record is then pressed, quality checked and delivered, Suno<\/strong> says.<\/p>\n Each disc is a 12-inch<\/strong> black record made from PETG, which Suno<\/strong> describes as \u201ceco-friendly,\u201d and is pressed from the user\u2019s final mix.<\/p>\n Suno<\/strong> says every record is \u201ca genuine pressed record, not a novelty cut.\u201d<\/p>\n News of the launch<\/a> lands as Suno<\/strong> fights copyright battles on several fronts over how its models were trained.<\/p>\n In 2024, the major labels alleged that Suno<\/strong> and rival Udio<\/strong> were \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 The three majors first sued Suno<\/strong> and Udio<\/strong> in 2024<\/strong>, in a case coordinated by the RIAA<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Warner Music Group<\/a><\/strong> settled its case with Suno<\/strong> in November 2025<\/strong> and struck a licensing deal<\/a> with the company.<\/p>\n Universal<\/a><\/strong> settled its separate case against rival Udio<\/strong> in October 2025<\/strong> but remains a plaintiff against Suno<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Sony Music<\/a><\/strong>, which has not settled with either AI company, also remains a plaintiff in copyright cases against both Udio and Suno.<\/p>\n As part of the Warner<\/strong> deal, Suno<\/strong> also acquired the label\u2019s concert-discovery platform Songkick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Under that same deal, Suno<\/strong> said downloading audio would require a paid account, with free-tier songs playable and shareable but not downloadable.<\/p>\n Just last week, Suno<\/strong> lost its copyright case in Germany<\/strong> from collecting society GEMA<\/a><\/strong> and continues to face legal action in Denmark<\/strong> from Koda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Independent artists have brought their own cases, accusing Suno<\/strong> of copying their recordings to build its models.<\/p>\n