Suno Plans Vinyl Pressings for AI Songs as the Format’s Comeback Gives the Music Startup a New Fan-Facing Product
LOS ANGELES, CA — Artificial intelligence music company Suno is trying to make its songs feel more tangible. The Cambridge, Massachusetts startup has announced Suno Vinyl, a service that would press users’ AI-generated tracks onto 12-inch records, though the product has not launched yet.
The company has opened a waiting list and says the first pressing will go to users who sign up. Suno says it is looking for ways to turn music into physical objects, and its website pitches the idea with the line, “Press a banger, because it’s too good to live on a screen.”
How the service would work
Suno says users would be able to assemble a tracklist of up to 46 minutes from music in their Suno library. They could also upload album art or generate sleeve, label and cover artwork through the platform.
Each record would be made from PETG, a type of plastic, and Suno estimates the price at about $45 plus shipping. The company has not said which manufacturer would produce the records.
Why vinyl makes sense for the moment
The pitch lands at a time when vinyl has become one of music’s most reliable nostalgia plays. Labels and artists keep leaning into multiple vinyl editions, and Olivia Rodrigo recently released around 10 variants of her June album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” as part of that trend.
Vinyl sales also hit a major milestone in the U.S. last year, topping $1 billion for the first time since 1983, according to the Recording Industry Assn. of America. The format sold 46.8 million units in 2025, well ahead of CDs at 29.5 million.
Copyright questions still shadow Suno’s growth
Suno’s vinyl idea arrives while the company is still fighting multiple legal battles over how its technology is trained and used. The RIAA sued Suno and competitor Udio in 2024 on behalf of major labels including Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment.
Warner later settled with Suno, striking a licensing deal and selling its Songkick concert platform to the startup. Cases involving UMG and Sony continue in Massachusetts federal court, and Suno also faces actions in Germany, Denmark and class-action claims backed by more than 1,800 independent artists.
For now, Suno has not said whether customers can press songs that resemble copyrighted work, what rights come with the records, or whether the company will take a cut. That uncertainty leaves the new product squarely in the middle of the industry’s biggest unresolved issue.
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