As AI Race Heats Up, A ChatGPT For Music Just Raised $125 Million

An Artificial Intelligence music maker capable of quickly creating songs with AI-generated music and vocals just raised $125 million, the latest sign of the fast-developing AI arms race in the music business.

Suno is like a ChatGPT for music; users input phrases and keywords for a song they’d like to make, and Suno spits back out an artificially generated track. The program can generate both music and vocals, a feature only a few other AI generators like Google and fellow startup Udio had developed.

“We started Suno to build a future where anyone can make music,” Suno co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman said in a statement. “To help people rediscover the joy of play and exploration we had as kids. Technology is a means to that end, and today’s state-of-the-art creates the potential for a flourishing of new sounds, new styles, and new artists in a way we’ve always dreamt about.”

Per Suno’s announcement, some of the investors as part of the funding round include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, Matrix and Founder Collective. Suno also has several advisors including the musicians 3lau and Flosstradamus, the company said. Shulman said the company would use the funding “to accelerate product development and grow our team of music makers, music lovers and technologists.”