Suno launches v5.5 AI mannequin with voice seize and personalization options

AI music generator Suno launched model 5.5 of its platform on Friday (March 27), introducing a voice seize function and two personalization instruments that the corporate says are aimed toward attracting first-time creators and dealing professionals.

The voice seize function, known as ‘Voices’, lets customers document or add audio of themselves singing and incorporate that vocal id into tracks generated by Suno.

The function is restricted to Professional and Premier subscribers, and Suno has developed a verification layer that matches a voice to a random phrase that creators are prompted to talk.

Voices are personal by default, in response to the announcement. Solely the account holder can use a captured voice to generate songs. Suno says it plans to introduce voice sharing in future updates, however has not offered a timeline.

Suno mentioned: “The voice is the one instrument that each individual carries with them, and but most individuals by no means sing or share it with the world. With Suno, now you can seize your voice and create music with it.”

“The voice is the one instrument that each individual carries with them, and but most individuals by no means sing or share it with the world. With Suno, now you can seize your voice and create music with it.”

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One other new function, ‘Customized Fashions’, lets subscribers add tracks from their very own catalog and tune v5.5 to replicate their private kinds.

Suno mentioned: “Now, while you add tracks out of your authentic catalog, you possibly can construct a customized model of the mannequin that is aware of your type — so the music it makes sounds extra such as you. Professional and Premier subscribers can create as much as three.”

The third function, ‘My Style’, is out there throughout all subscription tiers. Suno says it learns what customers are drawn to, similar to their favourite genres and moods.

On the newest options, Suno mentioned: “From the start, we’ve constructed Suno round a easy perception: the most effective music begins with a human. Our instruments exist to increase what individuals can create — to amplify the intuition, style, and feeling that solely an individual brings to music.”

“From the start, we’ve constructed Suno round a easy perception: the most effective music begins with a human. Our instruments exist to increase what individuals can create — to amplify the intuition, style, and feeling that solely an individual brings to music.”

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The discharge comes as Suno continues to face criticism and lawsuits over its AI coaching mannequin.

The RIAA filed swimsuit in opposition to each Suno and rival Udio in mid-2024, appearing on behalf of all three majors, alleging “mass infringement” of copyright.

Udio has since reached settlements with each Common Music Group and Warner Music Group, signing licensing agreements with every for a brand new AI music platform anticipated to launch this yr.

Warner Music Group settled with Suno in November, however the AI firm stays locked in authorized battles with Common Music Group and Sony Music Leisure, in addition to European music rights organizations, together with Denmark’s Koda and Germany’s GEMA.

Suno, which closed a $250 million Sequence C funding spherical in November 2025 at a $2.45 billion post-money valuation, reported in February that it has reached 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring income. The corporate says over 100 million individuals have used its platform.

The launch arrives days after MBW founder Tim Ingham questioned the place Suno’s WMG-licensed V6 mannequin was, noting in a March 23 column that it had been 114 days because the settlement was introduced with no new licensed mannequin in sight.

Regardless of its authorized challenges, Suno has been investing closely in music business relationships. The corporate has employed former Warner Music Group government Paul Sinclair as Chief Music Officer, former Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota as Chief Business Officer, and former Spotify government Sam Berger as Senior Director of Artist Partnerships.

These hires haven’t shielded Suno from criticism. Final month, a coalition of artist representatives launched a ‘Say No to Suno’ marketing campaign, describing the corporate as a “brazen smash and seize” platform.

And a public PR battle had beforehand damaged out between Suno and Common Music Group over the query of “walled gardens” in AI music.Music Enterprise Worldwide