A lot of folks on here already know this, but some people still don’t want to say it out loud:
Suno won the race.
Period.
That’s the headline.
They’re the first AI music company to make legit deals with major labels.
They beat the lawsuits.
They’re getting licensed.
And they’re moving AI music out of the “wild west” and into the actual music business.
Like it or hate it, AI music isn’t going away.
It’s going to be part of the ecosystem, it’s going to be legal, and it’s going to be monetized. That’s not an opinion — that’s where the industry is already heading.
And here’s one of the uncomfortable parts:
This is already changing things in Nashville.
Used to be, you’d hire a studio and a crew of players to cut a demo.
Now people are using Suno to get a full demo for basically nothing.
Publishers don’t care how it was made — they just care whether the song works.
That means some demo studios and session musicians are getting pushed out.
Not because anyone “hates musicians,” but because the economics changed overnight.
I’m not cheering it, I’m not trashing it.
I’m just telling you what’s happening.
More later.

Cheers,

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”