Suno v5.5 — Voices Arrive
Suno rolled out v5.5 with a new 'Voices' feature for expressive, personalized vocal generation aimed at producers and rappers — an attempt to make AI vocals more usable in hip‑hop workflows (digitalmusicnews.com). At the same time, Google’s Gemini can now generate full three‑minute songs using Lyria 3 Pro, broadening how artists might draft beats and hooks with AI (techtimes.com). Spotify is already testing tools to block AI imposters from hijacking artist profiles — the industry’s guardrails are being built as the tech arrives (explosion.com).
Suno’s Voices onboarding includes a live verification step that asks users to record a randomized phrase to match the singing voice in uploaded audio, and the company says Voices are private by default so only the creator can use them. (suno.com) Suno’s Custom Models feature is limited to Pro and Premier subscribers, lets a user build up to three custom models by uploading as few as six songs, and requires that creators own the rights to any tracks used for training. (help.suno.com) Suno’s public pricing and plan matrix ties advanced capabilities to paid tiers — the site lists Pro and Premier plans that unlock longer uploads (up to eight minutes), priority generation queues and Studio access versus the Free tier. (suno.com) Google frames Lyria 3 Pro as an “advanced” music model with explicit structural controls for intros, verses, choruses and bridges, positioning the update as a compositional step beyond the earlier short‑clip model. (blog.google) Lyria 3 Pro’s rollout is integrated into the Gemini app and Google says the capability is being extended across other products; independent reporting also notes the three‑minute generation option is currently gated to paying Gemini subscribers. (pcmag.com) Spotify announced an opt‑in beta called Artist Profile Protection on March 24, 2026 that allows artists in Spotify for Artists to review and approve or decline releases before they appear on their profiles, and the company offers an “artist key” for trusted providers to bypass the approval step. (artists.spotify.com) Tech platforms moved quickly after labels flagged scale problems — Spotify’s announcement follows industry takedown requests including Sony Music asking streaming services to remove more than 135,000 alleged AI‑generated impostor tracks, a figure cited in recent coverage. (techcrunch.com)
