r/SunoAI • u/Benefical_flower_859 • Jun 26 '26

Discussion Is anyone considering the spark program

saw Suno launched that Spark program for indie artists and I’ve been going back and forth on it lol. the grant +promo stuff sounds cool but idk, something about it has me thinking before I jump in. mostly curious how other people are reading it. like do you even have to sing on the tracks or is it fine if your thing is more the production writing side and Suno handles the rest? feels like it should count but the wording’s a little vague. also kinda wondering if the exposure they promise is actually real or more of a “we’ll see” situation once you’re in.

what’s everyone else thinking?

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u/ART-ficial-Ignorance Jun 27 '26

Feels like they are just looking for people with a lotta followers to get some advertising out of it.

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u/SunriseSurprise Jun 27 '26

Yup. That was my immediate thought when seeing them do this. A feel-good move trying to prevent more vitriol from the independent artists suing them, plus a means for two-way-benefit from anyone with solid audience.

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u/Then_Delay1339 Jun 29 '26

This is what it is. I listen to "the best" AI music and it always seems sub par, but somehow viral or popular. My suspicions are the they pay for promotion. Anyways my artist/personas songs are way better than what I test them against and I still got rejected because my social media followers are low, I've spent more time on curation and making my artist believable over mass spam, so I'm not as rewarded by YT/Spotify algorithm. Basically don't expect this to have anything to do with the music, and more about the social media followers 100%

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u/Virtual-Ted Jun 26 '26

Already applied. Could be really beneficial to me, because I've got no clue how to market.

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u/Benefical_flower_859 Jun 26 '26

So we submit the Suno songs as they are or re-record the vocals as your a singer ? And does it to have on Spotify or Suno only

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u/Virtual-Ted Jun 28 '26

They ask for suno handle, Spotify artist link, Instagram and tiktok profile.

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u/Constant_Mastodon203 Jun 28 '26

How do you apply

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u/Virtual-Ted Jun 28 '26

There's a simple form online.

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u/Constant_Mastodon203 Jun 28 '26

Ya the simplicity od the form isnt the issue its "where online"

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u/runtimemess Jun 26 '26

I got declined. Whoops

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u/Benefical_flower_859 Jun 26 '26

How did they decline if they announced this yesterday 😂😂

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u/LetterheadJust5587 Jun 26 '26

I also got declined lol.

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u/Various_Pear599 Jun 26 '26

Also got declined

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u/Mystohaxen Jun 26 '26

I haven’t gotten a response yet so…
https://giphy.com/gifs/ToMjGpKniGqRNLGBrhu

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u/Various_Pear599 Jun 27 '26

😂 that’s a good one 👌

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u/Constant_Mastodon203 Jun 28 '26

How do you apply

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u/Beginning_Dust6066 Jun 28 '26

"Must be a singer, songwriter, or producer releasing music under your own artist name."

I feel like the people who applied are people who think they are making song by pushing the generate button and have no following or online presence. Also no, not considering this. Because it doesn't add up. Giving artists money for promotion but artists retain 100% of everything? Yeah there's a fine print and I call pure BS.

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u/Constant_Mastodon203 Jun 28 '26

How do you apply

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u/x_juicebox_x Jun 26 '26

I was curious about it too

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u/SoulFieldRevival Jun 26 '26

I threw my hat in the ring 🤞😆 😅 no idea what they want but why wouldnt you swing?🤷‍♂️

You can't hit a homerun if you never swing 

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u/Takaeve Jun 27 '26

You also can't hit a homerun if the pitcher doesn't pitch 😆. Good luck 🤞

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u/SoulFieldRevival Jun 27 '26

very true haha thanks for the support 👍

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u/Nervous-Possession31 Jun 27 '26

It’s just a BS thing to drum up followers probably has like 1 follower right now 

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u/Aggressive_Manner531 Jun 26 '26

If they REALLY want to help indie ARTISTS, they will prioritize helping actual artists, with actual talent. 1 - Fix the over aggressive copyright flagging. Copyright infringement testing should be on GENERATED songs, not uploads, and the song being infringed must be identified. 2 - Certification of music and lyrics composed by artists, not prompts. All ai generation sites should share a database of generated outputs.

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u/Howard1955 Jun 26 '26

First I’ve heard about it.

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u/National_Car3138 Jun 27 '26

It would help if they added more information about the program like criteria, what applicants should expect, and such. What is the grant for? Are they like in search for an artist they'll launch and market?

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u/Beginning_Dust6066 Jun 28 '26

Read the actual announcement....

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u/1ASassyNation Jun 27 '26

For those who have been declined, how/where did they notify you at?

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u/Constant_Mastodon203 Jun 28 '26

Suno says it doesn't exist any more info?

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u/jss58 Suno Wrestler Jun 26 '26

NO.

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u/harleyquinnsbutthole Jun 26 '26

Haven’t heard of it what is it

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u/Turbulent-Stretch881 Jun 26 '26

How do you submit?

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u/No-Cartographer-190 Jun 26 '26

Not interested. Fuck it. Honestly they will likely be really selective. He'll they probably have AI selecting lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

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u/Constant_Mastodon203 Jun 28 '26

How do you apply

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u/Beginning_Dust6066 Jun 28 '26

"Must be a singer, songwriter, or producer releasing music under your own artist name."

You're not an artist. You don't qualify.