SUNO LAUNCHES SPARK TO NURTURE AI-GENERATED MUSIC ARTISTS
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Suno has introduced Spark, an incubator program offering grants, mentorship, and marketing support to independent artists. The initiative signals the AI music platform's ambitions beyond creating novelty content, aiming to establish itself as a streaming destination.
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