MONEY · 4 RECEIPTS

Apps and projects built with Suno that make money

4 sourced receipts name Suno. The biggest: Xania Monet ($3M record deal).

Suno is an AI music generation service.

Receipts naming Suno

$3Mreported record deal
earnedMaker claim

Telisha JonesXania Monet

Jones writes lyrics and uses Suno to turn them into songs for the AI R&B persona Xania Monet.

The $3M is a reported deal value via Billboard, not a verified cash payout received by Jones.

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Suno
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The deal is reportedly worth $3 million and comes from Hallwood Media.

Sources Consequence: AI Artist Signs Million-Dollar Record Deal Radio 88.8/Billboard: Xania Monet streams worth

Reported Sep 2025

$50,000film festival Grand Prix
wonPublic record

Robert GaudetteA Face Only a Mother Could LoveSite

A Face Only a Mother Could Love is an eight-minute AI-generated short film about a lonely Parisian dancer.

Cost $5,000 production budget

The festival archive names the winner and lists the Grand Prix as $50,000 plus one million Runway credits.

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Grok · Nano Banana · Seedance · ElevenLabs · Suno
Cost
$5,000 production budget
The Grand Prix went to Robert Gaudette's "A Face Only a Mother Could Love," with Dorian & Daniel's "The Well" taking Gold and Mathery's "Where Knights Fall" the Silver.

Sources AI Film History AIFF 2026 Runway AIF 2026 official winners FilmFreeway A Face Only a Mother Could Love AI Film Flix A Face Only a Mother Could Love

Reported Jun 2026

$7,000first prizeFuture Sound Awards 2025
wonPublic record

Scott TemplemanSweetest IllusionSite

An AI-produced R&B track that won first place at the first Future Sound Awards.

The awards site states the $7,000 top prize and lists the win; Templeman's own release names him and says he used Suno to produce the track.

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Suno
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The prize for the winning track is $7,000 USD.

Sources Future Sound Awards prize terms Future Sound Awards winners Sword For Hire: Herndon entrepreneur wins first place

Reported Sep 2025

$6,000title sponsor prize
wonPublic record

Aaron LibermanBefore Mount Rushmore: The Story of Spotted TailSite

A cinematic AI tribute to Lakota leader Spotted Tail made with Veo 3, Midjourney, ElevenLabs and Suno.

Took 110 hours

The prize tier and the winner are both on official Devpost pages, but the actual cash payout is not independently confirmed.

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110 hours
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ChatGPT · Google Veo 3 · Midjourney · ElevenLabs · Suno
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$6,000 in cash

Sources Chroma Awards on Devpost Devpost submission: Before Mount Rushmore

Reported Dec 2025