SUNO AI Vocal Style Artist-Inspired Prompts

This e-book provides a comprehensive library of vocal-focused SUNO AI prompts spanning from the 1930s to the 2020s, designed to inspire and generate authentic vocal performances across a wide variety of genres and styles.

Each prompt is artist-inspired, guiding AI to emulate the tone, phrasing, delivery, and expressive techniques that defined iconic singers across different eras. The prompts highlight not only the vocal sound, but also the stylistic emotion and performance context that shaped entire genres.

Decade Breakdown (Prompt Coverage)

• 1930s → Jazz & Swing Crooners, Blues & Early R&B, Country & Western Pioneers, Gospel & Spiritual Voices, Hawaiian & Exotic Crooners, Broadway & Cabaret
• 1940s → Jazz & Bebop Innovators, Big Band Swing & Crooners, Blues & Early R&B Shouters, Country & Western Swing, Gospel Innovators, Broadway & Hollywood, Latin & International Voices
• 1950s → Rock ’n’ Roll & Rockabilly, Rhythm & Blues / Doo-Wop Groups, Electric Blues, Pop Crooners, Country & Western Voices, Gospel & Soul Foundations, Broadway & Hollywood Stars
• 1960s → British Invasion & Rock Voices, Psychedelia & Blues-Rock, Folk Revival & Protest, Soul & Motown Icons, Pop & Country-Pop Stars, Jazz & Bossa Nova, International Voices
• 1970s → Classic Rock & Arena Rock, Folk-Rock & Singer-Songwriters, Soul, Funk & Disco, Punk & New Wave, Progressive Rock & Fusion, Country & Outlaw Voices, Reggae & World Voices
• 1980s → Arena Rock & Glam Metal, Pop Icons & MTV Superstars, Synth-Pop & New Wave, R&B, Soul & Funk, Punk & Alternative, Country & Pop-Country, Reggae & Latin Global Voices
• 1990s → Grunge & Alternative Rock, Britpop & Indie Revival, R&B Divas & Boy Bands, Hip-Hop & Rap Voices, Metal & Nu-Metal Shouters, Pop Princesses & Balladeers, International Voices
• 2000s → Pop Superstars & Divas, Emo / Pop-Punk / Post-Hardcore, Nu-Metal & Alt-Metal, Hip-Hop & Rap Icons, R&B & Neo-Soul Revival, Indie Rock & Garage Rock Revival, Country & Country-Pop, International Voices
• 2010s → Pop Superstars & Global Icons, EDM & Electro-Pop, Indie Rock & Bedroom Pop, Hip-Hop & Trap Voices, R&B & Alt-R&B, Country & Country-Pop, Metal / Djent / Prog, K-Pop & Global Crossover Icons
• 2020s–2025 → Pop Megastars & Viral Icons, Hyperpop & Alt-Pop, Hip-Hop / Trap / Drill Voices, R&B & Neo-Soul Revival, Indie Pop & Rock, Afrobeats & K-Pop Global Voices, Metal / Prog & Alt-Heavy Voices

What These Prompts Represent

Each vocal prompt is carefully designed to include:

• Genre/Era → e.g., 1930s Swing Crooners, 1960s Soul Icons, 1990s Grunge Voices, 2020s Hyperpop Stars
• Artist Inspiration → e.g., Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Kurt Cobain, Olivia Rodrigo
• Vocal Techniques & Delivery → e.g., scat singing, belting, falsetto, guttural screams, rap-sung phrasing
• Tone & Emotion → e.g., intimate, fiery, playful, soulful, anthemic, raw
• Stylistic Nuance → era-specific phrasing, cultural inflection, and performance aesthetics

These instructions direct AI to generate complete vocal performances with:

• Tone & Texture → warm crooning, raspy growls, smooth falsetto, husky spoken-sung delivery
• Phrasing & Dynamics → from whispery intimacy to soaring power ballad belting
• Stylistic Feel → romantic crooner charm, protest folk grit, disco glamour, hip-hop swagger, hyperpop distortion

Your Vocal Style Encyclopedia & AI Prompt Toolkit

This e-book is both a chronological vocal style encyclopedia and a practical AI prompt toolkit, letting you channel nearly a century of iconic voices — from smooth crooners to fiery divas, from punk rebels to viral pop stars — into original, AI-generated music.