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Majors, Believe, BMG, Concord, HYBE and More Propose Chart Eligibility Rules for AI Music
The coalition wants fully AI-generated tracks excluded and requires labels to disclose AI use, legal compliance and human authorship to curb chart manipulation.
- On Wednesday, a coalition including Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group proposed strict guidelines to exclude fully synthetic AI-generated tracks from official music charts.
- Establishing a clear boundary between Human-Led Artistry and synthetic works, the proposal demands that only tracks deemed "substantially human made" qualify for the industry's measure of success.
- Criteria for inclusion demand tracks be "properly authorized and lawful," disclose AI usage, and avoid stream manipulation, ensuring recordings do not breach generative AI service terms.
- While Spotify and Deezer have already implemented AI detection tags, these new principles offer a unified roadmap for global chart compilers to adopt standardized rules.
- Ongoing litigation against Suno and Udio continues as labels pursue copyright infringement claims, even as some companies seek partnerships to control AI's role in music.
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Music Companies Demand More Scrutiny of AI-Generated Tracks Before Chart Debuts
A collection of record labels — including labels such as Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music — on Wednesday proposed a new set of guidelines for how AI-generated music could chart, demanding only tracks that were “substantially human made” qualify for the industry’s measure of success. Other groups and labels part of the coalition include […]
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