{"id":3251,"date":"2026-06-29T22:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3251"},"modified":"2026-06-29T22:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:36:11","slug":"tidal-to-label-ai-generated-music-ban-royalties-from-ai-song-streams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3251","title":{"rendered":"Tidal to Label AI-Generated Music, Ban Royalties from AI Song Streams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tThe music streaming service Tidal said on Monday that artists uploading music wholly or substantially created using AI will have them label them as such \u2014\u00a0and those songs won\u2019t be eligible for royalties.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3249\">Director Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 30 Months in Netflix Fraud Case After Keanu Reeves and Attorneys Cite Mental Health Struggles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe service\u2019s new AI policy goes into effect July 15, and it also applies to Tidal\u2019s independent artist franchise Tidal Upload. Tidal will also ban AI-generated music associated with \u201cfraudulent activity,\u201d\u00a0a category that includes songs impersonating established artists and efforts to \u201cdeceive listeners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cArtists should have the freedom to create with AI tools, and listeners should have the autonomy to choose the type of content they consume,\u201d\u00a0the new AI policy reads. \u201cDue to the problems associated with the influx of AI-generated content, we will hold AI-generated content to a higher standard of content integrity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTidal said that while AI tools have existed in music production for some time, they have recently become \u201cmore commonplace and advanced.\u201d\u00a0Therefore, such labels are necessary, and the service plans to start its mandatory labels with wholly generated songs before expanding it to songs substantially generated with AI \u201cas AI-detection methods become more reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe move differs from Spotify and Apple Music\u2019s requirements, which place the onus for providing AI labels on artists and distributors. Apple Music told partners in a March memo that AI-generated music accounted for less than 1% of all plays each week and that it had internal tools to detect whether artists\u2019 work was generated by AI, according to Billboard.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRobert Andersen, the Tidal lead at developer Block who runs the streaming service, wrote on X that Tidal receives \u201can overwhelming amount of AI-generated music from 3rd party distributors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3247\">\u2018Persona\u2019 Live-Action TV Adaptation in the Works at Netflix, 21 Laps &amp; Story Kitchen to Produce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt has been clear for some time that we need to evolve our platform and standards to deal with this new type of submission to our catalog,\u201d\u00a0he wrote, \u201cso today we are announcing an AI-generated music policy designed to provide a great experience for our listeners, while protecting the authenticity and livelihoods of artists and rightholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBanning royalties is perhaps the most significant addition to the policy, as Tidal has typically paid artists more than competitors such as Spotify. Spotify acknowledged in its AI policy that it was a \u201cplatform for licensed music where royalties are paid based on listener engagement, and all music is treated equally, regardless of the tools used to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn Tidal\u2019s case, the company acknowledged the ongoing debate over officially licensed work used in AI-generated music, adding that \u201cthis debate will continue as the technology advances and rightsholders and AI music platforms develop licensing models.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cTidal\u2019s priority is ensuring royalties go to original works directly produced, written, and performed by people,\u201d\u00a0it said. \u201cWe will therefore not knowingly attribute royalties to music we identify as wholly AI-generated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3245\">Walton Goggins Saved Olivia Wilde From Being Stampeded to Death by Horses on \u2018Cowboys &amp; Aliens\u2019 Set: \u2018I Owe Him My Life. 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