The recent proposal follows a coalition of industry trade groups who teamed up to propose a system for labeling AI-generated songs on streaming services.
Music companies including the Universal Music Group (UMG), Warner Music Group (WMG), Sony Music, HYBE, Believe, Concord, Mom+Pop Music, Partisan Records, Dirty Hit and Glassnote Records have proposed a set of principles for how AI-generated songs should be considered for chart eligibility.
The proposal sets out four eligibility guidelines for songs that use AI to be included on music charts: that the AI platform used to create a song is authorized; that the song complies with copyright laws, related rights and personality rights; that the use of AI within the song is properly communicated and labeled; and that the track is primarily created by a human and does not raise chart manipulation or streaming concerns.
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“The framework would establish a clear boundary between human-led creativity and works that are purely synthetic or generated by unauthorized AI models,” a press release accompanying the announcement stated. “It will also help to ensure that any tracks with a fraudulently boosted stream count are not recognized and celebrated in the charts.”
