Aug 25, 2026 – 8.00amMusic generated wholly by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia’s pop charts from Friday, while songs assisted by AI will be subject to strict eligibility criteria.The move by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) will result in the removal of tracks such as Josh Fawaz’s AI-generated rework of Madonna’s Like a Prayer from the charts, but the association will retain tracks it determines are “substantially human-made” and whose AI elements have not broken copyright laws.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles