Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has banned wholly AI-generated tracks from Australia's official music charts. Under the new rules, songs must be substantially human-made to qualify, although tracks using AI in a supporting role remain eligible. ARIA retains the power to retrospectively remove ineligible songs from its charts and revoke No 1 awards if necessary. The decision puts Brisbane DJ Josh Fawaz's cover of Madonna's Like a Prayer at risk of removal after AI was revealed to have generated its lead vocals and drums. The rule change aligns with global principles set by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry to protect human artistry. In fullAustralia bans fully AI-generated songs from official music charts after viral Madonna coverMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Songs created mostly or entirely by artificial intelligence will be excluded from Australia's official music charts from this Friday.

Brisbane producer Josh Fawaz’s synthetic rework of ‘Like a Prayer’ is set to disappear from the charts under the change made by the ARIA.

Only music deemed substantially human-made will qualify for Aria's charts.