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Can you release AI music there? The rules, in plain English.
Which distributors and streaming services allow AI-generated or AI-assisted music, what the fine print says, and what changed this week — with a focus on ambient, meditation and sleep music. Run by an artist who actually uses these tools.
- Distributors
- 10
- Platforms
- 13
- Tools
- 25
All entries last checked 21 Oct 2026.
What changed this week
Site launch: first full check of 23 distributors/platforms and 25 tools
Every entry re-checked today. Entries we couldn't verify at the source are marked 'unclear'.
Spotify: 'One Year In' AI update — 50M+ slop/spam tracks pulled from recommendations
Spotify says it removed 50M+ slop and spam tracks from recommendations this year (on top of 75M+ removed from the platform), AI Credits are seeing tens of thousands of submissions a day, and Artist Profile Protection will be available to all artists by year end.
Spotify Newsroom ↗YouTube Music starts labelling tracks made primarily with generative AI
Labels appear on the player page and will expand to the main YouTube app. YouTube combines partner declarations with its own detection.
YouTube Blog ↗DistroKid removes tracks in response to UMG's lawsuit
DistroKid confirmed to Billboard that 'a very small number of recordings' were removed in response to UMG claims. Some users say removed songs were neither AI nor unlicensed.
Billboard ↗
Quick table
All entries →You must own 100% of the rights, including the right to distribute AI output
Every GenAI tool used must rely on fully licensed training data
No AI-generated content at all, even partial or commercially licensed
AI music allowed; excluded from Qobuz, Meta and YouTube Content ID
AI track caps per month: 20 (Basic/ALC/Mobile/Essentials) or 60 (Pro/Standard/Studio Pro)
Voice clones without permission are removed
Exclusive rights required for every reference file
Automatic AI detection and mandatory tagging
No music generated wholly or substantially by AI