Apple Music Launches Visible AI Song Labels as Over a Third of New Uploads Are AI-Generated

Apple Music is launching visible AI song labels later this year, requiring transparency tags on AI-generated tracks, as platform head Oliver Schusser reveals over a third of new monthly uploads are AI-generated, with Spotify also rolling out similar policies amid a broader industry push to combat AI-related streaming fraud.

• Apple Music is set to launch visible AI song labels later this year, requiring content providers to include AI Transparency Tags whenever AI was used to create a material portion of any track.
• The move follows Apple Music's rollout of backend AI transparency tags in March and comes in response to an RIAA and IFPI-led initiative calling on streaming platforms to disclose AI-generated content similarly to how explicit tracks are labeled.
• Spotify is also rolling out AI labeling policies, marking a broader industry push to combat AI-related streaming fraud, as Apple Music head Oliver Schusser reveals that over a third of new monthly uploads to the platform are AI-generated songs.