AI music rules of the streaming services and distributors.
Which services and distributors take AI-generated music, and on which terms. One table, with the source of every rule. Checked on 10 October 2026.
- 8 services
- 11 distributors
- A source for every rule
Streaming services
| Name | Status | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify | Disclose | Takes AI music and supports AI credits. Removes spam and voice copies made without consent. Profiles with the AI Persona badge are left out of editorial and algorithmic recommendations. | Spotify newsroom, Aug 2026 |
| Apple Music | Disclose | Labels and distributors can tag AI use with Transparency Tags since March 2026. Reports do not agree if the tags are required yet. | Digital Music News, Mar 2026Trade press, not the platform |
| YouTube | Disclose | Disclose realistic AI music. A disclosure does not limit reach or money. Mass-produced AI content cannot earn in the Partner Program. | YouTube Help |
| Deezer | Restricted | Tags fully AI tracks and leaves them out of recommendations and editorial playlists. Removes AI tracks used for fraud or not streamed for 6 months. | Deezer newsroom, Jul 2026 |
| TikTok | Disclose | Label realistic AI audio and video. TikTok labels some AI content itself. | TikTok Creator Academy |
| Bandcamp | Banned | Music made wholly or in large part by AI is not allowed. | Bandcamp blog, Jan 2026 |
| SoundCloud | No rule found | No upload rule for AI music found. SoundCloud says it does not train AI on your uploads without consent. | Digital Music News, Mar 2026Trade press, not the platform |
| Amazon Music | No rule found | No public AI policy found. Some distributors do not deliver AI music to Amazon. | Digital Music News, Mar 2026Trade press, not the platform |
Distributors
| Name | Status | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| DistroKid | Allowed | Takes AI music when you own all rights. The upload form asks how you used AI. | DistroKid help, Oct 2026 |
| TuneCore | Restricted | Takes music only from AI models trained on licensed data, at any step of the song. A song from an unlicensed model is not eligible. | TuneCore help, Oct 2026 |
| Believe | Restricted | Blocks AI tracks from unlicensed models since April 2026. A deal of 8 September 2026 makes songs from the new Suno partner model eligible, not songs from older Suno models. | Music Business Worldwide, Apr 2026Trade press, not the platform |
| CD Baby | Banned | Takes no AI-generated content, also when only part of the song is AI. | CD Baby help, Jul 2026 |
| Ditto Music | Restricted | Allowed with full rights and no voice cloning. Stores such as Apple Music can refuse fully AI releases. | Ditto help, Aug 2026 |
| Amuse | Restricted | Allows AI music. Refuses imitations of known artists and AI covers. Does not send AI music to Qobuz, Meta or YouTube Content ID. | Amuse help, May 2026 |
| UnitedMasters | Allowed | Allowed with proof of rights. A Suno song needs a paid Suno plan at the time you made it. | UnitedMasters help, Oct 2026 |
| RouteNote | Restricted | Takes some AI music after extra review. Does not send it to Amazon, Korean stores or Content ID stores. | RouteNote help, Aug 2026 |
| ONErpm | Disclose | Asks you to pick one of four levels of AI use. Every level can earn money today. | ONErpm, Feb 2026 |
| LANDR | Restricted | Takes AI-assisted music with a disclosure: 20 or 60 AI tracks a month, by plan. | LANDR help, Oct 2026 |
| Symphonic | Disclose | The upload asks if you used generative AI for the audio and the artwork. | Symphonic blog, Feb 2025 |
Rules change fast. Read the source before you release, and answer every AI question of your distributor honestly. This page is not legal advice.
Made with Suno?
Three things to check first.
- Your Suno planSongs made on Free or Basic are for personal use only. UnitedMasters asks for a paid plan at the time you made the song.
- Licensed modelsTuneCore and Believe take only music from licensed AI models, such as the Suno partner model.
- Say itMost distributors ask how you used AI. Answer it honestly. See the After Suno guide.
Questions
AI music questions.
Yes. Spotify takes AI music, but removes spam and voice copies made without consent. Profiles with the AI Persona badge are not recommended.
Yes, when you own all rights. The upload form asks how you used AI.
Bandcamp does not allow music made wholly or in large part by AI. CD Baby takes no AI-generated content at all.
Most distributors ask, and YouTube and TikTok ask you to label realistic AI content. Say it: a hidden AI song can be taken down.
Promote the song you made.
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