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Apple Music to label AI-made songs later this year

8/22/2026

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Story summary

Apple Music will add “Made With AI” labels to AI-generated songs later this year.
Apple requires record labels and distributors to provide the labels for any track with a material AI-created portion.
The tags, introduced in March, will be visible to all listeners.
Vice president Oliver Schusser said over one-third of monthly uploads are 100% AI-generated.
He noted AI-generated music accounts for less than 0.5% of subscriber listening.

History

Historical Context

After the 1985 Senate hearing on the Parents Music Resource Center’s concerns, the RIAA began applying advisory labels and introduced the standardized black-and-white Parental Advisory sticker in 1990, with about 225 releases marked by May 1992. Today Apple vice president Oliver Schusser requires “Made With AI” tags on streamed tracks, extending the industry’s long-standing practice of content labeling to maintain consumer awareness.

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Story summary

Apple Music will add “Made With AI” labels to AI-generated songs later this year.
Apple requires record labels and distributors to provide the labels for any track with a material AI-created portion.
The tags, introduced in March, will be visible to all listeners.
Vice president Oliver Schusser said over one-third of monthly uploads are 100% AI-generated.
He noted AI-generated music accounts for less than 0.5% of subscriber listening.

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