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After months of escalating concerns that AI music is flooding streaming platforms like Spotify, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has said it will be banning any tracks that are not human-made from the charts.
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has announced that songs made predominantly using AI tools are to be banned from the charts.
Starting immediately, all songs must be ‘substantially human-made’ to count in the chart listings. This new rule will help to ‘promote the human nature of artistry,’ the ARIA has said.
According to the BBC, this change in rules has come after an Australian DJ’s cover of Madonna’s ‘Like A Prayer’ peaked at number two and became a radio mainstay, despite using generative AI. A backlash ensued, and the artist, DJ Josh Fawaz, later added AI credits to the song.
Under the new rules, AI can still be used for mastering, drum machines, autotuning, and other minor tweaks, but it can’t be involved in songwriting or primary instrumentation. A human artist must be behind all major arrangements and creative intentions.
New AI guidelines are also to be rolled out in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia, the International Federation of the Photographic Industry (IFPI) said in July. Songs that raise any ‘stream or chart manipulation concerns’ will also be banned.
Artists will need to declare AI use when submitting a song for chart consideration, with the ARIA clarifying that songs could be retrospectively adjusted and have their accolades revoked if AI involvement was later discovered.
