Tidal allows AI music but strips royalties — a double-edged sword for creators
tidal will demonetize 100% ai-generated tracks starting today and label them by july 15th. this decision pressures artists to prove their humanity while allowing ai content on the platform.
tidal implemented a new policy today that demonetizes music identified as 100% ai-generated, stating royalties are reserved for works produced by people. beginning july 15th, the platform will label these tracks with an icon to inform listeners, and plans to expand this label to 'substantially ai-generated' content in the future. the service also threatened to remove uploads that commit fraud or deceive listeners, signaling a shift toward protecting human artists against ai flooding. this move follows similar actions by spotify and deezer, suggesting a broader industry trend toward containment rather than a total ban on synthetic audio.