Apple Music Rolling Out Disclosure Tags for AI-Made Songs

[MacRumors]

Apple Music is rolling out a new metadata system called Transparency Tags, which indicates when AI has been used in the creation of music hosted on the platform.

According to Music Business Worldwide, Apple sent a newsletter to industry partners on Wednesday to explain how it will roll out the new set of metadata.

The system covers four categories including artwork, track, composition (lyrics), and music video. Labels and distributors can begin applying the tags immediately. Apple describes the tags as optional for now, noting that if omitted, no AI is assumed.

Apple said it defers to content providers to determine what qualifies as AI-generated, and that it treats the tags similarly to genres, credits, and other existing metadata. The company describes it as a first step toward industry-wide transparency around AI-generated music.

Proper tagging of content is the first step in giving the music industry the data and tools needed to develop thoughtful policies around AI," Apple said in the newsletter, "and we believe labels and distributors must take an active role in reporting when the content they deliver is created using AI."

Apple's approach contrasts with the route taken by competitors like Deezer, which has built its own detection infrastructure to independently identify AI-generated tracks, but it's not 100% accurate all the time.

Deezer reports that it receives over 60,000 fully AI-generated tracks per day, with synthetic content now accounting for roughly 39% of all music delivered to the platform. Up to 85% of streams on AI-generated music were fraudulent in 2025, according to Deezer's data.

With Apple's tags, there isn't a visible enforcement or cross-verification process in place. The system is completely voluntary, or at least it is for now. Whether labels and distributors will actually use it remains to be seen.

Article Link: Apple Music Rolling Out Disclosure Tags for AI-Made Songs

 

[MacUserFella]

I know damn well that if Apple Intelligence actually did good, they’d allow you to make AI generated songs straight from the app

 

[everybodylovesramen]

that’s okay, maybe it’s time to stop renting music and paying artists instead so they can afford to not rely on the plagiarism machine that they themselves are caught inside of.

 

[acconda81]

Down with Ai slop

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

Write songs for decades and then see what you think about AI music. AI music is best when it's used for humorous purposes. Arnie singing out of character, and so forth. When the listener is aware. When it's used to try to sound legit the listener is being duped. It's no different than someone being sold a dodgy quality product or a stolen one—some might say it's even worse. AI ain't building no pathway in their garden and hitting their finger, going to bed in a bad mood and walking up inspired with a new tune. The word inspiration means filled with spirit, and AI ain't got none.

 

[McScooby]

that’s okay, maybe it’s time to stop renting music and paying artists instead so they can afford to not rely on the plagiarism machine that they themselves are caught inside of.

How far do you suggest we go back?

The 80’s was the first fully sampled hit by MARRS.

AI is just a natural evolution & has been used in recording studios for the last few years.

It’s not how you do it, it’s what you do.

 

[Marbles1]

Would love a way to block any song touched by 2020+ era AI. Just remove it all completely.

I don't mind about sampling, mixing, synths, whatever. But I don't want to to listen to entire melodies which have been created by a computer.

 

[deaglecat]

Good.

 

[ItchyRat2160]

This stance is weak as hell. I mean, it's a useful step to highlight slop, but the next one needs to be to BAN it. People should not be able to make money off streaming AI slop songs that only exists because of the rampant copyright infringement used to train the AI model in the first place. It's theft. Pure and simple.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

This stance is weak as hell. I mean, it's a useful step to highlight slop, but the next one needs to be to BAN it. People should not be able to make money off streaming AI slop songs that only exists because of the rampant copyright infringement used to train the AI model in the first place. It's theft. Pure and simple.

I don't want to outright say it should be banned, but yes, the fact that much of it is likely built on stolen copyrighted music and maybe even a murdered whistleblower or two says a lot about it and purity of it. I won't say the name the YouTube channel, but they started using AI music that one of their guests "created". Disheartening. The channel takes such pride in everything they do, such a shame.

I had a back and forth with the "creator" of the music in the comments below the channel video were the owner of the channel was talking about their new music, and when I asked the music "creator" if he used AI prompts to generate the lyrics—you can tell—he stopped responding.

My feeling is he duped the channel owner. He even convinced her the AI singer vocals are based on and individual real person who sounds like this—I don't believe them. I didn't bother trying to convince the channel owner. When your creative output requires you to lie about your creative output then your work is a fraud.

 

[magamo]

My gut tells me Apple is going to charge an extra for verified non-AI music in the future. I'd be ok with that though if human artists were going to be compensated fairly this way. But I cannot say I have high hopes.

 

[omglolbbq]

Would love a way to block any song touched by 2020+ era AI. Just remove it all completely.

I don't mind about sampling, mixing, synths, whatever. But I don't want to to listen to entire melodies which have been created by a computer.

Wait until you find out the drums in almost every song you've heard for years were made on a computer with Superior Drummer…

 

[iPhoneFan5349]

I know damn well that if Apple Intelligence actually did good, they’d allow you to make AI generated songs straight from the app

I don’t know. When does AI stop? Are we going to allow to substitute everything?

 

[jdavid_rp]

I know damn well that if Apple Intelligence actually did good, they’d allow you to make AI generated songs straight from the app

Well, this is not a statement about how apple feels about AI, they just want to starts tagging them for future discerning and I suppose improve the algorithm to suggest you less or more AI songs.

 

[TracerAnalog]

Wait until you find out the drums in almost every song you've heard for years were made on a computer with Superior Drummer…

It's a sliding slope. I love the support tools (plugins and whatnot) that I have in Logic, and I love producing tracks of real people making real music. Yes I use (artificially) intelligent plugins but that is really not the same as prompting Suno to create a 'vibey 1960's style blues song'. The latter has nothing to do with making music. 😔

Unfortunately this tsunami of AI slop will at some point create a massive hit, and make somebody a lot of money. Bands will pop up that cover AI hits. Those bands will have snazzy AI videos that will rake up the likes like nothing before.

The human arts are cooked...

 

[paulvee]

How far do you suggest we go back?

The 80’s was the first fully sampled hit by MARRS.

AI is just a natural evolution & has been used in recording studios for the last few years.

It’s not how you do it, it’s what you do.

False equivalence and hogwash.

 

[Johnstrass2]

Apple Music is rolling out a new metadata system called Transparency Tags, which indicates when AI has been used in the creation of music hosted on the platform.

According to Music Business Worldwide, Apple sent a newsletter to industry partners on Wednesday to explain how it will roll out the new set of metadata.

The system covers four categories including artwork, track, composition (lyrics), and music video. Labels and distributors can begin applying the tags immediately. Apple describes the tags as optional for now, noting that if omitted, no AI is assumed.

Apple said it defers to content providers to determine what qualifies as AI-generated, and that it treats the tags similarly to genres, credits, and other existing metadata. The company describes it as a first step toward industry-wide transparency around AI-generated music.
Apple's approach contrasts with the route taken by competitors like Deezer, which has built its own detection infrastructure to independently identify AI-generated tracks, but it's not 100% accurate all the time. With Apple's tags, there isn't a visible enforcement or cross-verification process in place.

Deezer reports that it receives over 60,000 fully AI-generated tracks per day, with synthetic content now accounting for roughly 39% of all music delivered to the platform. Up to 85% of streams on AI-generated music were fraudulent in 2025, according to Deezer's data.

Apple's system is voluntary, or at least it is for now. Whether labels and distributors will actually use it remains to be seen.

Article Link: Apple Music Rolling Out Disclosure Tags for AI-Made Songs

I hope they do the same for their audiobooks and also their PDF books. Also, could we just please simply have a filter so I don’t have to see AI generated or modified garbage

 

[Johnstrass2]

Well, this is not a statement about how apple feels about AI, they just want to starts tagging them for future discerning and I suppose improve the algorithm to suggest you less or more AI songs.

I think you’re exactly right. I was naïve to think that they actually might care about the end user experience anymore.

 

[Johnstrass2]

My gut tells me Apple is going to charge an extra for verified non-AI music in the future. I'd be ok with that though if human artists were going to be compensated fairly this way. But I cannot say I have high hopes.

I don’t think so because AI music is going to be much more appealing to the masses. Deep down we humans like formulaic music because we all grow up listen to twinkle twinkle Little star

 

[svish]

Good to see this. Though it is voluntary now, think Apple might make it compulsory in the future. Clear identification is useful.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

How are they enforcing it tho?

 

[abowlby]

that’s okay, maybe it’s time to stop renting music and paying artists instead so they can afford to not rely on the plagiarism machine that they themselves are caught inside of.

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[Jason2000]

that’s okay, maybe it’s time to stop renting music and paying artists instead so they can afford to not rely on the plagiarism machine that they themselves are caught inside of.

I am for paying the artist better but I do not want to ever have to buy music again. I love streaming it. I love having access to the huge library it provides. I have found and listen to so much more music than I ever would have had I had to purchase it.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I know on YouTube it's an instant delete and un-sub if I come across content that's using AI voiceovers.

I have no interest in listening to or watching AI.

 

[GermanSuplex]

There’s an AI soul version of Ice, Ice Baby so catchy and profound I have a new respect for the original, the ultimate overplayed 90’s one hit wonder.

That is an exception, however. But I generally know the music I listen to, the artists, etc so this doesn’t bother me for music so much, but I’d definitely like to see disclaimers just the same, especially for video, written and any journalistic or editorial content.