Charting Rules for AI Music

Updated: 2026.01.16 12D ago 1 sources
Music industry chart compilers and collection societies need explicit, auditable definitions and provenance requirements for when a track is eligible for 'official' charts — covering degrees of AI generation, artist attribution, training‑data provenance and revenue‑sharing rules. Without standardized rules, platform charts and official national charts will diverge and become politically and commercially contested. — How charts define 'artist' and accept streamed plays will determine which works gain cultural legitimacy and economic reward as AI music scales, affecting royalties, discoverability, and content governance.

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Partly AI-Generated Folk-Pop Hit Barred From Sweden's Official Charts
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IFPI Sweden excluded 'Jacub' (AI‑created) from Sverigetopplistan while Spotify still ranked the track highly — a practical example of chart rules bumping against platform metrics and AI production.
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