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Will Simpson

“We believe labels and distributors must take an active role in reporting”: Apple Music announces new tagging system for AI-generated music

The Apple Music logo appears on the screen and a headset in this photo illustration in Ontario, Canada, on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Thomas Fuller/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

Apple Music is introducing a new initiative that it hopes will provide greater transparency regarding AI-generated music.

Apple is calling them transparency tags. Essentially, they’re labels that record labels and distributors can apply to tracks delivered to Apple Music immediately, and will be required to use when delivering new content in the future.

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