{
  "id": 2233913,
  "title": "Email: Apple Music tells industry partners that songs tagged as \"materially generated using AI\" by content providers will be visibly labeled on the service (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/email-apple-music-tells-industry-partners-that-songs-tagged-as",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/apple-music-to-label-ai-generated-music/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple Music will soon visibly label songs that are \"materially generated using AI\" by content providers. According to an email sent to industry partners, these labels will be made visible to users later this year. The labels will be called \"Made With AI Labels\".\n\nThe move builds on Apple's recent announcement of AI Transparency Tags for songs. Apple Music had previously introduced optional disclosure labels in March, but will now make them mandatory. Content providers will be required to include AI Transparency Tags when AI is used to create a material portion of the content.\n\nThe goal of this move is to \"provide listeners with as much transparency as possible\", according to Apple Music. The service defines AI-platform-generated content as anything primarily derived from a generative AI service. This development is part of a broader effort by streaming platforms to address the increasing use of AI-generated music.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple Music's AI disclosure labels will soon be mandatory, rather than optional",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/apple-musics-ai-disclosure-labels-will-soon-be-mandatory-rather-than",
        "published": "2026-08-20T21:52:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}