{"slug": "ai-songs-banned-from-australian-charts-amid-after-viral-madonna-track", "title": "AI songs banned from Australian charts amid after viral Madonna track", "summary": "The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has banned wholly AI-generated tracks from Australia's official music charts, requiring songs to be substantially human-made to qualify. The rule change, which aligns with International Federation of the Phonographic Industry principles, puts Brisbane DJ Josh Fawaz's AI-generated cover of Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' at risk of removal, and ARIA can retrospectively remove ineligible songs and revoke No. 1 awards.", "body_md": "# AI songs banned from Australian charts amid after viral Madonna track\n\n- The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has banned wholly AI-generated tracks from Australia's official music charts.\n- Under the new rules, songs must be substantially human-made to qualify, although tracks using AI in a supporting role remain eligible.\n- ARIA retains the power to retrospectively remove ineligible songs from its charts and revoke No 1 awards if necessary.\n- The decision puts Brisbane DJ Josh Fawaz's cover of Madonna's\n*Like a Prayer*at risk of removal after AI was revealed to have generated its lead vocals and drums. - The rule change aligns with global principles set by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry to protect human artistry.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-songs-banned-from-australian-charts-amid-after-viral-madonna-track", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/ai-madonna-cover-australia-music-charts-b3038682.html", "published_at": "2026-08-25 08:01:05+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-25 08:14:37.525687+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Australian Recording Industry Association", "Josh Fawaz", "Madonna", "International Federation of the Phonographic Industry"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-songs-banned-from-australian-charts-amid-after-viral-madonna-track", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-songs-banned-from-australian-charts-amid-after-viral-madonna-track.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-songs-banned-from-australian-charts-amid-after-viral-madonna-track.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-songs-banned-from-australian-charts-amid-after-viral-madonna-track.jsonld"}}