# Apple Music will soon get visible labels for AI-generated content > Source: > Published: 2026-08-20 20:08:57+00:00 Apple has shared more details about the AI labeling requirements it announced for Apple Music back in March. Here are the details. ## AI-generated material will be visibly labeled on Apple Music Earlier this year, Apple [announced](https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/04/apple-music-introduces-metadata-tags-to-disclose-ai-generated-content/) that Apple Music would soon require AI transparency disclosures for new artwork, tracks, compositions, and music videos added to the platform. Now, as spotted by [ The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/apple-music-to-launch-labels-on-ai-tracks-1236677791/), the company has shared more details about how that is going to work. According to *THR*, Apple says AI labels will come to Apple Music “later this year,” marking the first time the service has given a general ETA for the feature. In its original announcement, Apple Music reportedly simply said these disclosures would be required in the future. But in a new email seen by *THR* and sent to creators this morning, the platform says AI-generated material will be visibly labeled to listeners on Apple Music later this year. From *THR*: With the upcoming AI labels set to make those tags visible to Apple Music labels, “content providers will be required to include AI Transparency Tags in any instance where AI was used to create a material portion of the content, including tracks that are AI platform generated,” Apple Music said. “We define AI-platform-generated content as anything that is primarily derived from a generative AI service.” Apple Music’s move is just the latest example of how streaming platforms are trying to address the influx of AI-generated music as more and more artists incorporate generative AI into their production processes. Spotify [recently said](https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-08-11/ai-persona-badges-transparency/) it would keep music from AI Personas out of editorial and algorithmic recommendations by default, while Deezer announced last year that fully AI-generated tracks would be excluded from recommendations and editorial playlists. Deezer also [announced last month](https://newsroom-deezer.com/2026/07/ai-music-exceeds-50-percent-daily-uploads-deezer/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) that fully AI-generated music had surpassed 50% of its daily new music uploads for the first time. In Apple Music’s case, the platform’s lead Oliver Schusser [recently appeared on](https://www.billboard.com/pro/apple-music-exec-talks-ai-billboard-on-the-record/) Billboard’s *On the Record* podcast, where he said that although more than a third of the music uploaded to Apple Music each month is fully AI-generated, it accounts for less than 0.5% of listening on the service. You can watch the hour-long conversation below: Apple Music requires an active subscription. You can [sign up](https://apple.co/45qdAoX) for $11.99 per month, with 1 month free, or as part of the [Apple One bundle](http://one.apple.com/?at=1000l3cFK&itscg=30200). #### Worth checking out on Amazon [Geoffrey Cain – ‘Steve Jobs in Exile’](https://amzn.to/4v3CS5Q)[David Pogue – ’Apple: The First 50 Years’](https://amzn.to/46Y3nQj)[MacBook Neo](https://amzn.to/47vJmkn)[Logitech MX Master 4](https://amzn.to/3KmIQN7)[AirPods Pro 3](https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Cancellation-Translation-Headphones-High-Fidelity/dp/B0FQFB8FMG?tag=marcmendes-20)[AirTag (2nd Generation) – 4 Pack](https://amzn.to/4sewc3a)[Apple Watch Series 11](https://amzn.to/46VomDB)[Wireless CarPlay adapter](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F6T6N2B1?tag=marcmendes-20) *FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.* [More.](https://9to5mac.com/about/#affiliate) [our homepage](http://9to5mac.com/)for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on [exclusive stories](https://9to5mac.com/feature/exclusive/), [reviews](https://9to5mac.com/guides/review/), [how-tos](https://9to5mac.com/guides/how-to/), and [subscribe to our YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/9to5mac)