AI disclosure: will my AI-assisted song be accepted?

More artists than ever use AI somewhere in their music: a generated beat, a cleaned-up vocal, an AI-made cover, or a full track from a text prompt. At the same time, more artists are getting releases rejected or pulled with little explanation. This guide explains why, what to disclose, and how POLIREUM handles AI-assisted music.

Why AI songs get rejected. Most rejections are not about AI itself. They come from three problems: missing or wrong disclosure, rights the artist can't prove, and spam patterns such as uploading many near-identical tracks. Streaming services have spent the past two years removing large volumes of low-effort uploads, and distributors are expected to stop them before they reach the stores. When a distributor can't tell how a track was made or who owns it, the safest choice for them is to say no.

Different distributors, different rules. There is no single industry rule yet. Some distributors refuse any track that is partly AI-generated. Others accept AI music only if it was made with tools trained on licensed material. Policies change often, so always read your distributor's current terms before you upload, and keep a record of which tools you used.

What streaming services are asking for. Spotify and other services have been rolling out ways to show how AI was used in a song's credits, using the music industry's standard metadata format. The direction is clear: honest labelling is becoming normal, and hiding AI use is what gets music removed. Disclosing AI use does not mean your song will be hidden or penalised.

What counts as using AI. Think of three levels. None: you wrote, played and recorded everything, perhaps with normal mixing tools. Some: AI helped with part of the song, such as a generated instrumental, an AI vocal, stems separated by AI, or lyrics drafted with AI. Fully generated: the song was created mainly from a prompt. Standard tools like EQ, compression and tuning are not usually counted as AI use. If you're unsure, choose the higher level and add a note.

Voice is a special case. Never release a song that imitates a real singer's voice without written permission. That is the fastest way to get a release removed and can lead to legal claims. On POLIREUM, AI voice tools only work with your own verified voice, recorded with your consent.

How POLIREUM handles AI music. We accept AI-assisted and AI-generated music, as long as you are honest about it and own or control the rights. Every release asks two required questions before it can be submitted: confirm the rights, and say how AI was used — none, some or fully generated. A person on our team then reviews the audio, artwork, rights and details. If something doesn't match, we send the release back with a note so you can fix it and resubmit, rather than rejecting it silently.

Songs made with POLIREUM's own AI tools. If you create a track in POLIREUM, we already know which parts came from our tools, and the release keeps that record. You still need to confirm the rights and disclosure yourself before you submit.

A checklist before you submit. Know which AI tools you used and for which parts. Check that each tool's terms let you release the output commercially. Don't imitate a real artist's voice or name. Avoid uploading many near-identical versions of the same track. Pick the honest disclosure level and add a short note if anything is unusual. Keep your project files in case a store asks for proof.

The short version: AI is not the problem — hiding it is. Tell the truth about how your song was made, make sure you own what you upload, and your release has the best chance of going live and staying live. Ready to release? See how distribution works on our How to distribute page, or sign up and start a release for $3.99 per track.