# Tidal Blocks Monetization of Fully AI-Generated Music

> Tidal is cutting off the money for fully AI-generated music. Starting July 15, tracks made entirely by AI will no longer be able to earn royalties, collect payouts, or qualify for direct-to-fan sales on the platform. Tidal will also tag and label such tracks so listeners can see what they are hearing, and use automated tools to remove uploads that impersonate real artists, mislead users, or tie into fraudulent activity. The move draws a line that the streaming industry has been circling for a while as AI song generators flood platforms with cheap uploads that dilute the royalty pool. Tidal frames its stance around rewarding music that is created, written and performed by people, and calls the policy a living document open to revision. Notably, it targets fully AI-generated work rather than any use of AI, leaving room for artists who use the tools as part of a human process. As one of the first clear monetization crackdowns from a major service, it is likely to pressure rivals to spell out where they draw their own lines.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: TechCrunch · Published Thursday, July 9, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Tidal is cutting off the money for fully AI-generated music. Starting July 15, tracks made entirely by AI will no longer be able to earn royalties, collect payouts, or qualify for direct-to-fan sales on the platform. Tidal will also tag and label such tracks so listeners can see what they are hearing, and use automated tools to remove uploads that impersonate real artists, mislead users, or tie into fraudulent activity. The move draws a line that the streaming industry has been circling for a while as AI song generators flood platforms with cheap uploads that dilute the royalty pool. Tidal frames its stance around rewarding music that is created, written and performed by people, and calls the policy a living document open to revision. Notably, it targets fully AI-generated work rather than any use of AI, leaving room for artists who use the tools as part of a human process. As one of the first clear monetization crackdowns from a major service, it is likely to pressure rivals to spell out where they draw their own lines.

## Source

[Read the full story at TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/tidal-cracks-down-on-ai-music-by-cutting-off-monetization/)

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