Six Eyes Music considers AI-assisted, partly AI-generated and fully AI-generated music individually. Distribution depends on your rights, the evidence you provide, our distribution partners’ requirements and each platform’s policies.
Disclose AI use when submitting your release. Include the required licensing evidence and any voice or likeness permissions. A submission is not automatically accepted because it was made with a paid tool.
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This policy applies to AI used in music submitted through Six Eyes, including generated lyrics, compositions, recordings and vocals; AI-assisted production; and accompanying artwork or video. It applies to artists, labels and anyone submitting a release on their behalf.
These categories explain what to disclose to Six Eyes. Platforms may classify the same workflow differently. Every category remains subject to individual review.
| AI involvement | What to disclose and provide |
|---|---|
| AI-assisted production People created the music; AI helped with mixing, mastering or cleanup. | Identify the tools and their tasks. Provide an active subscription invoice or equivalent license evidence for mixing or mastering tools. |
| Partly AI-generated music AI created elements alongside human contributions. | Identify generated lyrics, melodies, instruments or vocals. Credit human contributors accurately and provide licensing evidence for the generated elements. |
| Fully AI-generated music AI generated the musical content and recording. | Disclose full generation, the tools used and any later human edits. Provide evidence that the relevant output is licensed for its intended commercial use. |
Disclose AI-generated artwork and video separately. If a release uses a real person’s cloned voice or generated likeness, the consent requirements below also apply.
When distributing a track through Six Eyes, disclose:
Attach an invoice for your active AI-tool subscription. Equivalent license evidence is accepted for tools used only for mixing or mastering, free tools with commercial licenses, and one-time or lifetime licenses.
Your evidence should identify the provider, account or license holder, plan or license, and relevant dates. Include the commercial-use terms that apply to the output. An invoice for a current subscription does not establish permission for a track generated earlier under different terms.
Keep supporting records, including, where relevant:
Six Eyes may request supporting licenses or consent during review. No single document guarantees acceptance.
You must own or hold the permissions needed to distribute and monetize every part of the release, including the recording, composition, lyrics, samples, beats, artwork and performances. If you submit on someone else’s behalf, you also need their authorization.
Check the terms for your specific AI tool, plan and output. A paid AI-tool subscription does not automatically clear third-party material, grant exclusive rights or authorize Content ID claims. Free tools are not automatically excluded when adequate commercial-use licensing evidence is available.
Commercial permission and copyright ownership are separate questions. In the United States, copyright protection requires sufficient human authorship; prompts alone do not establish authorship of generated expression. This is U.S. guidance, not a determination of rights in every country. U.S. Copyright Office guidance.
For an identifiable person’s cloned voice or generated likeness, provide documented permission from that person or an authorized representative covering the intended use. Permission to record a performance does not, by itself, establish permission to clone the performer’s voice.
Do not present generated content as an artist’s performance, collaboration or endorsement without authorization. Omitting the artist’s name or calling a track a tribute does not supply missing permission.
Consent is part of the review. It does not guarantee acceptance by Six Eyes’ partners or a particular platform.
Do not submit or promote a release that:
Disclose AI use to Six Eyes during submission and follow the relevant platform’s instructions for credits, disclosure fields and labels. Adding “AI” to a title is not a substitute for a required disclosure. There is no single metadata rule shared by every service.
Distribution approval does not establish eligibility for YouTube Content ID or other automated rights-management services. A track appearing on YouTube Music does not mean it has an active Content ID reference.
YouTube requires exclusive rights in the territories claimed and sufficiently distinct reference material. Its rules exclude certain material, including nonexclusively licensed third-party content and production loops, from use in or as a reference. YouTube Content ID requirements.
Six Eyes reviews AI-related requests under the applicable partner requirements and platform policies. Commercial-use permission or an invoice does not guarantee eligibility. Meta rights management and other automated claiming services require their own checks.
For a detailed explanation of references and claims, read the YouTube Content ID guide.
The following are third-party requirements and published practices. They are separate from Six Eyes’ submission rules and do not confirm availability through every delivery partner.
Spotify restricts unauthorized vocal impersonation. Its optional AI credits describe generated contributions by role and are in beta with participating distributors. Tell Six Eyes what was generated so the applicable disclosure requirements can be checked. Voice impersonation policy · AI credits.
Apple’s delivery specification includes optional AI transparency fields for materially generated artwork, compositions, recordings and music videos. The specification treats an omitted field as no AI use. Disclose the relevant elements to Six Eyes. Apple Music specification.
YouTube’s music delivery guidance distinguishes fully generated, partly generated and no-generative-AI content. Its ordinary automated mastering example falls under no-generative-AI content. Six Eyes still requires disclosure of AI-assisted production during submission. Delivery classifications do not establish Content ID eligibility. YouTube music disclosure guidance.
Deezer tags detected AI-generated music and excludes it from algorithmic recommendations and editorial playlists. It has also announced removal of generative-AI tracks used for streaming fraud and those without streams for at least six months. Deezer’s published policy update.
Eligibility for TikTok, Meta and other destinations depends on the specific music-library or rights-management service requested. Rules for labeling user-uploaded videos are separate from music-catalog delivery requirements. Confirm the intended service with Six Eyes before assuming eligibility.
Six Eyes may request supporting licenses or consent, hold delivery while evidence is incomplete, and decline releases that fail applicable requirements.
For corrections or review questions, contact Six Eyes Music. Include the release title, artist name and any release identifier or review message you have received.
A store may reject or remove content under its own policies. Six Eyes approval does not guarantee store acceptance, monetization, playlist placement or continued availability.
Platform sources reviewed October 13, 2026.
