Australia’s Music Industry Bans AI-Generated Tracks From Official Charts
Australia’s music industry has banned wholly AI-generated tracks from the official ARIA charts and ARIA Awards, effective from the chart dated 31 August 2026. The move follows a Brisbane DJ’s AI-assisted Madonna cover that spent 16 weeks in the top 20, and adopts the global IFPI framework published in July. This article unpacks the new eligibility tests, the enforcement powers, the Deezer numbers behind the panic, and what it all means for artists using AI in the studio.