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Australia’s charts now require a human to sing the lead vocal

Australia will bar wholly AI-generated tracks from its official music charts from Monday. The song that prompted the rule was still sitting at number four on Tuesday.

The Australian Recording Industry Association set the test in a statement. A track qualifies only if “humans wrote the song and performed the lead vocal and the primary instruments”, among other requirements.

Rod McGuirk reported the change for the Associated Press. AI-generated music will also be ineligible for the ARIA awards.

The song that forced it is a Madonna cover

An Australian producer made a variation of “Like a Prayer” using AI-generated vocals and drums. It has spent 16 weeks in the Australian top 20.

The track peaked at number two on ARIA’s top 20 Australian singles chart in May. It was fourth on Tuesday, the day the ban was announced.

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