Releasing AI-generated tracks to Spotify, Apple Music and TIDAL for royalties.
BRI Score
out of 100
Streaming services are cutting royalties for fully AI releases. Avoid it.
Suits
Designers and writers who can ship many small products and test what sells.
Not for
Anyone expecting one product to pay off on its own.
What would change our view: A platform reversing its restrictions, or demand data turning up again.
One person in the US, about 10 hours a week, after 12 months
Recalculated daily from the latest data; the history chart appears after the second daily update.
60% the method's unit economics ($6 a month for an active practitioner), 40% the US side-hustle distribution.
| Pay per 1,000 streams | $3–$5 | Source |
| Distributor fees and AI music tools | 0.2 | BRI assumption |
| Streams a month after 12 monthsSpread across many tracks, most below Spotify's 1,000-stream floor. | 2,000 | BRI assumption |
Suno limits mass distribution after its Warner deal
Digital Music NewsTIDAL stops royalties on fully AI-generated releases from 2026-07-15
ZinstrelAI tracks were 44% of Deezer's daily uploads but 1–3% of streams; 85% of those streams were flagged as fraudulent
TechCrunchSpotify pays roughly $0.003–0.005 per stream
TuneCoreTracks need at least 1,000 streams in 12 months to earn recorded royalties
Spotify for ArtistsTIDAL stopped paying royalties on fully AI releases from July 2026.
