We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/who-gets-to-chart-ifpi-luminate-billboard-ai Who gets to chart? IFPI sets AI rules, Luminate adds a label, Billboard keeps its options open https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/who-gets-to-chart-ifpi-luminate-billboard-ai IFPI's principles keep AI-made recordings off official charts unless they are substantially human made and built on licensed tools. Luminate, which supplies Billboard's chart data, will tag fully AI tracks rather than block them, and Billboard has promised to identify AI songs without publishing an eligibility rule. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers aichartsifpiluminatebillboardartist-rights