Tidal
May list wholly AI and not pay. The badge is the tell. Impersonation is a removal, not a debate.
Wanna plai?
A store can list you and still pay zero.
Sep 18, 2026. Presence on a service is not a royalty. Read the store, not the hope.
Money
Live and paid are two different rooms.
Tidal said it would badge fully AI-generated tracks, block them from royalties and direct-to-fan sales, and pull impersonations. Deezer tags fully AI, keeps it out of recommendations, and will not pay what it calls fraudulent streams. Apple is rolling Made With AI later this year on tracks providers mark as materially generated with AI. Qobuz and others already treat detection as a product feature. iHeart and Bandcamp have taken AI-generated music out of their libraries. Delivery still matters. A paycheck is a separate contract.
Deezer
Detection at platform scale. Fully AI out of recs. High share of daily uploads flagged as fully AI. That is a store policy, not a law.
Video
Video Collect, Content ID, Meta Rights, TikTok claim: Fully AI cannot opt in on PLAIGROUND. No AI and AI-assisted can. AI-assisted may get a review warning.
What you do
- Tell us what a human did. We pass it through. We do not invent a pay row when a store will not pay Fully AI.
- We still deliver the file. Silence does not make Tidal pay. Honesty keeps the account.
- Every artist can see totals and withdraw after real royalties arrive. Payouts are quarterly, with a $10 minimum.
- 0% cut of royalties. The account is free. Stores take their usual cut. We do not print cash.
- You do not pitch all day. We curate and email. You push a button.
If I can buy a car at the click of a button, I should be able to upload my music like that too. The click is not a guarantee every store pays every stream.
PLAIGROUND takes none of the royalties. Artists keep 100% of their royalties. The account is free. There is no monthly charge on the free account.
For artists who’d rather be making the next one than reading a distribution agreement.
The song is finished. Push the button.
Upload once. Get paid everywhere. PLAIGROUND takes none of the royalties.
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