08/17/2026
Beatport has banned tracks made entirely or mostly using AI from its platform.
In an announcement shared last week (August 12), the music marketplace confirmed that it had updated its content guidelines to prohibit AI-generated music, while tracks created with assistance from AI but remain "human-made" will now have to feature a tag.
The move comes following a deal between Beatport and Beatdapp, a software firm specialising in music fraud detection. Tracks found to contain AI will be prevented from being uploaded onto the platform and rights-holders will then be notified.
In its announcement, Beatport pointed to a recent survey of its users who are mostly from the DJ and electronic music community. 60% of users said that they would not play AI-generated music in their sets, while a further 77% shared a "firm preference" for human-made music. Only 8% said they were open to playing AI-generated music.