Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a powerful part of modern music creation. Artists now use AI tools for beat production, songwriting assistance, mastering, vocal processing, and even artwork generation. Yet, as AI adoption increases, many artists face a frustrating reality: their AI-assisted music gets rejected during distribution.
This has sparked growing discussion around distributors like ONErpm and InterSpace Distribution, especially regarding how AI content is evaluated, accepted, or silently blocked.
AI Music Is Here, but Distribution Rules Haven’t Caught Up
AI is no longer experimental. It is already embedded in mainstream music workflows. Many commercially released tracks today involve AI-assisted mastering, sound design, or composition tools. However, distribution infrastructure has been slower to publicly adapt.
As a result, artists are creating with AI while distributors and DSPs enforce stricter content-quality and fraud-prevention standards. This gap has led to a situation where AI content is often rejected indirectly, even when it meets technical requirements.
ONErpm operates at global scale and prioritizes content quality, platform trust, and risk mitigation.Content Quality guidelines, ONErpm outlines several categories of content that may be rejected.
- Generic or non-distinct music
- Background, sleep, therapy, or relaxation music
- Repetitive or mass-produced audio
- Misleading or inconsistent metadata
- Content resembling existing works
- Material with unclear originality or ownership
Notably, AI music is not mentioned directly. However, in practice, these standards effectively exclude most AI-generated or heavily AI-assisted content, as such content frequently falls into one or more of the categories above.
AI Is Rejected by Design, Not by Name
Many distributors avoid explicitly stating that AI music is not accepted. Instead, they design content-quality frameworks that AI music rarely passes. This approach is driven by legal uncertainty, DSP pressure, and large-scale risk management.
As a result, artists may experience rejection even when audio quality, metadata, and artwork meet basic requirements. The rejection happens at the content classification level, not the technical level.
InterSpace Distribution’s AI-Friendly Approach
InterSpace Distribution takes a different, more transparent approach. AI-assisted music is explicitly supported, provided it is released within structured plans that allow proper review and compliance.
AI content is accepted under the following plans:
This policy recognizes that AI is now a legitimate creative tool but one that requires accountability, oversight, and quality control.
Why AI Content Is Plan-Restricted at InterSpace
AI-assisted music requires deeper review than traditional releases. To protect artists, platforms, and catalog integrity, InterSpace limits AI distribution to plans that include:
- Manual quality review
- Metadata validation
- Rights and ownership checks
- Release volume monitoring
- Fraud and duplication prevention
This ensures AI content is distributed responsibly and remains monetizable across DSPs.
What Types of AI Content InterSpace Accepts
InterSpace supports AI as a creative tool, not as a replacement for authorship. Accepted use cases include:
- AI-assisted beat creation
- Hybrid human-AI songwriting
- AI mastering or enhancement
- AI-generated artwork that meets quality specifications
Fully autonomous AI catalogs, mass-generated releases, or content designed to manipulate DSP algorithms are not accepted.
This comparison is not about superiority, but about operational philosophy.
