🎧 AI Music + DistroKid News — February 2026Here’s the latest every AI creator needs to know:
📌 1. DistroKid Is Being Talked About as a Potential $2B Sale TargetThere’s industry chatter that DistroKid — one of the largest music distributors in the world — may be considering a major sale or strategic investment at a billion-plus valuation. That means real money and real expectations are moving into the music distribution layer. When distribution gets big money behind it, features and policies can change fast. 📌 2. AI-Generated Music Can Be Distributed — With ConditionsDistroKid (and other major DSP distributors) aren’t banning AI-generated music. What they are enforcing is clarity on rights and transparency around how tracks were created. If you own the rights and disclose the creation correctly, you’re good to distribute — even on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, and more. But here’s the key: Uploading AI music isn’t enough. How you upload it matters. 📌 3. The Industry Is Shifting to “Ownership + Transparency First”Platforms aren’t afraid of AI — they’re afraid of unlicensed samples, ambiguous rights, and metadata chaos. That’s where most creators lose value, get takedowns, or fail to claim full revenue. 🔥 What This Means for AI Creators Right Now ✔ AI creation is LEGIT — and distributable.You no longer have to wonder if you can upload AI-assisted tracks. You can — as long as the rights are clear. ✔ Metadata is your weapon.AI credits, split percentages, author attributions, stems ownership — this isn’t optional anymore. DSPs are treating metadata like financial data. ✔ Rights management separates hobbyists from professionals.If you don’t prove ownership of every element in your AI track, you lose revenue — or worse, you get a takedown. ✔ Distribution strategy affects long-term income — not just plays.The difference between a track that earns $0.10 and a track that earns $100+ per year is how the rights, splits, and credits are structured behind the scenes. 💡 This Is Why We Teach It in Premium