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VerifiedHuman for musicians
Human composition, AI production tools, and clear credits.
A melody, a rhythm, or an unexpected turn in a song comes from creative choices. The VerifiedHuman mark identifies your commitment to human composition, so listeners who value those choices can find your music. Start with the Standard for Musicians and its definitions.
Your commitment
I represent my musical work to be my (or my team's) intellectual property, essentially composed by (a) human(s), and not by generative AI.
The central question is: Who composed it?
Composition and production
The standard concerns who selected and arranged the essential notes, sounds, and beats. Recording, mixing, mastering, pitch correction, and other tools can support human composition.
A mark on a composition does not automatically certify every performance or sound in a recording. Explain what people performed and what tools generated or changed.
Working with generated music
At VH3, AI-generated melodies, rhythms, or loops need substantial transformation. Selecting a sequence and making small adjustments is not enough.
The Five-Note/Five-Beat Principle helps you notice recognizable sequences carried into the work unchanged. Five is a gut-check, not a percentage test. Read the full guidance when judging a passage.
Make the credits useful
Name the human composers and performers. Explain significant AI use in credits, release notes, a description, or a linked process page. Metadata can support that account, but should not be its only home.
Use AIU (AI-Unknown) when source material has an unclear human or AI origin. The work must still meet the composition standard.
Make your commitment.
Read the standard for your field, then put your name behind it.
Choose your standard