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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, May 11, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
TIDAL offers artists who upload tracks without cover art an AI-generated image or a spectrogram visualization automatically created from the audio file as a default artwork option.
Details
Per TIDAL's Terms and Conditions of Use and support documentation, when an artist uploads a track through TIDAL Upload without providing cover artwork, TIDAL may supply a default image that is AI-generated. TIDAL's support pages also describe a spectrogram cover image option on the web upload interface that uses the uploaded audio file to generate custom artwork automatically. TIDAL explicitly notes that AI-generated images are not copyrightable and that it cannot guarantee the generated art is not substantially similar to existing works.
Products affected
TIDAL Upload
Sources & Evidence
Cite this record
Trace Foundation. (2026). TIDAL: TIDAL offers artists who upload tracks without cover art an AI-generated image or a spectrogram visualization automatically created from the audio file as a default artwork option (data as of 2026-05-11) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/3879f738-4012-4ada-9fce-dfa39d1e4659. Accessed October 5, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/3879f738-4012-4ada-9fce-dfa39d1e4659
- Data as of
- May 11, 2026
- Last verified
- Not recorded
Other practices by TIDAL
OtherTIDAL offers access to AI-based stem separation for subscribers who purchase the DJ Extension add-on, enabling third-party DJ software to isolate individual audio elements such as vocals or drums from streaming tracks in real time.ModerationTIDAL uses automated AI tools to scan and flag content uploaded through its Tidal Upload feature for potential violations of its content guidelines, with human reviewers making final decisions on serious cases.RecommendationTIDAL integrated its recommendation engine with the third-party DJ app Algoriddim djay, allowing the app to suggest tracks from TIDAL's catalog that are musically compatible with what a DJ is currently playing.
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