LANDR Fair Trade AI Program
Get paid for your part in the AI era. Join the 30,000+ artists who've opted into Fair Trade AI, an opt-in licensing program that turns your catalog into recurring monthly revenue.
Claim a $5 advance on every eligible track when you opt in by July 20, 2026.
How it works
Distribute with LANDR and opt in to license your eligible tracks for AI training, and earn additional revenue based on your contribution. We license rights-verified music to AI developers on your behalf, and you earn a 25% share of net licensing revenue, distributed based on the number of qualifying tracks you contribute to the dataset. Qualifying tracks can also earn an upfront advance of $5 per track, paid straight into your LANDR account. Only distributed tracks with full recording and publishing rights are eligible, LANDR curates the tracks added to the dataset, and you can opt out of future datasets at any time.
Earn more money from your music
Fair Trade AI pays two ways. You get an upfront recoupable advance of $5 per eligible track, earning a 25% share of net licensing revenue, distributed based on the number of qualifying tracks you contribute to the dataset. Once your advance is recouped, you’ll receive recurring payouts, and you're free to opt out of future datasets.
The artists wanting to trade fairly
Join the 30,000+ artists shaping a fairer future for AI and music.
It gives me more time to breathe, more time to be creative. My wish is that more AI companies follow LANDR’s example: ask first, and pay the artists who say yes.
Knowing that other artists may one day use AI trained, in part, on my music is something I’m genuinely proud of.
LANDR’s AI program is an opportunity to have all the creativity and energy I have put into my music recognized… and am also proud to be part of this step toward greater artistic freedom.
How your music will be used
AI models learn from the musical elements in your catalog like melody, harmony, rhythm, and the texture of your sounds. They're learning the patterns in music, not copying the music itself.
The model doesn't keep your songs. Your recordings aren't stored inside it, and they can't be pulled back out or played. What the model holds onto is what your music taught it, not the music.
Ethics and transparency
Fair Trade AI is built on three commitments: consent, transparency, and participation. You choose whether to opt in and you share in the value your music creates. Rightsholders should be paid for their work and we hold ourselves and our partners to that.
Monetize your music with AI
Opt in from your LANDR account to join. $5 advances closes July 20, 2026, with first payments expected by the end of July. Already distributing elsewhere? Bring your catalog over with our migration tool and participate once it's onboarded. Unlimited distribution starts at $2/month.
FAQ
Who can opt into the program?
However, it is important to understand that only songs for which you hold 100% of the rights (whether composition or recording rights) will be eligible. For this reason, cover songs are not eligible, nor are any songs represented by a publisher other than yourself. The same applies if you are signed to a record label that owns all or a portion of the master recording. Therefore, if you are signed to a publisher or label, you are likely not eligible to participate in Fair Trade.
LANDR reserves the right to curate eligible tracks added to the dataset, so not all tracks may be selected for the program.
What am I agreeing to when I opt in?
Partner deals come in two shapes. Time-limited deals pay recurring royalties for as long as the deal runs, and the dataset gets refreshed at least once a year, which is how opted-out music comes out. Perpetual deals pay once, promptly after we deliver the dataset, and that dataset is never refreshed: the partner keeps it indefinitely. We favor time-limited deals because recurring revenue is better for artists, but some opportunities only exist on perpetual terms, and your music may be included in either kind. More on what that means for opting out below.
Can I choose when to start and stop my participation in the program?
You must opt in to participate, and you can opt out at any time–we will then remove you from future datasets. Please note, if you accepted an upfront recoupable advance payment through a Fair Trade AI offer, your music must stay opted in to the Fair Trade AI dataset until the advance is recouped or for a period of 24 months, whichever comes first. If you want to opt out before recouping, that requires repayment and those requests must go through our support team.
Does LANDR get ownership of my music if I participate?
Your music remains 100% yours.
Can I expect regular payments for my participation?
Monthly payouts will be made to your LANDR account. If you received an upfront advance through a Fair Trade promotion, this must be recouped before you will see monthly payouts.
What specific elements of my music will be used to train the AI?
How is the 25% revenue share calculated and allocated to participating artists?
Will I be able to see a breakdown of the revenue generated from my contributions?
You can view a breakdown of the revenue, net of direct charges from your contributions, through the distribution analytics available in your LANDR account. This transparency ensures you can track earnings accurately.
Does LANDR guarantee that my copyrighted music remains my own and is not misused?
You keep full ownership of your music. Opting in doesn't transfer your copyright; it grants us a license to include your recordings in datasets we license to AI partners for training, and you can end that license going forward by opting out, per the terms in the sections below. Your music stays yours.
On misuse: we license your recordings only for AI training and AI product development, only to partners under agreement with us, and only while you're opted in. We don't sell your music or license it outside that scope, and our partner contracts are built to hold that line.
Does LANDR take copyright laws into account for the program?
We use industry-standard detection tools to verify that anyone uploading music for training owns the copyright for that music, just as we have done for years with LANDR distribution.
Are protections in place to prevent my music from being used without my permission?
LANDR has a robust validation system to verify ownership and publishing rights before including any music in the AI training dataset.
Are there any resources available to help me understand how AI impacts my music and career?
We will soon offer extensive educational resources through the LANDR Learn platform, including guides, webinars, and tutorials to help you understand the impact of AI on your music and career. These resources are designed to help you maximize the benefits of AI tools and stay informed about the latest developments in music production technology.
Will I be able to access support if I have questions or issues with the Fair Trade AI Program?
Our support team is ready to assist with any questions or issues you may have. You can reach out through our support channels for prompt and helpful assistance.
Can I opt-out of the Fair Trade AI Program?
Go to your AI settings page at app.landr.com/releases/ai-settings and switch off participation. If you took an advance, when your opt-out takes effect depends on your participation period: your music stays in until the earliest of the advance being fully recouped or two years passing from when you accepted it. Opting out before then means repaying what's left, which can be done by reaching out to our support team.
What actually happens when I opt out?
Four things:
1. We remove your music from our own datasets in the next scheduled update, so it isn't used to build anything new.
2. We stop using your music in any new training we start after that removal.
3. We never include your music in any new dataset we build or license to a partner going forward.
4. Your music is swapped out of time-limited partner datasets at each dataset's next refresh event, and replaced with music from opted-in artists.
Two things opt-out doesn't reach. First, datasets we've already licensed to a partner on a perpetual basis: those are never refreshed, so your music stays in them, and the partner can keep using that dataset indefinitely. Opting out stops your music from going into any new perpetual deal, but it can't pull it back out of one that's already done. Second, AI models that were already trained on your music: a model can't unlearn a recording, so anything trained before you opted out keeps its training intact, and your contribution only comes out if that model is ever retrained from scratch, which may not happen on any set schedule or at all.
If you took an advance, when your opt-out takes effect depends on your participation period: your music stays in until the earliest of the advance being fully recouped or two years passing from when you accepted it. Opting out before then means repaying what's left, which can be done by reaching out to our support team.
Is opting out immediate?
What about AI models that were already trained on my music?
This isn't a LANDR quirk, it's how machine learning works, and any company telling you otherwise is not being transparent.
Do I still get paid after I opt out?
I accepted an upfront advance. Can I still opt out?
Note that if you reach the two-year mark still unrecouped, your opt-out takes effect, your music exits on the same schedule as any other opt-out, and whatever your music keeps earning from datasets it was already part of goes toward the balance.
What happens if I stop my subscription or delete my LANDR account?
However, if you delete your LANDR account, you will be automatically opted out, and your music will be removed from future datasets. That is unless you accepted an upfront recoupable advance payment, in which case your account must stay live and your music must stay opted in to the Fair Trade AI dataset until the earliest of the advance being fully recouped or two years passing from when you accepted it. Opting out before then means repaying what's left, which can be done by reaching out to our support team.
