Can I submit AI music to contests?

Which contests accept AI music today?

Three kinds of opportunities exist for AI musicians right now:

• AI-native contests — built for AI music: the AI Song Contest (running since 2020), hackathon showcases, tool-vendor challenges. AI use isn't just allowed, it's the point.
• AI-open contests — mainstream opportunities with explicit AI rules: some allow AI with disclosure, some restrict specific techniques (voice cloning is the most common exclusion), some cap the allowed degree of AI contribution.
• AI-silent contests — rules written before generation tools existed. Submitting undisclosed AI work here is the risk zone: rule updates and retroactive disqualifications happen.

How do we track contest AI rules?

Every opportunity record on this site carries structured AI rules where the organizer has published them: allowed degree, whether prompt-only work qualifies, disclosure requirements, and voice-cloning rules — each with a source link. Where an organizer hasn't said anything, the field reads unknown, which is itself information: ask before you submit.

Browse Opportunities for what is open now. You can filter by type, and music-submission calls show the organizer's AI rules when they are available.

As of August 19, the official AI Song Contest 2026 site says submissions are open and the award show is scheduled for November 29 in Bangkok. Its premise is human–AI co-creativity, not prompt-only output by default; always read the current edition's full rules before submitting.