Disclosures · September 2026
How this project is made
Nardo III is the recording project of Leonard F. Villani, a real person. The recordings are produced with artificial intelligence. The profile is not an AI Persona.
Written by Leonard F. Villani. Recordings produced with artificial intelligence under Deuces Wild.
Some photographs and share images on this site are generated with AI and depict a fictional figure, not Leonard F. Villani. They are promotional art. The artist is a real person.
Services this site points to
Nardo III is distributed to the services below. We follow each service’s current content, AI-disclosure, spam, and branding rules. Links are destinations. They are not partnerships, co-brands, or endorsements. We do not speak for them.
- Spotify
AI-produced music is allowed if rights-clean, not spam, and not a voice clone. AI Persona is a separate identity badge that kills recommendations. We are a human writer using AI production — never the Persona flag. Playback on this site is Spotify’s official embed only.
- Deezer
Deezer tags AI-generated audio automatically. Tagging is mandatory and not optional. Fully AI tracks are kept out of Flow and editorial. Fraudulent streams are stripped from the pool. Idle AI tracks can be taken down after six months with no plays.
- Apple Music
Apple requires AI Transparency Tags from the provider when a material portion of a track is AI-generated (partner note 20 Aug 2026). “Made With AI” labels roll out to listeners later in 2026. Style Guide forbids misleading use of AI. This site uses a text search link, not an unofficial Apple badge.
- YouTube / YouTube Music
YouTube requires disclosure when you synthetically generate music. The Altered / synthetic toggle is on every upload. Labels will not by themselves limit reach or monetization. Auto-detection now applies labels if you skip the toggle. Voice clones of other people are not allowed.
- Amazon Music
Default DistroKid store. Follow the same rights, spam, and disclosure rules as the other DSPs. Text search link only — no unofficial Amazon lockup.
How we post
Social posts for this project carry the same method line and the platform’s own AI label where one exists.
DistroKid (distributor)
DistroKid accepts AI music if you own 100% of the rights, do not impersonate, and do not spam. AI disclosure fields in the upload flow feed Spotify’s DDEX credits and Apple’s Transparency Tags. Undisclosed AI can be held or removed.
Instagram / Facebook (Meta)
Meta requires AI labeling for generated or substantially altered media, including synthetic music and photoreal images. Composer toggle per post. NY synthetic-performer ads apply to paid and organic commercial posts that reach New York.
TikTok
TikTok’s Synthetic Media Policy requires the AI-generated content label for realistic synthetic audio and visuals.
X
X relies more on Community Notes than a hard AI toggle. Our share card and banner are generated images of a fictional figure — disclose in the post body and on the image itself. Do not present that figure as the legal artist.
Generated images
Some photographs and share images on this site are generated with AI and depict a fictional figure, not Leonard F. Villani. They are promotional art. The artist is a real person.
The share card and X banner are labeled on the image itself: “AI-generated promotional image. Fictional figure — not the artist.” New York GBL § 396-b requires a conspicuous disclosure when an advertisement uses a synthetic performer. Those stills are promotional art, not photographs of the writer, and they are not the official artist image on Spotify, Apple, or DistroKid.
Playback and marks
- The player on this site is Spotify’s official embed widget, displayed without alteration, per Spotify Widget Terms.
- This site does not cache, rip, or re-host audio. Playback of catalog tracks happens on the destination service.
- Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, Instagram, TikTok, and X are trademarks of their owners. Links are destinations. They are not partnerships, co-brands, or endorsements.
- We do not use unofficial platform logos, lockups, or brand colors as our own.
Not on the campaign
- Bandcamp is closed. Bandcamp bans music generated wholly or in substantial part by AI (Jan 2026). Do not upload the catalog there. Direct-to-fan goes through this site and a store we actually control.
- Musicbed, Epidemic Sound, Pond5 do not take AI. Do not send one-sheets to those libraries. Sync, if any, is direct to supervisors or AI-accepting catalogs. Disclose the method in every pitch.
- TIDAL royalties and iHeart radio are off. TIDAL does not pay royalties on wholly AI-identified tracks (Jun 2026). iHeart does not play synthetic vocalists pretending to be human. Do not put either in the money plan.
- Spotify AI Persona ≠ AI production. AI Persona means the identity is not a real person and removes you from recommendations. Nardo III is Leonard F. Villani. We disclose how the records are made via DDEX AI Credits. We do not badge the profile as a fake artist.
- No generated face on the artist profile. Spotify’s Persona review looks at names and pictures. A generated man as the official photo can be read as a synthetic identity. Use a real photo of the writer or the roman-numeral wordmark. The share card is promotional art, labeled as such, and is not the artist image.
- New York synthetic-performer ads. N.Y. GBL § 396-b (in effect 9 Jun 2026): ads that use a digitally created human-looking performer need a conspicuous disclosure. Generated stills, the share card, and the X banner on this site are labeled. Penalty is $1,000 then $5,000. Paid social that uses those stills must repeat the line.
- Uncleared mash-ups. Hip-Hop Hooray Mash-up and any other interpolation stay off this site’s campaign surfaces and off social until samples and identities are licensed. DSP takedowns for infringement are an account problem.
- No fake playlist adds or stream buying. Spotify, Apple, and Deezer treat artificial streams and pay-for-play mills as terms violations. Independent playlist pitches must disclose AI production and only go to lists that accept it.
- Hip-Hop Hooray Mash-up is parked. Off campaigns until every sample and identity is licensed. Infringement is an account problem, not a marketing problem.
- TIDAL. TIDAL accepts AI music but, as of 29 Jun 2026, does not pay royalties on tracks it identifies as wholly AI-generated, and those tracks are not eligible for TIDAL direct-to-fan. This site does not promote TIDAL as a payday.
- iHeartRadio. iHeart’s Guaranteed Human program (Nov 2025) does not play AI music that features synthetic vocalists pretending to be human. DistroKid may still deliver metadata; we do not pitch radio.
Credits
Writing: Leonard F. Villani; Leonard A. Villani. Features: Mikey V, Leanne Villani — credited only where they performed or consented. Imprint: Deuces Wild, New York. Production: artificial intelligence.
This page is a public disclosure so listeners and platforms are not surprised. It is not legal advice. Platform rules change; we align to the versions in force as of September 2026.