Ghostwriter, who maintains a mysterious persona by appearing in public as a white-sheet ghost with sunglasses and using a voice-distorting device, has met with music industry leaders and attended a meeting organized by the Academy. Ghostwriter recently released another A.I.-generated song, "Whiplash," featuring soundalikes for rappers Travis Scott and 21 Savage, and has hinted at the future of music being shaped by A.I. technology.
Key takeaways:
- The viral song "Heart On My Sleeve," which uses A.I. to replicate the voices of Drake and The Weeknd, is eligible for Grammy nominations for Song of the Year and Best Rap Song, according to Harvey Mason Jr., the chief executive of the Recording Academy.
- The pseudonymous musician known as Ghostwriter, who created the song, has been meeting with music industry leaders and even attended a meeting organized by the Academy.
- Despite the Academy's recent announcement that only human creators are eligible for Grammy consideration, the song is still eligible because it contains human authorship.
- Ghostwriter recently released another song called "Whiplash" on social media, using A.I.-generated soundalikes for rappers Travis Scott and 21 Savage.