Despite the band's break up fifty years ago, the use of AI has allowed them to compete with contemporary artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Beyoncé. However, the song "Now and Then" has the fewest Spotify streams among all songs nominated for Record of the Year, raising questions about whether the Beatles can win based on novelty alone.
Key takeaways:
- The Beatles have been nominated for two Grammy awards for their song “Now and Then,” which was refined using AI and released last year.
- Paul McCartney used AI to clean up the sound quality of a 1978 demo by John Lennon, creating what he calls "the last Beatles record."
- The AI technology used to enhance the Beatles' music is similar to how video chat platforms filter out background noise, using machine learning models to isolate specific sounds.
- Despite the novelty of the AI-enhanced song, it has the fewest Spotify streams of all songs nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammys.