The Beatles, a legendary group that has left an indelible mark in music history, once again hits the Grammy Awards with AI technology, and competes for two awards, Best Production and Best Rock Performance. This song is not a simple deep fake AI, but cleverly uses AI to repair a demonstration belt by John Lennon in 1978, showing the perfect integration of technology and nostalgia, and also triggering people's application of AI in music creation think. This is not only a musical event, but also a collision of technology and art, writing a new chapter on the music stage.
The Beatles, which left a strong reputation in music history, once again hit the Grammy Awards after half a century. The new song "Now and Then" produced by AI technology was shortlisted for two awards: Best Production and Best Rock Performance, which allowed them to compete on the same stage with contemporary musicians such as Beyoncé and Sabrina Carpenter. It forms a musical picture with a very contemporary sense.
Paul McCartney decided last year to create "The Last Record of the Beatles". Unlike the deep-fake technology that people might be worried about, McCartney chose a more sentimental approach: they used AI to fix a demo tape with poor sound quality left by John Lennon in 1978.
This innovation was inspired by the documentary The Beatles: Get Back directed by Peter Jackson. In this 2021 work, dialogue editor Emil de Lare uses AI technology to successfully separate the voice of each member from the noisy background sound. The technology was later used by producer Giles Martin to remake the stereo version of the band's 1966 album "Revolver".
The principle of this AI audio processing technology is similar to the noise reduction function of video calling platforms such as FaceTime, Google Meet or Zoom. By training machine learning on specific targets, whether it is a vocal in a video call or a specific instrument in a studio, AI is able to accurately separate target sounds from recordings.
Interestingly, among the works shortlisted for the Best Production of the Year, Now and Then, Spotify has the least views, with only 78 million views. This makes people wonder: Can this legendary band win in competition with contemporary musicians such as Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar by virtue of their novelty? If people said that "The Beatles are better than Jesus" According to the standard of "still popular", Charlie XCX now seems to have reached this level.
The Beatles' Grammy nomination is not only an affirmation of their musical achievements, but also a successful attempt by AI technology in the field of music production. In the future, the combination of AI technology and music creation will bring more possibilities. Let us wait and see the final performance of this legendary band and more innovations in AI technology in the music field.