Whereas studying via the checklist of Grammy nominees earlier I got here throughout fairly a shock. There, competing for report of the yr alongside the likes of Beyoncé’s Texas Maintain ‘Em and Chappell Roan’s Good Luck Babe, was Now and Then by The Beatles. No, to my dismay, this is not a time journey scenario, however the results of AI.
So, here is the story of how The Beatles bought nominated for 2 Grammys — additionally they snagged a greatest rock efficiency nod — 50 years after formally breaking apart. It begins with a demo John Lennon recorded within the Nineteen Seventies that was given to Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison for inclusion on the The Beatles Anthology, launched in 1995. Whereas different tracks like Free as a Fowl and Actual Love made it on, know-how wasn’t superior sufficient to separate Lennon’s vocals and piano with out decreasing the recording’s high quality.
However, final yr McCartney and Starr used fashionable machine studying know-how to drag Lennon’s vocals for a brand new monitor. Now and Then, launched in November 2023, consists of McCartney on bass, Starr on the drums, Lennon’s vocals and a guitar in Harrison’s type (a 1995 recording of him makes up a number of the background rhythm guitar. You’ll be able to watch a documentary about making the track here.
Unsurprisingly, the track is claimed to be the final from the Beatles. We’ll have to attend till the awards present in February to see whether or not or not AI will assist them win one other Grammy.
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