Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry.
Of those newly instituted guidelines, protocols involving technological advancements in machine learning sparked headlines: B次元官网网址淥nly human creatorsB次元官网网址� could win the music industryB次元官网网址檚 highest honor in a decision aimed at the use of artificial intelligence in popular music.
B次元官网网址淎 work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any category,B次元官网网址� the rules read in part.
As the music industry continues to come to terms with this new technology, so too will the Grammys, says Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr.
B次元官网网址淗ereB次元官网网址檚 the super easy, headline statement: AI, or music that contains AI-created elements is absolutely eligible for entry and for consideration for Grammy nomination. Period,B次元官网网址� Mason told The Associated Press. B次元官网网址淲hatB次元官网网址檚 not going to happen is we are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion.B次元官网网址�
If an AI or voice modeling program performs the lead vocal on a song, the track would be eligible in a songwriting category, for example, but not a performance category, because B次元官网网址渨hat is performing is not human creation,B次元官网网址� he explains. B次元官网网址淐onversely, if a song was sung by an actual human in the studio, and they did all the performing, but AI wrote the lyric or the track, the song would not be eligible in a composition or a songwriting category.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淎s long as the human is contributing in a more than de minimis amount, which to us means a meaningful way, they are and will always be considered for a nomination or a win,B次元官网网址� he continued. B次元官网网址淲e donB次元官网网址檛 want to see technology replace human creativity. We want to make sure technology is enhancing, embellishing, or additive to human creativity. So thatB次元官网网址檚 why we took this particular stand in this award cycle.B次元官网网址�
The Recording Academy has long considered setting rules related to AI following the popularity of new songs created alongside AI technology: David GuettaB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淓min-AI-emB次元官网网址�, the AI -compositions of TikTok user 鈫昰hostwriter977, GrimesB次元官网网址� voice modeling AI software.
In order to establish their AI guidelines, the Recording Academy engaged in extensive research, including holding tech summits.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e met with the copyright office. WeB次元官网网址檝e talked about the future and what that looks like on a federal level and the legislative level,B次元官网网址� Mason said, adding that AI conversations B次元官网网址渞eally came to a head in the last six months.B次元官网网址�
The new Grammy AI protocols were announced three days after Paul McCartney shared that B次元官网网址渢he last Beatles recordB次元官网网址� had been composed using artificial intelligence to extract John LennonB次元官网网址檚 voice from an old demo. Without knowing the extent of the technology, Mason couldnB次元官网网址檛 confirm or deny whether the song would be eligible for a Grammy nomination.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檒l see what it turns out to be,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淏ut I would imagine from the early descriptions that IB次元官网网址檝e heard there would be components of the creation that would be absolutely eligible.B次元官网网址�
So, can Grammy viewers expect to see work at least partially created with AI nominated for an award as early as next year?
ItB次元官网网址檚 impossible to predict what is submitted. But as Mason affirms, B次元官网网址減eople are using the technology. IB次元官网网址檓 imagining itB次元官网网址檚 going to be involved in a lot of records a lot of songs this year, so weB次元官网网址檒l see if some of them get nominated or not, but IB次元官网网址檓 sure thereB次元官网网址檒l be some that will be submitted.B次元官网网址�
The 2024 Grammy Awards will return to Los AngelesB次元官网网址� Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, airing live on CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+.
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