The Beatles' 'Now and Then' earned a record of the year nomination, making it the first AI-assisted song to be nominated for a Grammy in history.
has been nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards — marking the first time a song created with the assistance of artificial intelligence has earned a Grammy nomination.When “Now and Then” first came out in late 2023, the disclosure that it was finalized utilizing AI caused an uproar. At the time, many fans assumed that the remaining Fab Four members — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr — must have used generative AI to deepfake the late John Lennon.
With stem separation, the Beatles could isolate Lennon’s vocal and get rid of excess noise. Proponents of this form of technology say it has major benefits for remastering and cleaning up older catalogs. Recently,to help the media giant clean up its older catalog to “unlock new listening and fan engagement experiences” like lyric videos, film/TV licensing opportunities, re-mastering and more.AI has been a controversial topic for the Recording Academy in the last two years.
The two nominations for “Now and Then” mark the Beatles’ first nominations at the Grammy Awards in decades and the fourth time the group has been nominated in the Record of the Year category. They were first nominated in the category in the mid-1960s with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and were later nominated for “Hey Jude” and “Let It Be” as well.
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