{"id":214051,"date":"2023-09-06T17:30:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214051"},"modified":"2023-09-06T17:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:30:38","slug":"ai-drake-and-the-weeknd-collab-eligible-for-grammy-says-recording-academy-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/celebrities\/ai-drake-and-the-weeknd-collab-eligible-for-grammy-says-recording-academy-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Drake and The Weeknd Collab Eligible For Grammy, Says Recording Academy CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Drake<\/strong> and The Weeknd<\/strong> already don’t rock with the Grammys, so the possibility of their unauthorized AI collaboration winning an award likely won’t mend any fences.<\/p>\n Still, that’s the scenario Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.<\/strong> is floating when it comes to the controversial “Heart on My Sleeve” — the AI-generated track that surfaced in April featuring faux vocals from the Canadian megastars, but convincing enough to be a hit.<\/p>\n Ghostwriter, the anonymous creator behind the track, submitted the shadowy track for both Song of The Year and Best Rap Song for the 66th Grammy Awards next year.<\/p>\n Mason tells the New York Times<\/strong> he was impressed with “Heart on My Sleeve” as it opened up possibilities for their business and declared it suitable for nomination … “As far as the creative side, it’s absolutely eligible because it was written by a human.”<\/p>\n If Ghostwriter earned just a nomination, it could spearhead the next evolution of artists: songwriters who use other people’s artificially-generated voices!<\/p>\n Drake and Weeknd’s record label Universal Music Group didn’t share Mason’s enthusiasm when the track was released, and, in fact, had it pulled from DSPs<\/strong> … leaving it to lurk in the internet’s dark recesses. The Grammy development offers the song a new light.<\/p>\n The Weeknd and Drake have been boycotting<\/strong> the Grammys for years, going as far as to withdraw nominations and refuse to submit heir own music.<\/p>\n On the other hand, Ghostwriter isn’t letting up off the digital dash in the wake of his new career strides.<\/p>\n He released a new AI concoction Wednesday titled “Whiplash,” featuring CPU-generated soundalikes for Travis Scott<\/strong> and 21 Savage<\/strong> — 2 more artists to piss off, but also another possible path to the Grammys!!!<\/p>\n