The Beatles’ final song, restored using AI, has two nominations

New Delhi:

Nearly fifty years after their split, The Beatles have been nominated for two Grammys, thanks to the power of artificial intelligence (AI). The last song of the group, Now And Thenwhich was restored last year, has been nominated for the Record of the Year category. It competes with numbers like Texas Hold’em Through Beyoncé, Espresso by Sabrina Timmerman, 360 by Charli XCX, Birds from a father by Billie Eilish, Not like us by Kendrick Lamar, Good luck, honey! by Chappell Roan and Two weeks by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone.

Additionally, the song has also earned a nomination for Best Rock Performance, which it is up for Beautiful people (stay high) by The Black Keys, The American dream is killing me by Green Day, Gift horse by IDLES, Dark matter by Pearl Jam and Broken man by Saint Vincent.

Singer Paul McCartney has referred to Now And Then as ‘the last Beatles song’, CNN reported.

Now And Then was written by the late John Lennon, who died in 1980, and features his original vocals, recorded in 1970. These vocals were preserved and enhanced with the help of artificial intelligence. The song also features new instrumentation from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two remaining members of The Beatles, in addition to guitar recordings from George Harrison from the 1990s. Georg died in 2001.

The nominations for Now And Then It is the first time The Beatles have received Grammy nominations since the late 1990s. The group won three Grammys in 1997, including Best Music Video (Long Form). The Beatles AnthologyBest Music Video (Short Form) and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for Free as a bird.

In addition to these three, The Beatles received the award for Best New Artist in 1965. In 1967 they won Album of the Year for Revolverand in 1968 the group earned Best Contemporary Album for Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. In total, the band has received seven Grammys to date.

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The nominations were announced on Friday. Click here to view the full list of nominations.