AI Drake and The Weeknd are collaborating for the Grammy, says the Recording Academy CEO

drake And the weekend haven’t made it to the Grammys yet, so the possibility of their unauthorized AI collaboration winning an award is unlikely to be a hurdle to overcome.

Still, that’s the scenario, CEO of Recording Academy Harvey Mason Jr. is levitating when it comes to the controversial “Heart on My Sleeve” – ​​the AI-generated track that emerged in April, featuring fake vocals from the Canadian megastars but compelling enough to be a hit.

Ghostwriter — the anonymous human creator behind the track — submitted it for both Song of the Year and Best Rap Song for next year’s 66th Grammy Awards.

Mason tells that New York Times He was impressed with “Heart on My Sleeve” as it opened up possibilities for their company and declared it eligible for a nomination… “In terms of the creative side, it’s absolutely eligible because it was written by a human.”

If Ghostwriter got just one nomination, he could spearhead the next artist evolution: human songwriters using other humans’ artificially generated voices!

Drake and Weeknd’s Universal Music Group record label doesn’t share Mason’s enthusiasm. When the track was released, the label had it drawn from DSPs … and leaves it lurking in the dark corners of the internet. This Grammy development sheds new light on the song and others who like it.

The Weeknd and Drake have boycotted They attended the Grammys for years, even withdrawing nominations and refusing to submit their own music.

On the other hand, the ghostwriter does not let up on the digital accelerator in the course of his new career steps.

On Wednesday, he released a new AI mix titled “Whiplash” that features CPU-generated soundalikes for Travis Scott And 21 Wild — 2 more artists to piss off, but also another possible route to the Grammys!!!