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IT Home reported on November 14 that, according to Reuters, the inaugural AI Music Awards in the United States were held on the 13th local time, honoring musicians who use AI in songwriting.
Although AI music has been highly controversial and has even prompted lawsuits, it has still garnered millions of streams on streaming platforms and made it onto music charts.
At the ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, the human musicians presenting and receiving awards said AI music should be regarded as a new genre of music. Creators need artistic talent and must also spend hours repeatedly refining prompts to achieve the musical results they want.
Presenting the award for Best AI Hip-Hop Song, music producer Drake Murphy said, “In an era when everyone says AI is fake, the creators behind AI are real.”
Virtual singer Xania Monet won all three major awards that night: AI Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. Xania Monet rose to prominence with “How Was I Supposed to Know?” Billboard said the R&B song was the first work by an AI artist to enter its radio airplay chart.
Xania Monet was created by Telisha “Nikki” Jones. Walking the red carpet before the ceremony, Jones explained that she wrote all the song lyrics herself, then used AI to turn them into music. “I think AI music is something new, and people need time to get used to it. I don’t think it will disappear anytime soon.”
The winners were chosen by a vote of AI artist members of the “Sonic Intelligence Academy.” The academy has developed AI music charts and a tool for identifying AI-generated songs.
According to IT Home, many nominees said that although they had stories they wanted to tell through music, they lacked all the skills needed to turn those stories into songs. AI helped them create music, and they also hoped the awards ceremony would show the public that real people put effort into AI music.
Nominee J. Frequency said, “Contrary to what people generally think, a lot of the work we do behind the scenes is very hard. Art is art, and I think this is simply another form of artistic expression.”