All you need is AI: Beatles’ “Now and Then” wins the band their eight Grammy

The Beatles have won their eighth Grammy Award with “Now and Then,” a song completed using machine learning technology that revived a decades-old John Lennon demo. The track beat out rock bands like Green Day, Pearl Jam, and The Black Keys.

The song, completed in 2021 using advanced sound isolation techniques, won Best Rock Performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards, beating out contemporary rock bands like Green Day and Pearl Jam. John Lennon’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, accepted the award, praising the band as “the greatest of all time.”