The Beatles, an iconic English band, are set to release a new song this year for the first time in decades, thanks to AI technology. The song will feature the voice of John Lennon, one of the founding members of the band who was murdered in 1980. Using AI technology, the band’s voices have been brought back together to create a demo recorded by Lennon, which was given to Paul McCartney by Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono. There is no set release date yet, but it is expected to be released before the end of the year.
According to McCartney, when they were making what will be the last Beatles record, they were able to use AI technology to get Lennon’s voice pure from a demo he had recorded. The demo was recorded on a cassette tape and was reportedly recorded shortly before he was murdered. Peter Jackson, who was working on a docuseries about the band, The Beatles: Get Back in 2021, was able to separate Lennon’s voice from the background using AI technology.
The song, which is believed to have been a composition Lennon originally created in 1978, and that he was calling Now and Then, was previously recorded by the band, but the effort was stopped because the sound quality was f — ing rubbish, according to McCartney. However, using AI technology, McCartney believes the song now has potential.
It didn’t have a very good title, it needed a bit of reworking, but it had a beautiful verse and it had John singing it, McCartney said in an interview with Q Magazine. (But) George didn’t like it. The Beatles being a democracy, we didn’t do it.
The use of AI technology has allowed the band to bring their voices back together and create a new song that will undoubtedly excite fans. Although the song’s release date is yet to be announced, it is expected to be a significant moment in music history. The release of this new song also highlights the potential power of AI technology in music production and its ability to bring back lost voices and create new music.
