AI Recreates John Lenon's Voice, Makes The Beatles' 'Final Record' Release Possible: Paul McCartney

Fans of The Beatles would never have thought that this would be possible, but in what can only be called an amazing news, the legendary band will release a new song this year. The new song will feature the vocals of late John Lennon, of course, with the help from artificial intelligence. The revelation was made by the one and only Paul McCartney.

Updated Jun 14, 2023 | 11:28 AM IST

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AI Recreates John Lenon's Voice, Makes The Beatles' 'Final Record' Release Possible

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Beatles will release a new album this year
  • The new song will feature the vocals of late John Lennon
  • The revelation was made by Paul McCartney
Fans of The Beatles would never have thought that this would be possible, but in what can only be called an amazing news, the legendary band will release a new song this year, featuring the vocals of late John Lennon, of course, with the help from artificial intelligence. The revelation was made by the one and only Paul McCartney.

The Beatles final album to release this year, says Paul McCartney

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In an interaction with NBC News, speaking to BBC Radio 4, the 80-year-old legendary musician confirmed that the band, will release "the final Beatles record" this year, having used cutting-edge technology to extract Lennon's voice from an old demo recording.
He was quoted as saying, "We just finished it up and it’ll be released this year."
As per reports, the unnamed song will be the band's first original mamterial since the release of Free as a Bird and Real Love in 1995 and 1996 respectively. Both albums were created around demos that were recorded at home in New York City by Lennon in the late 1970s.

McCartney’s inspiration

As per a NPR, the singer was further quoted as seeing, "We were able to take John's voice and get it pure through this AI, so that then we could mix the record as you would normally do. So, it gives you some sort of leeway."
McCartney went on to add that he realised technology could offer a new chance to work on the music after seeing Peter Jackson, the filmmaker, resurrect archival materials for Get Back, his documentary about the band making the Let It Be album.
"He was able to extricate John's voice from a ropey little bit of cassette which had John's voice and a piano," McCartney said of the director.
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