{
  "id": 19958352,
  "title": "New awards show celebrates AI music and its creators",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/new-awards-show-celebrates-ai-music-and-its-creators-19958352",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-14T09:04:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
    "slug": "cna-business",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/new-awards-show-celebrates-ai-music-and-its-creators-6551541"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Los Angeles, November 14 - The inaugural AI Music Awards ceremony took place in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, honoring individuals who have created songs partially with artificial intelligence. This new genre, which has faced criticism and legal battles, has gained immense popularity, appearing on music charts and garnering millions of streams. At the event, human presenters and winners argued that AI-generated music should be considered part of a new category that requires real-life artistry and significant effort to produce the desired sounds.\n\nMusic producer Drake Murphy presented the award for best AI hip-hop song, stating that while AI is often labeled as \"fake,\" the human who operates it is very much real. The top awards for AI artist, song, and album of the year were awarded to Xania Monet, an AI-generated avatar known for the hit song \"How Was I Supposed to Know?\" Monet's creator, Telisha Nikki Jones, revealed that she composed all the lyrics and combined them with music using AI assistance.\n\nJones expressed her belief that AI music is a fresh development that people need to accept, asserting that it is here to stay. The Sonic Intelligence Academy, a company that developed AI music charts and tools to identify AI-created songs, selected the winners. While AI's use in music-making dates back to the 1950s, recent advancements in generative AI have sparked controversy within the industry.\n\nRecord labels have filed lawsuits against AI companies, such as Anthropic and OpenAI, accusing them of unlawfully using copyrighted material to train their models. The Elvis Presley estate also initiated a lawsuit against the companies. They maintain that their actions fall under the \"fair use\" doctrine in US copyright law, which permits unlicensed usage in certain circumstances.\n\nMusicians are concerned that AI-generated music could hinder human artists from gaining recognition and exploit the work of producers, singers, engineers, and songwriters. Many of Friday's nominees acknowledged the challenges they faced but emphasized that AI served as a valuable tool in creating their music. They hope the awards will demonstrate to the public that there are humans behind AI-generated music.",
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