The Beatles continue to make headlines, demonstrating their enduring relevance and innovative spirit decades after their split. Recent news has delighted fans with both a significant Grammy recognition and the re-emergence of a pivotal documentary.
At the **2025 Grammy Awards**, The Beatles made history by winning the award for **Best Rock Performance** for their song **”Now And Then.”** This victory was particularly groundbreaking as “Now And Then” is believed to be the first Grammy-winning song to have knowingly utilized **AI-assisted technology** in its creation. The track, based on a late 1970s demo by John Lennon, was finally completed by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, with George Harrison’s guitar parts from 1995 sessions. The crucial element was the use of advanced AI, developed by Peter Jackson’s team (also behind the “Get Back” documentary), to meticulously separate Lennon’s vocal from his piano track, allowing for a clear and pristine mix. This Grammy win sparked conversations about the role of AI in music production, but ultimately celebrated the technology’s use in preserving and enhancing existing artistry.
Adding to the excitement, a new version of director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s original 1970 film, **”Let It Be,”** has been released. This documentary, which captured the turbulent yet creatively fertile sessions for The Beatles’ final studio album, *Let It Be*, was meticulously restored by Peter Jackson’s team, utilizing the same de-mixing technology that made “Get Back” possible. The restored film launched exclusively on Disney+ on **May 8, 2024**, making it legally available to the public for the first time in over 50 years.
Originally viewed through a somber lens due to its release coinciding with the band’s breakup, the restored “Let It Be” film offers a fresh perspective. Paired with Jackson’s multi-Emmy-winning docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” (released in 2021), it provides a more complete and nuanced look at the making of the album, including their legendary final performance on the Apple Corps rooftop. This new edition allows fans to appreciate the film not just as a record of conflict, but as an invaluable historical document of four musical geniuses at work.
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