The record of the year category for the 2025 Grammys is full of zesty pop hits from young female acts such as Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter.
Then there’s the Beatles’ “Now and Then”. The quartet is back on the Grammy leaderboard a full six decades after winning their first statuette.
“Now and Then”, salvaged from a famously muddy demo from John Lennon, was made possible with the AI-driven, instrument-isolating mix technology first showcased in the documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.
Not even the deaths of Lennon and George Harrison could stand in the way of the most tantalising prospect in rock – a new and final Beatles single, featuring all four members together.
The Recording Academy lauded the single with record and rock performance nominations. The music industry saw the achievements of “Now and Then” as a major feat of production technology and songcraft.