Inside the First AI Music Awards, a Chaotic Evening Attempting to Normalize Tech-Assisted Tunes

By Corbin Bolies

Corbin Bolies

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I knew things were a little off when the first thing I heard on my walk to the AI Music Awards was “the winner…” followed by the sweet voice of Kelly Clarkson.

No, Miss American Idol did not abandon her feud with the Brooklyn bird to capitalize on her newfound appreciation for AI. But as I approached the Mayan Theater in Downtown Los Angeles on a sunny afternoon to check in for Friday’s inaugural “AI Music Awards,” powered by the “Sonic Intelligence Academy” or “SIQA,” I wondered if her voice was so strong as to echo through the nearly century-old theater-turned-nightclub’s walls. Alas, not so: It was Clarkson’s Christmas classic “Underneath the Tree,” playing from speakers at a local YWCA event across the street.

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