'The Grammys' for AI Music? Entries Open for Groundbreaking Song Contest from the Fanvue World AI Creator Awards - as Millions of Creators Make Music with AI
The Future Sound Awards is the latest installment from the Fanvue World AI Creator Awards - in partnership with leading music platforms SoundCloud, and TwoShot.
It's the first venture into AI Music for the Fanvue World AI Creator Awards - the team behind last year's Miss AI awards phenomenon. Fanvue itself is one of the fastest-growing creator platforms in the world, with over 7m users, and 180,000 creators including musicians, sports stars, and AI Influencers.
Over 60m people used AI to create music in 2024, according to an IMS report* - and the Future Sound Awards has been launched to recognise the achievements of creators, who will compete for $10k in prizes and the inaugural award.
The organisers have assembled a stellar line-up of judges including Music Producer Jeff Nang (Disney, Universal, Sony), Butterbro - the German sensation who hit the headlines for producing the first AI generated song to enter the German music charts, TwoShot Founder and Music Producer making AI for creatives, Tobi Akinyemi, and Head of AI at Fanvue & AI Music Aficionado, Narcis Marincat.
The judges will bring their wealth of expertise to assess entries into the Future Sound Awards on inspiration, process, vocals, lyrics, beat, and authenticity - combined with listens on a dedicated chart, powered by SoundCloud.
Narcis Marincat, Head of AI at Fanvue & AI Music Aficionado, commented:
"Miss AI was a global success but we had big ambitions to bring the WAICAs to the music sector. AI is having a massive impact on music and the wider creative industries, and our mission at Fanvue is to power the Creator-AI Economy by enabling creators to scale and grow their income using AI tools on our platform. In partnership with SoundCloud and TwoShot, we wanted to demonstrate how creators can responsibly leverage AI to enhance the creative process in music creation.
Like all fast-growing industries that are powered by AI, an awards programme is a chance to celebrate talent and also raise standards. It doesn't matter if you're a producer, an artist, or never picked up an instrument before - anyone can enter the Future Sound Awards. It's a true celebration of the democratisation of music and we have big ambitions to grow the awards into the Grammys of the AI Music space.'
AI is having a transformative impact on the music sector - over 60% of artists used some form of the tech to create music in the past 12 months, while the wider AI Music industry will soar to over $3B by 2028. Artists including David Guetta, Grimes, Timbaland and Holly Herndon have all used AI to create music - part of a movement demonstrating responsible use of AI in the music industry.
TwoShot is already trusted by thousands of artists, and is committed to protecting musicians through its pioneering licensing technology in partnership with Audible Magic. The Future Sound Awards shares this vision - to highlight the positive impact of AI in music. Creators can produce their track for free using the platform and submit to the Future Sound Awards chart, which is powered by global audio streaming platform, SoundCloud.
Tobi Akinyemi, TwoShot Founder and Music Producer making AI for creatives, commented:
'A new wave of musicians has been born with the rise of AI-powered creation tools. Digital tools like Fruity Loops unlocked tens of millions of musicians; AI will unlock hundreds of millions - if not billions. We're incredibly proud and excited to spotlight artists pushing the boundaries of music creation.'
AI is having a profound impact on the music sector, and Music Producer, Jeff Nang, who has worked with Sony, Universal and Disney, knows the positive impact AI can have in the music creation process having experimented with different tools to enhance his creative work.
Nang commented:
'AI has smashed through the old creative barriers - now every music creator can express themselves without limits. I've been using Controlla Voice to build full choirs from just my voice—something that used to take a whole team, time, and budget. Now it's all at my fingertips. I'm hyped to hear what artists come up with using these new tools. This is the future of music… let's have fun with it!'
Music creator, Butterbro, whose AI-generated track broke records as the first AI track to land in the German charts is also on the judging panel for the Future Sound Awards.
Butterbro commented:
'AI lets artists shape and release ideas that might otherwise never leave their notebooks. When an AI-generated track I worked on entered the official German charts, it became clear just how powerful these tools can be. I see AI both as a tool and as a collaborator, depending on how it's used - with the human touch remaining at the core. The Future Sound Awards are a powerful sign of just how far this movement has come - and where it's heading.'
Creators can enter the Future Sound Awards using TwoShot, before submitting to the dedicated chart, powered by SoundCloud. To create and submit, visit: https://www.waicas.com/
Notes to Editors
For more information please contact pressoffice@waicas.com
References
* https://djmag.com/news/60-million-people-used-ai-create-music-2024-ims-business-report-2025-finds
* https://amplifyyou.amplify.link/2023/06/music-tech-independent-artists/#:~:text=AI%20music%20tools,-Artificial%20intelligence%20has&text=60%20percent%20of%20musicians%20are,in%20their%20music%2Dmaking%20process.
About the Fanvue World AI Creator Awards (WAICAs)
The Fanvue World AI Creator Awards were launched in 2024 to recognise the achievements of creators using AI - from fashion, to AI influencers and music - around the world. Last year saw the launch of the inaugural AI Woman of the Year (formerly Miss A) contest which reached millions of people around the world and is set to return bigger, better and more culturally relevant in 2025.
About Fanvue
Fanvue is powering the Creator-AI Economy - providing thousands of creators with AI tools to scale their brand and income.
About TwoShot
TwoShot is a music sampling platform unlocking the next billion musicians with traceable AI. TwoShot gives music producers the tools to create and remix music by singing or describing a melody.
About SoundCloud
SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40+ million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.
Future Sound Awards entry guidelines
Entries to the Future Sound Awards open on Tuesday 1st July and close on Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Anyone over the age of 18 can enter the awards by creating a track on the TwoShot Studio.app and following the steps to submit to the Future Sound Awards, Tracks created using other platforms will not be accepted
Any genre of music and any language is permitted into the awards
Copyrighted material is not accepted. All entries will be checked and verified through TwoShot and Audible Magic, if any entries are found to be using copyrighted music they will be removed and disqualified from the competition
Judging criteria
Entries will be judged across a set of criteria including inspiration, process, vocals, lyrics, beat, and authenticity - combined with listens on a dedicated chart, powered by SoundCloud. Each section will be awarded a maximum of 10 points, giving all entrants a total score.
Prizes
$10,000 worth of prizes are up for grabs in the first Future Sound Awards which will be awarded as follows:
First place - $7,000
Second place (runner up) - $1,500
Third place (runner up) - $1,500
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CTV News
5 hours ago
- CTV News
Wimbledon champion Alcaraz challenges movie star Tom Holland to golf match
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz greets spectators as he leaves the court after beating Russia's Andrey Rublev during a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Carlos Alcaraz challenged Hollywood movie star Tom Holland to a game of golf after the defending Wimbledon champion powered into the semi-finals on Tuesday. Alcaraz and Spiderman actor Holland chatted after the Spaniard's practice session before he crushed Britain's Cameron Norrie in straight sets on Centre Court. Their conversation turned to golf as Alcaraz said: 'Tom, I saw you playing golf as well. Good swing, good swing, eh?' Holland, a noted tennis fan, responded by saying: 'We should play. I'll give you my number and we'll get a game together'. With two days to relax before his semi-final against American fifth seed Taylor Fritz on Friday, Alcaraz accepted Holland's challenge following his quarter-final victory. 'Once we set up a match on golf, I just go for it. I see him playing sometimes. There are some videos of him playing golf. I would say he could beat me,' Alcaraz told reporters at the All England Club. Alcaraz, a five-time Grand Slam champion, is bidding to win Wimbledon for a third successive year. In his down-time between matches, the world number two has revealed he likes to switch off from tennis by playing golf and travelling into London. The 22-year-old has already played golf with former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray ahead of this year's tournament. Now he wants a celebrity match-up against Holland, who has been performing on stage in Romeo and Juliet in London. 'I would love to play against him in the golf course. For me it would be such an honour,' Alcaraz said. 'I will try to set it up in these two days that I will have much time to do it. So let's see if he will be available, and we'll tee it up.'
CTV News
6 hours ago
- CTV News
‘We're AI,' popular indie rock band admits
John Vennavally Rao reports on AI-created songs going viral and the accompanying debate over whether they should be clearly labeled for music fans. Paris, France -- An indie rock band with more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify has owned up to being an AI-generated music project following days of speculation about whether the group was real. Named Velvet Sundown -- seemingly a nod to Lou Reed's band The Velvet Underground -- the digital group has become a viral hit, generating ferocious online discussion after racking up hundreds of thousands of listens. An updated Spotify profile, consulted on Tuesday by AFP, admitted that the group was an 'ongoing artistic provocation.' 'All characters, stories, music, voices and lyrics are original creations generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence tools employed as creative instruments,' Velvet Sundown's profile added. Recently created social media profiles, featuring photos of the group that look suspiciously fake, have teased readers about the group's origins, offering often contradictory information. Experts have long warned about the dangers of AI-image, video and music generators blurring the lines between the real and fake. A major study in December by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), which represents more than five million creators worldwide, warned about the danger of AI-generated music. It forecast that artists could see their incomes shrink by more than 20 percent in the next four years as the market for AI-composed music grows. Stockholm-based streamer Spotify declined to comment directly about Velvet Sundown when contacted by AFP. Spokeswoman Geraldine Igou wrote that the platform does not 'prioritize or benefit financially from music created using AI tools.' 'All tracks are created, owned, and uploaded by licensed third parties,' Igou insisted. Rival music streaming service Deezer displayed a warning for 'AI-generated content' for Velvet Sundown. 'Some tracks on this album may have been created using artificial intelligence,' it said. The Spotify rival has an AI-music detection tool that is able to identify songs generated using popular software models such as Suno and Udio. Deezer said in April that it was receiving more than 20,000 fully AI-generated tracks on a daily basis, comprising 18 percent of all uploaded content, an increase from the previously reported 10 percent in January. Reports on Tuesday said an imposter posing as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had been using AI-generated voice and text messages to high-level officials and foreign ministers.
CTV News
9 hours ago
- CTV News
The Bayeux Tapestry will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 1,000 years
This photo taken Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 shows the 11th century Bayeux tapestry chronicling the Norman conquest of England, in Bayeux, Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu) LONDON — The Bayeux Tapestry, the 11th-century artwork depicting the conquest of England, will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years. Officials said Tuesday that the treasured medieval tapestry will be on loan from France and arrive next year at the British Museum, where it will star in a blockbuster exhibition from September 2026 to July 2027. The loan was announced during French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the U.K. The fragile 70-metre (230-foot) cloth depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066. The artwork was believed to have been commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux and has been displayed in various locations across France, including most recently at the Bayeux Museum in Normandy. 'The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most iconic pieces of art ever produced in the U.K. and I am delighted that we will be able to welcome it here in 2026,' Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said in a statement. 'This loan is a symbol of our shared history with our friends in France, a relationship built over centuries and one that continues to endure,' she added. In return, the British Museum will loan treasures from the Sutton Hoo collection — artifacts from a 7th century Anglo Saxon ship burial — to museums in Normandy. The excavation of Sutton Hoo was dramatized in the 2021 film 'The Dig' starring Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan. Other items to be loaned to France include the Lewis Chessmen, the mysterious medieval chess pieces carved from walrus tusks and whales' teeth dating from around the 12th century that were discovered on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The Associated Press
