SIQA Holds First AI Music Awards in Los Angeles
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The Sonic Intelligence Academy (SIQA) held its inaugural AI Music Awards at the Mayan Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, where Xania Monet, an AI persona created by Telisha "Nikki" Jones, won artist of the year and song of the year — three of the four top categories. SIQA, founded by software engineer Timirah "TJ" James and her sister Mia James, launched in January with its own AI music charts and a "Verified Registry." To qualify for the awards, artists had to register their tracks in that registry, which labels songs as fully AI-generated, AI-assisted, or a "human + AI hybrid" with a cloned human voice on lead vocals. Nominees competed across 25 categories, from AI Song of the Year to Best AI Comedic Song, with voting by nominees. SIQA provided a live band and dancers free of charge to back nearly all the performances; drinks at the venue bar were sold at a charge.
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The Sonic Intelligence Academy (SIQA) held its inaugural AI Music Awards at the Mayan Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, where AI persona Xania Monet — created by Telisha "Nikki" Jones — won artist and song of the year, three of the four top categories. Founded by software engineer Timirah "TJ" James and her sister Mia James, SIQA launched in January with its own AI music charts and a "Verified Registry" labeling tracks as fully AI-generated, AI-assisted or human + AI hybrid. Nominees voted across 25 categories, from AI Song of the Year to Best AI Comedic Song.
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