Randy Travis, who lost much of his speech in a 2013 stroke, used artificial intelligence technology to clone his voice for his first recording in mo

Randy Travis’s New Song Recreates His Voice With AI Technology

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2024-05-05 16:00:06

Randy Travis, who lost much of his speech in a 2013 stroke, used artificial intelligence technology to clone his voice for his first recording in more than a decade.

Travis, his longtime producer Kyle Lehning, Travis’s wife Mary, and Warner Music Nashville co-chair and co-president Cris Lacy spoke with CBS Sunday Morning to detail how AI helped create “Where That Came From,” Travis’s new song that released on Friday. The full report will air Sunday.

Lehning confirmed that another singer performed the initial vocals before overlaying the raw performance with Travis’s voice clone. As of this story’s publication, it’s unclear who the other singer is.

“It’s not about how it sounds. It’s about how it feels,“ Lehning told CBS. “Him being here and him being able to be, you know, a vital part of the decision-making process makes all the difference to me.”

“Where That Came From” was co-written by country veterans John Scott Sherrill and Scotty Emerick, per a citation on a YouTube video previewing the song. Emerick released the song himself last year on his EP Headwinds (The Demo Sessions).