2027 Aimee Awards

The AIMEE Awards come to San Francisco.

On May 6, 2027, the Academy of AI Music will present the first live AIMEE Awards — the AI Music Excellence & Education Awards — at The Masonic, a Live Nation Venue, in San Francisco. After an inaugural 2025 retrospective cycle, the ceremony brings the field together in person for the first time: the creators, technologists, labels, platforms, educators, and fans defining what excellence in AI music looks and sounds like, together in one room for one landmark evening.

Event at a glance

Event at a Glance

Event

The 2027 AIMEE Awards — the AI Music Excellence & Education Awards

Date

Thursday, May 6, 2027

venue

The Masonic, 1111 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

Presented by

The Academy of AI Music, in conjunction with the AI Music Excellence and Education Foundation

who attends

Creators, labels, platforms, tool-makers, partners, members, media, and fans

Submissions

Open August 2026 · close December 31, 2026 at midnight

Evening

The Evening

The AIMEE Awards honor excellence across eight fields — from the marquee, genre-spanning General Field to the individual genres, craft and production, AI innovation, education, responsibility, honorary recognition, and autonomous work. Across the evening, the Academy will present its 2027 honors, celebrate the year's most outstanding AI music and the people behind it, and recognize the educators, researchers, and advocates helping the field grow knowledgeably and responsibly.

Expect on-stage honors and the kind of industry gathering that marks a creative field's arrival — an evening built to give AI music the same sense of occasion the established music world reserves for its best. The evening's live performances will bring that spirit to the stage, pairing cutting-edge AI technology with live human musicianship — a showcase of the very collaboration between people and machines the Academy exists to celebrate.
Venue

The Masonic, San Francisco.

The first live AIMEE Awards ceremony will take place at The Masonic on California Street, a Live Nation venue, placing the Academy's flagship recognition program in one of the country's most visible technology and culture centers.
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Interior of The Masonic auditorium in San Francisco featuring tiered seating and a large stage illuminated with purple lighting.
WHO Attends

Who Attends

The AIMEE Awards convene the whole of the emerging AI music world in one place: the creators and producers making the work; the labels, platforms, and tool-makers building the industry around it; the educators, researchers, and advocates shaping how it is taught and governed; and the members, media, and fans who follow it. Whether you create AI music, invest in it, report on it, or simply love it, the 2027 ceremony is where the category gathers.
Season & Key Dates

The road to the 2027 ceremony:

August 2026

Submissions open for the second AIMEE season.

December 31, 2026

Submissions close at midnight.

February 1, 2027

Nominees announced.

May 6, 2027

The 2027 AIMEE Awards ceremony at The Masonic, San Francisco.

Attendance

Attendance & Tickets

Details on attendance and tickets will be released in the near future.
Partner With us

Partner With Us

The 2027 AIMEE Awards offer partners a first of-its-kind platform at the center of the AI music category — reaching the creators, companies, and audiences defining a fast-growing segment of the global music industry. For sponsorship and partnership opportunities, contact us here.
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