How Do You Win a Grammy?

From Smart Girl Dumb Questions by Nayeema Raza

April 21, 2026 · 55 min

About this episode

Nayeema Raza interviews Grammy-winning duo ARKAI about the music industry, relationships, and the impact of social media and AI on music.

The electroacoustic duo ARKAI just won a Grammy. Nayeema wants to know: How hard is that? Can you manifest one? Or is it more like a political campaign? Does the Harvard of Music (aka Juilliard) prepare musicians for a TikTok world? And the crucial question of 2026: Will AI replace musicians? Jonathan Miron (violin) and Philip Sheegog (cello) also spill on the beef between cellists and violinists, how many people it takes to call yourself a band and if bands are dying out in the era of the solo TikTok artist. Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ. Get Arkai's music on Spotify - especially their sophomore album: Brightside. And make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR MOM and your drycleaner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Nayeema Raza

Guests: Jonathan Miron, Philip Sheegog

Topics covered

music industry
Grammy awards
band dynamics
AI in music
social media
relationships

Keywords

Grammy
music
ARKAI
Juilliard
TikTok
AI
relationships
band
Brightside

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ARKAI, Juilliard, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, megaphone.fm

Products: Brightside