Recording Academy: AI-Created Song 'Heart on My Sleeve' Ineligible for Grammy Despite Earlier Statements

The AI-generated song "Heart on My Sleeve" is not eligible for a Grammy award despite earlier statements, clarified the Recording Academy chief.
It is not eligible because the vocals were not legally obtained or cleared by the artists' label, and the song is not commercially available.
The Academy will only consider the human creative portion for awards, not parts generated by AI.
The rules state a track must have "general distribution" to be eligible, which this song lacks since it's not on streaming.
The Academy aims to highlight human creativity, so AI-generated portions don't qualify, only the human-written parts.

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