After Asian pop category launch, BTS says it won't submit music to Grammys
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BTS announced on July 28 that it will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards scheduled for February 2027. The group cited the Recording Academy’s new Asian pop category as a reason, framing the move as a protest against the division of music by language and region.
진보 성향:Protest against category — progressive outlets highlight BTS’s objection to the Recording Academy’s new Asian pop category, framing the boycott as a stand against music segmentation by language and region.
보수 성향:Message about music without borders — conservative outlets emphasize BTS’s statement that the group is sending a message that music should transcend borders, rather than focusing solely on the new category.
K-pop juggernaut BTS announced Wednesday that it will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, set for February, in a move widely interpreted as a protest against the Recording Academy's new Asian pop category.
"We have decided not to submit our music to the Grammys this year," the group said in a statement shared through the Instagram Stories of all seven members.
"We hope music can be heard and loved as music itself, rather than being divided by region or language." The septet also thanked its official fandom ARMY and supporters worldwide.
The decision comes despite a banner year for the group.
Its fifth studio album "ARIRANG," released in March, topped the Billboard 200 with 641,000 units, the biggest week for a group album in more than a decade, while lead single "SWIM" debuted atop the Hot 100.
The announcement follows the academy's introduction in June of Best Asian Pop Music Performance, one of five categories added for the upcoming ceremony.
Critics have called the category a form of segregation that sidelines Asian acts from major awards.
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