BTS spent years chasing Grammys; now tables have turned
ONP 요약
BTS announced it will not submit its music for the 2027 Grammy Awards after the Recording Academy added a Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. The group said the new category unfairly divides music by region or language and prefers its work to be judged on its own merits.
진보 성향:Regional fairness critique — progressive outlets argue the new category unfairly segregates music by region and language, undermining artistic merit.
중도 성향:Non-participation stance — moderate outlets note BTS simply chose not to enter the new category, citing a lack of interest.
보수 성향:Protest message — conservative outlets highlight BTS's firm refusal and its message to the Academy as a stand against the new classification.
For years, BTS spoke openly of the Grammys as a goal.
On Wednesday, the group walked away from them at the very moment it appeared likeliest to finally win.
In a joint statement posted to their individual Instagram accounts Wednesday, the seven BTS members said they have decided not to submit anything to the Grammys this year, adding that they hope music "can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language." The announcement came just over a month after the Recording Academy unveiled five new categories for the 69th Grammy Awards, among them Best Asian Pop Music Performance, a prize for performances rooted in Asian markets that make "meaningful use" of one or more Asian languages.
The statement did not name the category, but has been widely read as a response to it.
The decision carries the weight of history.
Between 2021 and 2023, BTS collected five Grammy nominations without a win for "Dynamite," "Butter," "My Universe" or "Yet to Come" and the group's credited work on Coldplay's "Music of the Spheres." Each cycle, the members described the Grammys as ...
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