The Recording Academy CEO responds to BTS decision not to submit to Grammys
Summary
BTS announced they will not submit their new album or songs for the 2027 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy CEO responded by explaining the new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category was created to support more Asian artists, not to separate them from other awards.Key Facts
- BTS decided not to enter their album “ARIRANG” for the 2027 Grammys.
- The Recording Academy added a new category called Best Asian Pop Music Performance in June 2026.
- This category covers music genres like K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop.
- Some fans felt the new category might limit Asian artists from the main Grammy awards.
- The Grammy CEO, Harvey Mason Jr., said the new category aims to celebrate Asian music diversity and increase recognition.
- Artists can still be nominated in both genre-specific and general Grammy categories.
- BTS has been nominated five times at the Grammys but has not won yet.
- The first K-pop Grammy win was recently awarded for a song in a Netflix animated film.
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