BTS Skips Grammy Submissions, Spotlight Shifts to Asian Pop
TL;DR
BTS announced it will not submit ARIRANG or any tracks for the 2027 Grammy Awards, a move that renews discussion about the Recording Academy’s new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category and how submission rules, screening, and recognition may affect artists across K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop within the broader Grammys framework.
- BTS’ Decision to Sit Out the Grammys Brings New Attention to the Academy’s Asian Pop Category Billboard
- BTS boycott Grammys over new Asian pop award category Reuters
- BTS Boycott the Grammys, But Will Other Artists Follow? rollingstone.com
- K-pop group BTS won’t submit its music for Grammy Awards NBC News
- BTS Has Made Their Statement—And the Grammys Have Responded Teen Vogue
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