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The Recording Academy has confirmed the new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category will debut at the 2027 Grammys, despite a boycott by major K-pop acts BTS and Stray Kids. With these groups and Blackpink ineligible or abstaining, the race is now open for artists like Cortis, Le Sserafim, and Bini.
Stray Kids have joined BTS in boycotting the 2027 Grammy Awards, refusing to submit music for consideration in protest of the Recording Academy's new 'Best Asian Pop Music Performance' category. While the Academy confirmed the category will proceed, citing broad industry support, major K-pop acts argue it segregates artists by region and language, excluding groups whose recent work is primarily in English.
Stray Kids have joined BTS in refusing to submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards, a move driven by opposition to the Recording Academy's new 'Best Asian Pop Music Performance' category. While the Academy confirmed the category will proceed, citing broad industry support, major K-pop acts argue it segregates artists by region and language. Both groups remain Recording Academy voters, but their withdrawal signals a significant protest against the new classification.
Stray Kids have joined BTS in boycotting the 2027 Grammy Awards, refusing to submit music for consideration in response to the Recording Academy's new 'Best Asian Pop Music Performance' category. While the Academy confirmed the category will proceed despite backlash, critics argue it segregates artists by region and language, excluding major acts like BTS and Blackpink whose recent work is primarily in English.
The Recording Academy has confirmed that the new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category will debut at the 2027 Grammy Awards, despite significant backlash from major K-pop acts. BTS and Stray Kids have both declined to submit music for consideration, citing concerns that the category segregates artists by region. While the Academy cites strong support from the broader music community, the absence of top-tier K-pop groups leaves the nomination race wide open for artists from Japan, China, and the Philippines.
The Recording Academy has confirmed that the controversial 'Best Asian Pop Music Performance' category will proceed for the 2027 Grammy Awards. CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that while feedback was mixed, the Academy received 'robust' submissions and enthusiastic support from many creators. This decision follows a protest by global supergroup BTS, who announced they would not submit their music for 2027 consideration, arguing the category ghettoizes their genre. The Academy maintains that the category celebrates musical style rather than ethnicity, though critics argue the language-based eligibility rules create a new form of segregation.
BTS leader RM has unveiled his personal art collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) in an exhibition titled 'RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me.' The show, which opened to the public on October 3, 2026, and runs through February 7, 2027, is the first museum display of his collection. It features approximately 140 works from RM's personal holdings, including paintings, sculptures, and textiles, alongside pieces from SFMOMA's own collection. RM co-curated the exhibition with SFMOMA staff, describing it as an 'extensive self-introduction' that bridges personal and universal themes. The project originated during his military service when SFMOMA approached him, and he has described art as an emotional anchor for his life.
BLACKPINK's Lisa won Best Pop at the 2026 VMAs for 'Dream' but faced online criticism for a perceived lack of audience engagement during her 'SaWaDiKa' performance, while BTS secured three major awards including Song of the Year.
Lisa won the Best Pop award at the 2026 VMAs for 'Dream,' sparking online debate over the result's legitimacy compared to nominees like Taylor Swift.
A woman from Jiangxi province, living in extreme poverty, crossed into Hong Kong to attend a concert she’d saved for with government subsidies; authorities say the trip triggered an alert in the welfare-monitoring system and her family could lose their minimum living allowance, prompting a nationwide debate on welfare rules and the reach of China’s surveillance state.
JISOO’s solo single 'Click' was named this week’s favorite new music in Billboard’s poll, taking 50.5% of the vote and narrowly beating Lisa’s 'SaWaDiKa'; Miley Cyrus, Adéla and Beyoncé also released new tracks this week, with the cinematic video featuring a cyborg JISOO in an abandoned theme park and a CLICK Bear symbolizing her fans.
BLACKPINK’s Lisa discusses the dating restrictions and pressures faced by K-pop idols, saying she began living her own life and had to hide relationships since she was 14; she explains dating could hurt BLACKPINK’s popularity, and her solo track Dream was inspired by a secret relationship. Reactions online were divided as fans debated the culture. Her documentary Always Lalisa will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11.
BTS kicked off a four-night stand at LA’s SoFi Stadium, marking their return after mandatory military service and testing K-pop’s cross‑cultural reach. The two-hour show blended Korean folk influences with glossy pop, featured English vocals, and high-energy pyrotechnics, and included Jung Kook’s 29th-birthday moment. The night underscored BTS’s world‑class appeal and the broader question of K-pop’s staying power in the U.S. market, amid conversations about Grammy categories and regional divides.
Katseye has built a global, fan-powered ascent through reality-format origins and Hybe-backed infrastructure, achieving record-breaking success with Wild Hearts, a sold-out 2026 tour, and about 40 million monthly Spotify listeners along with two Grammys. Yet the rise comes with scrutiny: uneven critical reception to their music, ongoing member hiatuses for health, intense online harassment, and questions about sustainability as constant exposure and high-pressure schedules loom over their artistic development.
SEVENTEEN’s Vernon marked his enlistment as a social service worker on August 20 by releasing his self-written single 'I'll Be Back' as a personal farewell to fans. He will undergo basic training and is scheduled for discharge on May 19, 2028, with Pledis Entertainment asking fans to respect privacy around the training site and his future workplace.