Tate McRae talks to Variety about choosing not to comment on being labelled as a ‘MAGA supporter’:
“I like to say my piece through organizations I support and the environment that I have on tour, I think it’s pretty obvious what kind of person I am and the things I support. And I hope that my fans can see that through the things that I’m putting my energy towards.”
(https://t.co/6h5sCMP9wW)
seventeen has quite literally never took a stand or stood up for anything in a significant way once in their career so i’m not surprised you’d think BTS being openly against the recording academy’s xenophobia and racism is something to be ashamed of
With this logic, Beyonce's wins should also be considered wins for African Artists since she has African ancestry lmao it's hilarious how 70% of America is made of immigrants but yall keep using these handful of American Artists born & brought up in America, belonging to the American Music industry making music in english as "Asian" Artists solely to dismiss & downplay the racism of the Recording Academy against Asians.
Some people thought it was a good thing that the Grammys created new categories, but this isn't something to celebrate—it's something to be concerned about. This is xenophobia disguised as new categories.
They also added another Latin category after Bad Bunny won Album of the Year and was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
Because music is music, and it shouldn't continue to be separated into categories based on language.
I don't think people fully understand the magnitude of this decision.
Some of the music industry's most respected producers, writers, engineers, and creatives worked on ARIRANG. A project built to the highest artistic standard. One producer even spoke publicly about hoping the album would receive Grammy recognition.
Then the Recording Academy introduced a category specifically for Asian pop.
And BTS chose not to submit.
Think about that. The biggest musical project of the year. One of the strongest commercial and artistic contenders. A project that could have competed across multiple major categories. It simply won't be in the race because the artists chose principle over prestige.
Moves like this don't happen often. When artists at BTS' level willingly walk away from the biggest stage in music, the conversation shifts because of what they refused to endorse.
Major award shows which introduced K-pop/Asian related categories, majorly due to the impact of BTS:
• GRAMMYs (2027)
• iHeartRadio Music Awards (2024)
• Billboard Music Awards (2023)
• American Music Awards (2022)
• EMAs (2021)
• VMAs (2019)