HYBE reportedly clarified that BTS' decision to not submit for this year's Grammys was not part of a label-wide boycott.
The company said other HYBE artists will continue submitting their work individually, while BTS chose not to submit after careful deliberation, saying the decision was made to "protect the status and pride of the kpop industry as a whole."
[Forbes] With the success of their most recent album, ARIRANG, dominating the charts and breaking numerous sales records, many experts have slated it as a leading contender for the Grammy Awards.
The BTS members have spoken in the past about their desire for the golden gramophone.. But as time went on, BTS grew even bigger, breaking records and receiving other awards and recognition. Over their 13 years as a group, BTS has won over 500 awards domestically and internationally.
So when the album did eventually release and received global and critical acclaim, with the poise to dominate this awards season, the Recording Academy announced in June that there would be several rule changes and five new categories for the upcoming 69th Grammy Awards next year including Asian Category.
But with the Asian Pop Performance category, BTS’s refusal to participate in the Grammy Awards is a sign of protest over the new category that is meant to divide. The group has proven with this album, ARIRANG, that language has no barrier, as the group continues to embark on their World Tour across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and more from all walks of life will sing along to the traditional Korean folk song, “Arirang,” during their “Body-to-Body” segment.
BTS’s lack of presence in “music’s biggest stage” is their way of saying they’ve had enough with them. The members have mentioned their disdain towards the awards show
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.@bts_bighit rapper RM has released a documentary that deep-dives into the creative process – and friendships – behind his sublime second solo album, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’.
Read NME's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of ‘RM: Right People, Wrong Place’
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@melon How come it's a tribute to BTS when you exclude one member from it. purposefully excluding a BTS member from an MMA VCR intended to honor their legacy isn’t an honor, it’s an insult. #BTSIS7#APOLOGIZETOYOONGI#RESPECTBTS
BTS' RM – and a collective of some of Korea’s most exciting musicians – casts artful gold as he searches for belonging and direction on his new album ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’
Read the ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NME review here: https://t.co/VP8C4HIRLD
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