Forbes calls BTS’s audience “an independent constituency”, one the Grammys can’t control. The Academy can withhold a trophy, but it “cannot withdraw the attention, amplification, revenue and cultural standing” millions give BTS. That’s power no trophy can measure.
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"BTS' decision has called for more visibility on the core issue which is the Recording Academy creating categories whenever an artist or genre breaks out of the norms they have constructed to define music, rather than understanding it and viewing it as mainstream or the new direction music is taking they try to box it in a myopic category that shows just out of touch and out of mind they are when it comes to new era of music."
https://t.co/DeHcQ3vq6Z
#ArtHasNoAliens @RecordingAcad
— Let's be honest, if the Recording Academy were judging influence alone, BTS wouldn't just be nominees. This is a group that tied The Beatles for the most No. 1 albums by a group on the Billboard 200 this decade. Before enlisting for South Korea's mandatory military service, research estimated that BTS generated nearly US$5 billion every year for the South Korean economy, contributing to everything from tourism and fashion to beauty, hospitality and exports. Economists have genuinely discussed the "BTS effect" because one band's cultural impact became large enough to influence a country's economy. Very few artists in history can claim that.
source: https://t.co/86udJe0za3
"BTS ARMY have raised more than $13,000 for Beat The Streets Baltimore... The nonprofit organization teaches wrestling and provides after-school support to the low-income students in grades 3 through 12...without it there was no guarantee [it] could continue operating "
Dammmm… 👀💀 Days later, @RecordingAcad is still under fire🔥🔥🔥👀💀Lfggggg!!!🔥🔥🔥👏
Hit British podcast The Rest Is Entertainment, known for its insider analysis of the entertainment industry, backed BTS’s decision not to submit their music to the Grammys👀👀👀
Taylor fans are Taylor fans, not Pop fans
Metallica fans are Metallica fans, not Heavy Metal fans
Then why are BTS fans labeled as K-pop fans?
I'm into BTS. That's all. I don't want to be associated with the whole genre of K-pop. Don't talk to me about people who I've to google
BTS Announces They Won’t Submit to the Grammys This Year.❌
"We’ve decided not to submit our work for this year’s Grammy Awards. We hope music will be recognized and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language. Thank you, as always, to ARMY and everyone who supports us." ✊