After BTS' decision sparked widespread discussion, Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. is now clarifying one of the biggest concerns surrounding the new Asian Pop category:
— “Submitting music in a genre category such as Asian Pop does not exclude an artist from also submitting and being considered in the General Field categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.”
Recognition in a genre category and recognition in the General Field are not mutually exclusive. An artist can absolutely pursue both.”
BTS announces that they will not submit their music for consideration at the 2027 GRAMMY Awards following the Recording Academy's introduction of a new category for Asian music.
“I hope music itself can be heard and loved rather than being distinguished by region or language.”
@ilovecoffee1313@kal_luvslyf « hype » is not the first criteria to give ROTY!!! Record of the year is all about the engineering of the song, the mix or the mastering !!which it makes sense why redred was rewarded
2026 KM Chart Awards Daesang Winners:
Artist of the Year: TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Album of the Year: BTS - ARIRANG
Song of the Year: HWASA - Good Goodbye
Record of the Year: CORTIS - REDRED