🚨🎙️Eminem on BTS reportedly choosing not to submit a song for Grammy consideration:
"Good. I respect it. I've been saying for years that artists don't need a gold trophy to prove they're great. If BTS decided they don't need the Grammys, it's because they've already built one of the biggest fanbases in the world. The Grammys don't define greatness, they never have."
"Now, look at someone like Nicki Minaj. Whether you love her or not, her impact on hip-hop is undeniable, yet she's never won a Grammy, then look at Beyonce, she's good but not all that and yet she has the most Grammys?. It goes on to show why people keep questioning the system. It feels like industry politics and behind-the-scenes influence matter more than the music. That's why more artists are realizing they don't need the Grammys, the Grammys need them."
Metlife ARMY, I'm trusting you to be so loud we will hear that mianhae eomma all the way over here in Europe.
Show them all our collective love and support!
He was homeless. They listened with respect. He gave them pearls. ~
“Stay true to yourself. Stay true to your heart.”
“Be who you are. Don’t be like some other group.”
“Be who you are, right from your soul… right from what’s in you.” +
"They called it diversity. But paradoxically, diversity became a label, a tag that permanently keeps certain artists outside mainstream." — Chase Kang , journalist from Rollingstone Korea.
except for tablo from epik high, no peer of bts in k-pop supported bts today. an industry critic said that only bts could show this backbone and that k-pop has to bow down to the grammys. while bts wanted to protect the industry's pride, we learned that the industry has no pride.
Imagine that at your workplace there was an employee of the month, a black employee of the month, a Latino employee of the month, and an Asian employee of the month... I think that makes more sense now.
Sometimes the bravest decision isn't chasing what you've always wanted, it's choosing yourself instead. If a space repeatedly makes you feel unseen or unwelcome, protecting your peace is never a loss. BTS continues to teach that lesson to me.
"We didn't come to Vegas for the Grammys we came to Vegas for the ARMYS" -Namjoon in 2022
"so please don't forget that, whether we get the grammys or not, we already got what we wanted, and we got you, so that means we got everything" -Namjoon in 2026
THE MOST ICONIC PHRASE ON MUSIC INDUSTRY
“We hope music will be recognized and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language”
#WeStandWithBTS
“Born different, seven Aliens...
Green with jealousy, those Civilians...
Won't waste my breath to explain
To the stadium, gather up.
What more are you worrying about?”
— SUGA, "Aliens" ♡
BTS said it in Black Swan. They were never afraid of losing fame or popularity. What they feared was losing their love passion for music. And that’s what has always set them apart. They have stayed sincere to their art and that’s what made BTS who they are
#BTS has decided to skip next year's Grammys despite 2027 being projected as their Big winning year:
“We have decided not to submit for Grammys this year. Rather than music being divided by region or language, we hope music itself can be heard and loved for what it is. We are always grateful to ARMY and everyone who is always with us.” 👏🐐👑💜