Nigerian media outlet YNaija says BTS' decision to skip the 2027 Grammys should be a call for solidarity among African, Asian, and Latin artists. The editorial argues that regional Grammy categories limit artists by their identity instead of recognizing them equally.
The article says the Best Asian Pop category could keep artists from competing in major Grammy categories, requires the use of an Asian language, and allows the Recording Academy to reassign submissions. It adds that similar concerns exist with the Best African and Latin categories.
YNaija also highlights that artists including Wizkid, The Weeknd, Drake, and Tyler, the Creator have previously criticized the Grammys. The editorial concludes by urging artists of color to stand together until music is recognized for its artistry rather than the artist's nationality, language, or continent.
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Forbes on the Grammys' new “Best Asian Pop Music Performance” category:
— “Nobody created a ‘Best European Pop Music Performance’ category for Dua Lipa or Ed Sheeran.”
The type of mad dragon eyes that tells you he will he will be cooking hard in the studio .. Aliens will sound innocent compared to what coming next of him .. 😭❤️🔥
At COKODIVE, we’ve had the privilege of watching BTS grow for years. We’ve seen them rise from a promising group to global icons who reshaped what was thought possible for Korean artists.
Their decision not to submit music for GRAMMY consideration this year feels bigger than an awards season. Sometimes, choosing not to participate says more than any speech ever could.
Legacy is defined by the barriers you break, the doors you open, and the millions of people you inspire. BTS have already done all of that, and history will remember it all 💜
BTS' "Aliens" reaches a new peak of #1 on the US iTunes Songs Chart.
— The song confronts xenophobia, challenges prejudice within the Western music industry, and embraces BTS' identity as cultural outsiders on the global music scene.
BTS will not submit music for consideration at next year’s Grammy Awards, members of the K-pop supergroup announced, a little over a month after the Recording Academy confirmed that the 2027 ceremony will include an Asian pop music performance category for the first time. https://t.co/XMBE6NjpOi
Multiple major news outlets including Forbes, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, BBC and The Independent have reached out to the Recording Academy for comment following BTS' decision not to submit their music for this year's GRAMMYs.
— The Recording Academy remains completely silent with no response so far.
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)
just because bangtan likes a song, a group, an actor or whatever doesn't mean i have to like it too. they can do whatever in their free time. i'm here for them & their music. as long as they're happy, i'm happy. nothing else matters. idk about yall but it's pretty simple for me
just because bangtan likes a song, a group, an actor or whatever doesn't mean i have to like it too. they can do whatever in their free time. i'm here for them & their music. as long as they're happy, i'm happy. nothing else matters. idk about yall but it's pretty simple for me