Major artists who have boycotted/called out the grammys for there unfair mistreatment
The weekend
Drake
BTS
Nicki minaj
Frank ocean
Zayn Malik
Halsey
morgan wallen
Public Enemy
Sinéad O'Connor
Just to name a few
gonna sit back and wait to see if yall call the groups that still submit to that category westernized or seeking western validation like yall do for bts
paving the way doesnt always mean the first to win an award, it means the one who makes impact where it matters and allows for those who follow in their footsteps to be seen and treated fairly too. that is what bts are doing, and that takes courage
they were so excited for their first grammy nomination, they went from this somewhat innocent excitement and anticipation to realizing how fucked up the industry is towards them
BTS and HYBE's statement!
"We find it difficult to accept that this change in the Grammys' judging was made at a time when BTS was considered to have the highest chance of winning the main award." However, HYBE stated, "This is not a boycott at the company level." One official said, "If other artists from the same affiliation wish to participate, they will proceed as scheduled."
do you know how fucking refreshing it is to see an artist stand their fucking ground against a gigantic fucking institution in 2026. I feel vindicated, not only as an ARMY, but as a human. BTS, you will be good. you were always gonna be good, but it only confirms it.
and no matter how much people like to pretend it was for representation, grammys introduced their little asian category to keep them away from the main one so they can keep rewarding their american artists freely. I am glad the boys are stepping away from the racist shitshow
exploding into loud, happy sobs first thing in the morning was not what i had planned, but oh well. what a victory.
do you know the true power of what this means? let's talk about it.
because beyond deciding that their music does not exist to be ranked, they have also decided that their worth cannot be handed over to an academy. it cannot be measured by numbers, achievements, trophies, or by the approval of people who have never truly taken the time to see them. an academy that has never seen them as human, that has never wanted to understand the depth of their artistry or the truth behind their music. they have always been more than a category, more than a statistic, more than a name waiting to be validated.
they have never been treated fairly, even when they have always played by the rules they were given. they showed up, they worked, they created, they gave everything. and still. STILL. they were made to feel like they had to prove their worth over and over again.
but today, they chose to break that endless circle.
if you cannot see my worth, then i will no longer beg you to look. if you cannot recognize the power in what i create, then i will carry that power somewhere you cannot take it away from me. because my value was never yours to give. my music was never yours to define. and my existence was never meant to be validated by a room that refused to understand it.
today it's about loudly saying that their music is theirs.
and yeah, sometimes the greatest victory is realizing you were never meant to fit into a system that was never built to hold you. bangtan sonyeondan, everybody. @bts_twt