seeing armys leave after everything happening hurts, but i know one thing about myself: i'm not going anywhere. i'll stay with bts, support all seven, and be here through every chapter.
Oh NME argued against creating a K-pop specific Grammy category back in 2021๐๐๐
โPop music is pop music๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐, regardless of geographical location, the racial or ethnic identity of those making it, the language itโs sung in, or any other factor you might choose to segregate people by,โ we wrote.๐๐
โSegregating awards shows by language or region, as already happens with the Grammysโ Latin and โglobal musicโ categories, continues to perpetuate the othering of music that isnโt Western, white โ until very recently Black artists also struggled to be considered in the main categories โ and English-led. It takes the onusย off ofย awards bodies to work towards equal diversity andย representation orย judging music on its merit and with an open mind, because those releases can just sit in the specific categories created to celebrate them at armโs lengthโ
NME also wrote:
No changes to the category have been announced, but the Grammys board willย conveneย to โdetermine how we bestย honourย this music in the futureโ๐๐๐As it stands, records must make meaningful use of one or more Asian languages to be eligible for the Best Asian Pop Music Performance category.
It marks a shift in tone from Masonโsย initialย response to BTSโ boycott, in which he defended the award more robustly๐๐๐๐
https://t.co/7wz2GJiIvM
Major media outlets are seeing right through the Grammysโ attempt to save face ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คก๐ by pointing out that the RA CEO defended the category just two weeks back, only to now backtrack ๐คก๐
When BTS announced their decision to not submit their latest album, ARIRANG, for consideration for the 2027 Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. defended the creation of the awards showโs new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. ๐The new award โwas created to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia,โ he said last month. Now, it seems the Recording Academy will actually be taking criticism of the category into deeper consideration ahead of the 2027 Grammys.๐ซฉ๐๐
https://t.co/iBgL99cWZk