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The music industry just lost the chance to celebrate one of biggest artistic projects.
BTS delivered one of the year's most ambitious, musically diverse project, collaborating with some of the industry's biggest names, many of whom have openly praised their creativity, innovation, professionalism, and relentless work ethic.
And yet, the Recording Academy won't even have the opportunity to recognize it, because the artists chose not to submit it after years of the Academy failing to build a system that truly reflects inclusion.
Let's be clear: BTS do not need a Grammy to validate their legacy. They built a global phenomenon, helped redefine the boundaries of pop music, and continue to fill stadiums across continents with fans singing every lyric, every verse, every note.
If anything, it's the so-called most prestigious music awards that lose when a project of this scale and caliber refuse to get refuses to seek its validation.
#ArtHasNoAliens
I don't think people fully understand the magnitude of this decision.
Some of the music industry's most respected producers, writers, engineers, and creatives worked on ARIRANG. A project built to the highest artistic standard. One producer even spoke publicly about hoping the album would receive Grammy recognition.
Then the Recording Academy introduced a category specifically for Asian pop.
And BTS chose not to submit.
Think about that. The biggest musical project of the year. One of the strongest commercial and artistic contenders. A project that could have competed across multiple major categories. It simply won't be in the race because the artists chose principle over prestige.
Moves like this don't happen often. When artists at BTS' level willingly walk away from the biggest stage in music, the conversation shifts because of what they refused to endorse.
“There is no superior race.”
“There is no chosen people of God.”
“It is neither the United States nor Israel.”
“The chosen people of God is all of humanity.”
President of Colombia - Gustavo Petro