“The Recording Academy should stop inventing new awards categories, especially ones based on ethnicity, nationality or language…”
— The New York Times on the new Grammys’ “Best Asian Pop” category.
#ArtHasNoAliens@RecordingAcad
Do not let the @RecordingAcad rest. Let every article be a new opportunity to reinvigorate the discussion and remind the world of their incompetence. Let this be THEIR story, while the Tannies continue to build a narrative of joy and power and influence.
"All this is doing is making the Grammys look like they don't know what they're doing. How can you marginalize the most popular pop band in the world?"
— Boston's NPR News Station
#ArtHasNoAliens#Grammys#BTS
The Korea Times ATE WITH THIS 🔥
- “The thing is that BTS is not merely one of the biggest k-pop groups. It has become one of the defining Musical acts of the 21st century, achieving a level of global influence comparable to the biggest international artists of any era”
“When RM started Body to Body[...]he said ‘I need the whole stadium to jump’ and the stadium literally started shaking. Imagine 82K people singing at the top of their lungs while simultaneously jumping. Better yet think of the loudest performance you’ve ever attended and triple that”
NJ .com while reviewing BTS sold out show in MetLife Stadium:
"Who needs Grammys when you rule the world? BTS doesn't need a Grammy - they already have the world."
BTS’ "ARIRANG" (137 days) becomes the FIFTH-FASTEST album in history to surpass 4 BILLION streams on Spotify, surpassing Taylor Swift’s "The Life of a Showgirl" (147 days).
What BTS did isn't a boycott, y'all. Don't be misled by media outlets' poor word choices. A boycott is a withdrawal of support effective until a demand is met. BTS made no demands. This wasn't a negotiation. It was a repudiation. And it was the RA that burned the bridge, not BTS.