grammys have always avoided awarding non-american artists.
they constantly introduce new asian, african and latin categories just to leave the biggest awards for their national artists.
when you value music based on where the singer is from, youโre not awarding talent anymore.
hace 30 aรฑos, Tupac criticรณ a los Grammys por ser una industria controlada por gente desconectada del arte y del cambio. Aรฑos despuรฉs, Namjoon hace referencia a รฉl en 2.0: โHit โem up like (Tu)Pac. Hit โem with the truth like Ra(kim)โ
(Atรกcalos como Tupac. Enfrรฉntalos con la verdad como Rakim)
ironรญco que BTS estรฉ haciendo exactamente eso, decir la verdad y desafiar un sistema que durante aรฑos los uso mientras les negaba el reconocimiento, ARIRANG es mรกs de lo que pensamos
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.
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