Grammy-winning R&B legend and original Broadway The Wiz star Stephanie Millsđ„đ„đđđđ showed her support for BTS by sharing Rolling Stone Indiaâs post about BTS pulling ARIRANG from Grammy consideration, calling their decision âso braveâ and saying, âI admire these young menđâ đđđđ
Harvey Mason Jr.âs response is a masterclass in corporate gaslighting that completely ignores how the Recording Academy actually operates.
While the "separate but equal" defense sounds perfectly reasonable on paper, anyone who closely follows the music industry knows that sub-categories are routinely used as containment zones for diverse artists. The Grammys have a long, documented history of using genre and regional brackets to keep non-Western, non-white, and non-English-speaking acts away from the Big Four main stages.
The Structural Flaws in the CEO's Argument
The Vote-Splitting Reality: Mason claims genre categories do not exclude artists from the General Field (Album, Record, and Song of the Year). However, in practice, the 15,000 Grammy voters use these niche categories as a convenient box to check. Once an artist is tucked safely away in a regional or genre slot, voters rarely feel compelled to reward them in the top-tier categories.
The "Urban" Parallel: We have seen this exact playbook before. For years, Black artists were systematically funneled into the "Urban Contemporary" or R&B categories while being locked out of Album of the Year. The Academy renamed the category after intense backlash, but the structural habit of keeping diverse, chart-topping music out of the main spotlight remains identical.
Clout Chasing vs. Artistic Respect: The Academy's sadness over BTSâs withdrawal is deeply financial. The Grammys desperately need the massive social media impressions, live viewership, and cultural relevance that global acts bring to a dying linear television broadcast. They want the traffic, but they refuse to evolve their voting pool to genuinely evaluate global music on equal footing.
The Language and Geography Barrier: Music is a universal medium. By drawing a geographic boundary around pop music coming out of Asia, the Academy is fundamentally stating that Western pop is the "default" and everything else is a foreign anomaly requiring a special, segregated spotlight.
BTS's decision to withhold their submissions is a monumental power move. They are exposing the fact that the industry's most prestigious institution relies on outdated, Western-centric biases, proving that true global impact no longer requires a stamp of approval from a stagnant committee.
Some people thought it was a good thing that the Grammys created new categories, but this isn't something to celebrateâit's something to be concerned about. This is xenophobia disguised as new categories.
They also added another Latin category after Bad Bunny won Album of the Year and was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
Because music is music, and it shouldn't continue to be separated into categories based on language.
đ° | NotĂcia inspiradora do dia!
A Christie's encerrou o leilĂŁo beneficente dos itens usados durante o show do intervalo da Final da Copa do Mundo FIFA 2026.
O grande destaque foi a camisa usada por Jimin, arrematada por US$ 110.000, empatando com a bola oficial da final como o item mais valioso do leilĂŁo.
Top 10 itens mais valiosos:
1° - Camisa de Jimin (BTS) e bola oficial da final â US$ 110.000 (cada)
2° - Camisa autografada de Lionel Messi â US$ 66.000
3° - Cachecol de V (BTS) â US$ 46.200
4° - Jaqueta de Jungkook (BTS) â US$ 46.200
5° - Calça e cachecol de SUGA (BTS) â US$ 33.000
6° - Bola "Earth Ball" â US$ 28.600
7° - Luvas de j-hope (BTS) â US$ 28.600
8° - Botas de RM (BTS) â US$ 19.800
9° - Cinto de Jin (BTS) â US$ 16.500
Os sete itens do BTS arrecadaram, juntos, US$ 300.300. Ao todo, foram arrecadados US$ 652,630, valor esse que serå destinado ao FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, iniciativa voltada ao financiamento de projetos de educação e esporte para crianças ao redor do mundo.
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Eles ocultando do perfil as performances parece aquela criança mimada que leva a bola embora do parquinho porque não gostou de não ser quem fez o gol.
BTS will not submit music for consideration at next yearâs Grammy Awards, members of the K-pop supergroup announced, a little over a month after the Recording Academy confirmed that the 2027 ceremony will include an Asian pop music performance category for the first time. https://t.co/XMBE6NjpOi
#Opinion | Popstars BTS have spent years proving they belong on the world's biggest stage. They've topped charts, sold out stadiums and built fanbases that stretch across continents. And every single time they seem ready to be judged by the same standards as everyone else, the rules somehow change. The septet choosing not to submit their record-breaking album Arirang for the 2027 Grammy Awards is one of biggest and bold moves in recent times, following The Weeknd who stopped submitting his music since 2021.
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Multiple major news outlets including Forbes, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, BBC and The Independent have reached out to the Recording Academy for comment following BTS' decision not to submit their music for this year's GRAMMYs.
â The Recording Academy remains completely silent with no response so far.
âA decisĂŁo do BTS de nĂŁo submeter sua mĂșsica representa um golpe para o prestĂgio do Grammy, mas o maior impacto pode ser a perda, na transmissĂŁo da premiação, de um dos seus maiores atrativos de audiĂȘncia.â
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Major award shows which introduced K-pop/Asian related categories, majorly due to the impact of BTS:
âą GRAMMYs (2027)
âą iHeartRadio Music Awards (2024)
âą Billboard Music Awards (2023)
âą American Music Awards (2022)
âą EMAs (2021)
âą VMAs (2019)