stream ego by lauren, so she can hopefully drop her album by the wnd od this year, and baby girl by ally, not sure what her plans with that are but anyways
ego: https://t.co/CWgTFDiHUL
baby girl: https://t.co/XZvteZ0UnU
since everyone is here, dinah will be featured on "we know the way" and "strength of a woman" from moana: voices across the ocean, dropping at midnight. and normani will be guest judging on agt airing august 4th and 11th
the real segregation being in the fact that the category is east asia only. now did any of the bts members mention that in their statements? and again there wasn't this much backlash for the new country categories clearly created to appease the whites after beyonce won aoty
first, harvey mason jr is the grammy ceo? second, while american exceptionalism is why these ceremonies regard themselves as the top authority, they are also the only ones to bother with expanding like this. the brits don't do it, and i'm sure golden disc doesn't do it either
Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. responds to BTS’ decision to not submit their music for the 2027 awards, following the introduction of an Asian-focused category:
“I am saddened to hear that BTS has chosen not to participate in the Grammy Awards process this year, but as a music creator, I understand and respect their decision. […] I do want to clarify something that seems to be getting lost in the conversation. The Asian Pop category was created to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia. The spirit of this new category is to shine a dedicated spotlight on these important artists. More categories mean more artists’ work is recognized. It’s never to divide, but to expand who is recognized by our 15,000 Grammy voters. I also want to be very clear: submitting music in a genre category such as Asian Pop, or Jazz or Country does not exclude an artist from also submitting and being considered in the General Field categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Those categories remain open to any eligible recording, regardless of genre. Recognition in a genre category and recognition in the General Field are not mutually exclusive. An artist can absolutely pursue both.”
(https://t.co/U0eKr9Lz8b)
he isn't wrong, they can always not submit to this category. non white american artists themselves struggle and the conversation never gets this loud about them. and tbh armys are clearly just mad at the possibility of having their 'top dog' run alongside other kpop acts