ARIRANG by BTS is the 2026 album with the most achievements, and it is also the most-streamed album of 2026 on Spotify and Apple Music. A Grammy-worthy album.
BTS' "ARIRANG" (132 days) surpasses Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" (260 days) to become the FASTEST album in history to have all of its songs surpass 200 MILLION streams on Spotify.
Grammy-winning R&B legend and original Broadway The Wiz star Stephanie Mills🔥🔥👏👏👏👏 showed her support for BTS by sharing Rolling Stone India’s post about BTS pulling ARIRANG from Grammy consideration, calling their decision “so brave” and saying, “I admire these young men💛” 💜👏👏👏
Leader RM on GRAMMYs, 2021:
— "So please don’t forget that, whether we get the Grammys or not, we already got what we wanted, and we got you (ARMYs), so that means we got everything.”
BTS have already generated over 2 MILLION mentions and 10 MILLION engagements on X alone after announcing they will not submit their work for Grammy consideration this year.
BTS join a growing list of major artists who have publicly criticized or distanced themselves from the GRAMMYs over the years.
— The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, Drake, ZAYN, Nicki Minaj, Halsey, Eminem, Kanye West and many others have also spoken out against the awards.
Critic Lim praises BTS' decision to skip this year's GRAMMY submissions:
— “The fact that a single Asian artist has rebelled against a massive awards ceremony and opened a forum for public discourse demanding change demonstrates immense influence in itself.”