I’m sorry but even a little teenage old me, being in a small Eastern European country where no one gives a fuck about pop culture, knew about the horrible shit CB did…there’s only so much ‘they didn’t know’ you can throw around atp
What the GRAMMYs Did to Bad Bunny in 2023.
During CBS's live broadcast of the 2023 GRAMMYs, the closed captions neither translated nor transcribed Bad Bunny's performance or his acceptance speech. Instead, they only displayed the labels: "SINGING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE" and "SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE."
BTS made this move to protect the future of Asian music as a whole. To sign off on the 'Asian Pop' category, to support and recognize it, is accepting that music should be categorized by region and language, antithetical to its power to bridge cultures together.
BTS made this move to protect the future of Asian music as a whole. To sign off on the 'Asian Pop' category, to support and recognize it, is accepting that music should be categorized by region and language, antithetical to its power to bridge cultures together.
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💛” 💜👏👏👏
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.”
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Back in February, when we dropped our #BTS cover story, RM dropped some hints that the Grammys weren't the band's top priority these days. Just today, the band announced via coordinated Instagram posts that they “have decided not to submit for Grammy consideration this year.”
“We hope our music can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language. We thank Army and everyone who has always stood by us,” the message said.
Revisit the cover story for more about what BTS is thinking about in 2026: https://t.co/r12K9exeMi
BTS aren’t interested in rounding off their grand comeback album, ARIRANG, with the chance to take home a few golden gramophones.
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