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[About Music @AboutMusicYT]

The New York Times discusses BTS withdrawing from Grammy consideration:

"The largest Asian entertainment companies, with lots of new acts to promote, may not want to fight that system on principle. But BTS, possibly the biggest act in the world since Jackson, is perhaps the only Korean recording act with the freedom and leverage to spark a reckoning.

So will this be a moment where artists and entrepreneurs conspire to force the major institutions of this business to break its addiction to racism dressed up as demography?

Every artist, whether BTS or Bad Bunny, deserves access to the largest market without being filtered out or qualified."

[chart radar @chartradar_]

The New York Times has crowned BTS as the biggest artist in the world.

[caris🕺 @cares_daya]

i feel like zendaya’s hazel eyes aren’t talked about enough, they’re so pretty 🥲🥲

[No Context Tom Holland @NoctxtTomH]

2016 2026

[Vogue ish @vogueishgirl]

striking black halter maxi dress

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

So if I purchase a DVD and digitize it, that’s copyright infringement. But if an AI company buys my book and scans it to train their system, that’s perfectly fine? Once again, corporations are allowed to play by their own rules. I’m so sick of the hypocrisy.

[˖᯽ ݁˖ pop backup ˖᯽ ݁˖ @popbackupp]

zendaya at the uk premiere of spider man

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

THE MOST ICONIC PHRASE ON MUSIC INDUSTRY

“We hope music will be recognized and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language”

#WeStandWithBTS

[vee @jimisite]

and notice how everything’s written in korean and there’s not a single english word in sight. they really said you wanna know what i’m saying, go ahead and translate it then

[K⁷ | 13TS @tksovers]

This article : talks about the problem with the new category, how it groups diverse asian music together based on geography rather than genre and how bts is right to refuse it (a category that appears to be made specifically for them)

— "If they're going to win, it should be a win that's truly earned among the best of the best, not in a tokenized category. In choosing not to submit this year, BTS has made its stance clear: Art should be judged based on its merits, not on where it was made or what language it’s performed in."

[jungkook admirer @dreamjeons]

7/7.

“we have decided not to submit for the grammys this year.

we hope that music can be heard and appreciated for what it is, rather than being defined by region or language.

thank you to army and to everyone who has always supported us.”

[yuki⁷ @joon_lovebot]

namjoon goofy as hell. he knew his story was the one outlets were gonna blast and he picked this pic as his troll of choice 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[RM_Moonchild @RMMoonchild101]

NME supported BTS. 🔥

"Pop music is pop music, regardless of geographical location, the racial or ethnic identity of those making it, the language it’s sung in, or any other factor you might choose to segregate people by."

🔗https://t.co/EwbGpUzoA1

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

[INFO] Many critics of the South Korean industry support #BTS's decision! 🇰🇷🔥

Im Jin-mo, a popular music critic assessed BTS's decision not to submit to the Grammys as "a declaration of musical independence that breaks the chains of Western-centric authority, and a restoration of subjectivity."

Critic Lim Jin-mo, who has consistently served as a commentator for the Grammy Awards, pointed, "While the Grammys put forward the justification of diversity for the newly established 'APMP' category, it is essentially a defensive and somewhat racist attempt to isolate K-pop into a peripheral category in order to protect the vested interests of mainstream music."

Lee Kyu-tak, a professor at George Mason University Korea and Director of the Global K-Center, pointed out that for BTS, who have achieved various accomplishments musically, commercially, and culturally, the Grammys tended to be regarded as "the ultimate goal they had to achieve." He noted, "It is true that whenever the Grammys came around, discussions about whether they would win consistently circulated among the media and fans, and there was a belief that they would only be 'truly' recognized in the United States if they won a Grammy."

However, the analysis noted, "The Grammys' creation of a separate 'APMP' award was tantamount to a declaration that Asian music (including K-pop and non-Western/non-English music) would be treated separately from the Grammys' 'main stage.' This implies that BTS, who are already established as musicians not only in Korea and the U.S. but globally, do not necessarily need to obsess over the Grammys." It continued, "Given that there would undoubtedly be debate among the media and fans regarding whether they accept the award or not under these circumstances, their voluntary refusal is significant in that it allows them to distance themselves from various controversies while clearly expressing their opposition to the Grammys treating non-Western/non-English music as a form of segregation."

Critic Im Jin-mo interprets BTS's recent decision as a resistance chosen instead of compromise in the face of the Grammys' conservatism, which prioritizes ratings and buzz while withholding fair evaluation. He viewed the decision not to submit as "a complete 'declaration of independence' from Grammy authority, signifying that they will no longer force K-pop's identity to conform to American standards."

Critic Lim also highlighted the potential impact that BTS's decision is expected to create. He pointed out, "Just as The Weeknd's past declaration of a Grammy boycott stirred up public opinion in the local music industry, 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."

#WeStandWithBTS

[𑣲𝓳 @jmfolder]

"We hope that music can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language."
pretty much a direct fuck you to this bullshit ostracism they're starting next year

[ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴋᴀʀɪ🗼ᴏʀʀᴇꜱ @karivalaktorr]

Aldo: Yo te voy stylear un día 🙌🏻

Karina: Pero se buena onda perra, que eres muy liosa JAJAJAAJAJA

—MI TOP 2 😍

#LaCasaDeLosFamososMx #TeamKarinaTorres

[Mightykeef @MightyKeef]

Alright this trailer has me locked in.