BTS Announces They Won’t Submit Music to Grammys, Allegedly Over Controversial Asian Pop Category
BTS will sit out the 2027 Grammy Awards race. The seven-member group announced that they will not submit their comeback album ARIRANG or any of its songs for Grammy consideration. The move came weeks after the Recording Academy unveiled five new Grammy categories, including Best Asian Pop Music Performance, which covers K-pop, J-pop, C-pop and other Asian pop genres. Although the group did not specify the reason behind their decision, fans and critics have blamed the introduction of the new category as yet another attempt to pigeonhole international artists in the awards ceremony.







