{"id":9814,"date":"2026-07-29T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/bts-refuse-to-submit-to-grammys-in-response-to-new-asian-pop-category-we-hope-our-music-can-be-heard-and-loved-for-what-it-is\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:42:00","slug":"bts-refuse-to-submit-to-grammys-in-response-to-new-asian-pop-category-we-hope-our-music-can-be-heard-and-loved-for-what-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/bts-refuse-to-submit-to-grammys-in-response-to-new-asian-pop-category-we-hope-our-music-can-be-heard-and-loved-for-what-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS refuse to submit to Grammys in response to new Asian Pop category: &#8220;We hope our music can be heard and loved for what it is\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bts\">BTS<\/a> have announced they will not be submitting their new album <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/bts-arirang-review-3936294\">\u2018Arirang\u2019<\/a>\u00a0at the 2027 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/grammys\">Grammy Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/bts-arirang-review-3936294\">BTS \u2013 \u2018Arirang\u2019 review: Korea\u2019s pop kings make a grand return<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes after the Recording Academy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/grammys-announce-changes-to-rules-along-with-five-new-categories-3951323\">recently confirmed a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category, at next year\u2019s event<\/a> which will recognise \u201cartistic excellence\u201d in Asian pop music originating from Asian markets, and entries must have meaningful use of one or more Asian language.<\/p>\n<p>Each member of BTS has now shared an identical statement on their individual <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/rkive\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram Stories<\/a> confirming their refusal to submit their record for inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have decided not to submit our work to this year\u2019s Grammy Awards.\u201d they stated. \u201cWe hope music can be heard and loved for itself, beyond regions or languages. We are grateful to our \u2018ARMY\u2019 and everyone who has always supported us.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All seven BTS members stand united in their decision not to submit to the Grammys this year. \u270a<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve decided not to submit our work for this year\u2019s Grammy Awards. We hope music will be recognized and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language. Thank\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x5WCRtZsav\">pic.twitter.com\/x5WCRtZsav<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BTS Daily\u2077 (@btsdaily77) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/btsdaily77\/status\/2082336103303188790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Academy is yet to comment publicly on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/k-pop\">K-pop<\/a> band\u2019s omission.<\/p>\n<p>Songs performed entirely in English are not eligible for the category. BTS\u2019 recent album features multiple songs with predominantly English-language lyrics. \u2018Swim\u2019 is particular\u00a0is sung entirely in English, which would have made it ineligible for the Best Asian Pop Music Performance category.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought that a dedicated category could make it easier for Grammy voters to recognise Asian artists without seriously considering them for awards like Album of the Year.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> previously<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-features\/grammys-no-k-pop-category-bts-explainer-opinion-2957715\"> argued against the creation of a K-pop category<\/a>. We wrote: \u201cPop music is pop music, regardless of geographical location, the racial or ethnic identity of those making it, the language it\u2019s sung in, or any other factor you might choose to segregate people by.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bts-refuse-to-submit-to-grammys-in-response-to-new-asian-pop-category-we-hope-our-music-can-be-heard-and-loved-for-what-it-is-3959633?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bts-refuse-to-submit-to-grammys-in-response-to-new-asian-pop-category-we-hope-our-music-can-be-heard-and-loved-for-what-it-is\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BTS have announced they will not be submitting their new album \u2018Arirang\u2019\u00a0at the 2027 Grammy Awards. 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